XChange Software Inc

Skill (QA) efforts for IT Project Services

Location Kenosha, WI

Total Experience 8 yrs.

Max Salary $ DOE Per Hour

Employment Type Contract Jobs (Temp/Consulting)

Job Duration 12+ Months

Domain Any

Description

• Drive quality assurance (QA) efforts for IT Project Services team. 

• Collaborate with IT leadership to define and execute QA roadmaps and strategies. 

• Develop, implement and improve innovative QA capabilities, strategies, approaches and services. 

• Build and maintain a stable and reliable automation infrastructure. 

• Oversee test automation usage to optimize project quality and delivery. 

• Develop, implement and maintain QA methods, processes and deliverables. 

• Develop best practices, document processes, and operational and procedural improvements. 

• Identify, define and track QA metrics and KPIs. 

• Teach teams to develop applicable testing procedures and expectations. 

• Analyze and assess current QA processes and assist with strategic QA planning. 

• Initiate, plan, execute, manage and complete QA activities related to complex application and system implementation projects. 

• Create and maintain test strategies, plans, scenarios and cases. 

• Coordinate and manage holistic testing efforts for multiple projects and software releases, including integration, system, regression, performance and user acceptance testing. 

• Document test results, track and manage defects, and troubleshoot issues. 

• Monitor and communicate QA activity status. 

• Lead and manage test schedules, environments and configuration requirements for testing activities. 

• Provide testing estimates for resourcing, levels of effort and timelines. 

• Establish and manage traceability of requirements through test plans and cases. 

• Partner with Business Analysts to ensure requirements are met and accurately tested. 

• Provide input on go / no-go decisions for production releases. 

• Create, execute and manage manual and automated test cases. 

• Develop and maintain automated test scripts. 

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical discipline. 

• Development background a must. 

• 10+ years of QA experience in an IT environment. 

• years experience in automation testing and tools. 

• Experience with software development life cycle and agile methodology. 

• Knowledge of QA processes, procedures and systems. 

• Extensive experience planning, executing and managing integration, system, regression and user acceptance testing. 

• Ability to manage concurrent projects, activities and tasks under time constraints. 

• Experience with a variety of technologies, platforms and development languages (AS400, Java, .NET, etc.). 

• Experience with performance and load testing. 

• Knowledge of supply chain and logistics preferred. 

Experience with IBM Rational Team Concert, TFS and JIRA a plus

Multiple Openings for OPT/CPT/H4/L2/EAD/Citizen's.