Thursday, December 13, 2007

Software Quality Engineer in New York, NY

Thursday, December 13, 2007
Our Soho based client, a distributor and creator of visual content is looking for a Software Quality Engineer.



You will be expected to interact with other QA personnel, business analysts and developers in the completion of day to day tasks and assignments of a diverse scope and varied complexity. Using requirements and other technical documentation as a base, assignments focus primarily on the definition, execution and reporting of test cases and activities that validate the client's customer facing and back office applications.



Responsibilities:



- Analyze requirements and technical design documents to develop and execute manual and automated test scripts/cases for one or more functional areas.

- Document, and communicate test plans, test reports, defect analysis, and risks. Development of reusable test automation scripts

- Identify, analyze, and document defects, errors, and inconsistencies in program functions, outputs, online screens and content.

- Validate test results and review application error logs to troubleshoot problems.

- Maintain record of test coverage and communicate regularly with QA leads regarding status.

- Provide feedback on current test processes and procedures.

- Apply process improvement strategies and methodologies, Propose improvements to cross-team quality practices, and assist in documenting/implementing new process and procedures.

- Perform reviews and quality audits of requirements, architectural and design specifications.



Qualifications:



- BS in computer science preferred

- 3 - 5 yrs. experience in QA and/or software development field

- 3+ years of development and/or test automation experience

- Knowledge of standard SQA methodologies and practices

- Knowledge of software life cycle, configuration management, and project management concepts

- Experience testing multi-application enterprise systems

- Proficiency in Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Macintosh operating systems

- Practical or working knowledge of Visual Studio 2005 Team Test tools,Silktest. Loadrunner, Vitria, and Microsoft Application Center Test tool a plus

- Intermediate level skills and experience with database navigation, queries, and value modification using SQL and SQL tools such as TOAD, SQL Navigator

- 1 - 3 years of experience with automation, black box, regression, functional, UI, and load testing.

- Experience in one or many coding languages a plus. May include, but not limited to: C, C++, C#, ASP, .Net, Visual Basic

- Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills

- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced and ever-changing environment



Behaviors:



- Strong interpersonal, organizational and communication skills

- Ability to convey ideas both verbally and in writing, create supporting documents and proposals

- Self motivated with the ability to work under moderate supervision in an environment that requires strong teamwork and cross-functional interaction.

- Ability to work in a team environment, and execute according to plan.

- Effectively manages daily tasks. Organizes; sets priorities and deadlines appropriately and consistently meets them

- Strives for constant improvement; inspires and motivates others

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