QA Analyst

Description

QA analyst to design test cases and test complex JAVA based system. The successful candidate will have actually been a developer at some point in their career. Virginia State Police (VSP) has completed the requirements for replacement of one its large statewide software applications. Development and implementation activities are currently underway. An EXPERIENCED QA Analyst is needed to design test scenarios, identify test data, create test cases, execute test cases, identify/report defects, verify defects and participate in the overall testing of the highly complex JAVA based system. The QA Analyst will develop test cases that will be spawned across multiple applications/systems . They will perform testing of web services, Web UI and batch jobs. QA Analyst will participate in validation of data migration and must have good hands on experience with SQL queries. QA analyst will also help in automation, load, performance and stress testing. The QA analyst will write both manual and automated test cases. They will monitor active issues and verify bug fixes. They will be responsible for the overall quality of the product. They will also participate in testing the integration between more than two applications / systems. They will also participate in User Acceptance Testing as needed. This position requires a MINIMUM of 2 years QA Analyst experience on a Large Development Project and software development experience. It is expected that this resource will have the experience and knowledge to write SQL queries to support backend testing and be able to support the installation and use of automated testing tools. Skill Required / Desired Amount of Experience Proficiency and experience in automated testing tools (Rational Functional Tester, Mercury (HP) QTP, or Borland Silk) Required 4 Years Experience with installation and support of automated testing tools (Rational Functional Tester, Mercury (HP) QTP, Borland Silk Required 2 Years Hands on experience with performance and load testing automated tools Desired 3 Years Experience with defect tracking systems (implementation, support, etc.) Required 3 Years Strong knowledge of software testing best practices and methodologies Required 2 Years Experience with test effort estimation and tracking Required 1 Years SQL experience Required 4 Years Relational database experience Required 3 Years PL/SQL and Oracle database experience Highly desired 3 Years System integration and backend (database, etc.) testing experience Required 3 Years Excellent Oral and written communications Required Experience with test driven software development Highly desired 3 Years Experience and knowledge of UML/Rational Unified Process (RUP) Highly desired 2 Years Experience with Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Highly desired 2 Years XML/Schema knowledge Required 2 Years SOAP UI testing for Web Services experience Required 2 Years Hermes or IBM MQ testing experience Required 2 Years Web Services load testing experience Required 2 Years Data migration testing experience Required 2 Years Any emulation testing experience Desired Experience developer at some point in their career Highly desired 1 Years What automated testing tools has the candidate used include the length of time