*Role - QA* * Test Manager Location: Boise, ID Duration – 12+ Months *
*Required experience: Experience working with government agencies is required.* What we are looking for is a strong Quality Test lead that can quickly come up to speed on our existing system functionality, application infrastructure, both from a hardware and software perspective. The candidate filling this position must able to work in a fast-paced, agile environment. Working knowledge of a modern welfare eligibility case management system and preferably hands-on experience with Idaho's Child Support System and Welfare’s Eligibility automation. We have a need for a Test Manager to support the advancement of the testing function. The Role of Test Manager is to effectively lead the testing team. To fulfill this role the Test Manager must understand the discipline of testing and how to effectively implement a testing process while fulfilling the traditional team leadership role. The Test Manager must manage and implement an effective testing process. This involves creating a test infrastructure that supports robust communication and a cost effective testing framework. The Department seeks a strong and experienced candidate that will work directly with the Bureau Chiefs of Automation in the Welfare Division and the ITSD. *Immediate responsibilities will include maintaining an effective testing process and making improvements to this process, including additional automation, to increase the overall effectiveness of the testing function.* This position will provide test definition, execution and management for the suite of the Welfare Division systems that support, but not limited to, Child Support, Medicaid, Aid to the Aged Blind and Disabled (AABD) cash, Temporary Assistance to Families in Idaho (Idaho's TANF funded TAFI program), SNAP (Food Stamps), and the Idaho Child Care Program (ICCP). The suite of systems include, but is not limited to, the Idaho Child Support System, Benefits Eligibility System (IBES), the eVerif-I verification system, eCasefile document management system and idalink web-based customer self-service portal. The Division of Welfare uses the Scrum Agile development methodology so all methods and strategies should be consistent with this. The Test Manager will also bring consolidation to the various automated load and regression testing tools that have been implemented. This position will work closely with the existing test team members and work in close collaboration with software development teams to successfully administer the testing and approval process and provide effective defect tracking and reporting in preparation for software releases. *Agency Expected Deliverables:* Test Strategy: provides the overall approach to testing including team members, tools and processes Test Plan: presents the test: objectives, scope, approach, assumptions, dependencies, risks and schedule for a particular release Test Cases: specific tests defined to ensure business requirements are met and capture defects when not met Defect Documentation: generation of defects captured during test phase Defect Tracking: tracking, management and reporting of found defects Measurements and Metrics: effective and useful measures of the testing process Status Reports: provides progress toward testing objectives Automated Tests: provide automated load and regression tests Manual User Acceptance Tests: Define process, scenarios and test plan for manual user acceptance testing Test Team Member Roles: definition of test team member roles Specific Skills Required (Programming languages, databases, operating systems, etc.) *Special skills required :* Create test models for product test and release control (plans, data, and scripts). • Conduct structured walk-throughs • Execute assembly or product tests. • Define product test plans and criteria for acceptance. • Develop, update, and maintain testing standards and procedures. • Assist in the planning, creation, and control of the test environments. • Conduct inspections; resolve issues. • Coordinate and execute assembly or product tests • Work with Test Team members to enhance their testing skills and build technical and business knowledge. • Determine time estimates and schedule for work efforts. • Define and utilize entry / exit criteria for testing. • Schedule the design of structured walk-troughs or inspections; resolve issues • Review and understand the Test Team work plan. • Assist Application Teams to plan and execute component and assembly tests. • Coordinate the efforts of other testers. ° Software testing experience plus some business analyst experience; especially related to coaching and or teaching agile teams ° Assistance in the development of user stories and defining acceptance criteria; especially related to coaching and or teaching teams ° Understand test plans, test scripts, test cases and links that connect to requirements and done criteria; ° Analysis and knowledge/experience to implement and maintain framework components to support test execution; ability to share with others to create a sustainable system ° Strong regression testing skills; ° Experience testing J2EE/Java web applications; ° Analyze and interact with complex sets of automated test assets and an ability to provide insights into alternatives or improvements to test systems, test framework components, test databases and test servers; ° Provide recommendations for execution of automated tests and troubleshoot complex failures including failures of the system under test; ° Knowledge and understanding of fundamental concepts of agile software development, continuous integration, and automated testing; ° Knowledge and/or Experience with testing batch, flat file and web service based interfaces; ° Knowledge and/or Experience with automated regression test strategies/tools for batch, flat file and web service based interfaces; ° Experience with and ability to effectively evaluate user stories as it relates to testing strategies; ° Create and maintain high-quality documentation of all relevant specifications, systems, and procedures; ° Experience testing on scrum projects with multiple cross-functional scrum teams; ° Experience with user stories, acceptance criteria and product backlog grooming; ° Experience with automated testing tools; ° Experience with executing SQL statements to test outcomes; ° Ability to support automated regression test environment (or other regression testing tools) and provide recommendations. *Regards,* AMIT KUMAR *Sr. Recruiter* *IDC Technologies Inc.*| *1851 McCarthy Boulevard, Suite 116, Milpitas, CA , USA, 95035* *408 668 8348 **I **ami...@idctechnologies.com <ami...@idctechnologies.com>** I Gtalk: Recruiter.amitk | Skype: Amitiilm* *Web: www.idctechnologies.com <http://www.idctechnologies.com/>* "Under Bill s. 1618 Title III passed by the 105th U.S. Congress this mail can not be considered spam as long as we include a way to be removed from our mailing list. 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