Direct client- Automation tester- VA- F2F interview needed

2015-09-15 Thread Nimra Nayyab
Richmond VA
Direct client
5 plus yrs of exp needed
In person intreview needed
Any visa status okay- C2C okay
6 month contract

*Bachelor’s degree or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or IT or
Engineering with relevant IT/Quality Assurance or Quality Control
experience*
*Required*
*5*
*Years*
*Testing including: functional end-to-end testing, system testing, user
acceptance testing, and regression*
*Required*
*4*
*Years*
*Various PM methodologies, including Agile methodologies and supporting
techniques (e.g. Test Driven Development and continuous integration
processes*
*Required*
*4*
*Years*
*Automation tools – (Front End) Selenium-webdriver with Java or
Selenium-webdriver/Watir-webdriver/Ruby , Microsoft CODEDUI or comparable
tools*
*Required*
*3*
*Years*
*Backend (BE) DB layer testing and developing automation suites for
performing ETL testing, BE of DB design, procedures, prgs etc. (SSIS or
comparable*
*Required*
*3*
*Years*
*Designing and implementing automation suites from scratch using tools
above to augment into the testing cycles*
*Required*
*3*
*Years*
*Webservices testing – (Service layer - Restfull and SOAP) and expertise in
automating them*
*Required*
*2*
*Years*
*Working on an Agile team*
*Required*
*3*
*Years*

Overall Responsibilities
• Requires thorough technical, analytical and operational knowledge within
the QA area of accountability with specific responsibilities for design,
development and implementation of test strategies.
• Requires extensive technical experience: ability to read architectural
diagrams, design review and system documentation, review end-to-end
workflows (technical/business), participate in code reviews and utilize the
information to create quality solutions.
• Responsible for performing and leading the integration, system, and
regression testing of software for both manual and automated test
execution.
• Responsible for sprint deliverables and implementing Test Driven
Development each sprint to achieve the sprint testing goals.
Specific Responsibilities
• Interact with the product delivery team; participate in product
requirement/design reviews to provide input on completeness of functional
requirements, product designs, and schedules
• Identify interdependencies, ambiguities or omissions, and make
suggestions to improve requirements and ensure usability/testability
• Review software documentation to ensure technical accuracy, compliance,
or completeness, with focus to mitigate risks
• Review test schedules in accordance with project scope and delivery
expectations
• Participate in designing test strategies, scenarios, scripts, and/or
procedures to determine product quality or release readiness
• Develop testing scenarios/cases to address areas of database, web
interface, web services, software code and programs written, regression
testing, usability and develop automated scripts
• Perform Test Execution; collaborate with other testers during test
execution
• Perform initial debugging procedures by reviewing code pieces to
determine breakdown source; coordinate activities with overall development
team, monitoring and reporting on problem resolution
• Adhere to defect tracking process; document software defects, monitor the
progress in a timely manner, escalate aging and priority defects
• Document test procedures to ensure repeatability and compliance with
standards
• Collect and report test results through various metrics reporting tools
and communicating to key stakeholders on a regular basis.
• Manage Test Driven Development coordinating work with development team
for timely delivery for testing for each sprint.
• Assess readiness and deviation of project performance based on risks and
the test results.
• Provides the department with in-depth system knowledge, product and
service related expertise and excellent analytical skills
• Identify areas for Test Automation and provide design prototypes for the
automation suite based on tool specified above.
• Ability to extend prototypes and implement the automation suite across
all test environments
• Ability to strategize and implement test automation on the database layer
of the application.

Preferred Qualifications:
• 5 years experience performing Quality Assurance functions with
demonstrated experience in Software Development Lifecycle.
• Ability to share and communicate ideas both verbally and in writing to
staff, business customers, managers, and technical resources in clear
concise language that is appropriate to the target audience
• Experience working in ambiguous situations, dealing with IT issues and
coming up with effective solutions to ensure project deliverables on time
and within budget.
• Experience with a variety of test tools and software testing practices,
including developing, implementing, maintaining and managing
manual/automated testing systems and environments
• Experience assessing risk for determining appropriate levels of testing
• Strong collaboration, negotiation and influencing skills
• Ab

Direct client- Automation tester- VA- F2F interview needed

2015-09-14 Thread Nimra Nayyab
Richmond VA
Direct client
5 plus yrs of exp needed
In person intreview needed
Any visa status okay- C2C okay
6 month contract

*Bachelor’s degree or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or IT or
Engineering with relevant IT/Quality Assurance or Quality Control
experience*
*Required*
*5*
*Years*
*Testing including: functional end-to-end testing, system testing, user
acceptance testing, and regression*
*Required*
*4*
*Years*
*Various PM methodologies, including Agile methodologies and supporting
techniques (e.g. Test Driven Development and continuous integration
processes*
*Required*
*4*
*Years*
*Automation tools – (Front End) Selenium-webdriver with Java or
Selenium-webdriver/Watir-webdriver/Ruby , Microsoft CODEDUI or comparable
tools*
*Required*
*3*
*Years*
*Backend (BE) DB layer testing and developing automation suites for
performing ETL testing, BE of DB design, procedures, prgs etc. (SSIS or
comparable*
*Required*
*3*
*Years*
*Designing and implementing automation suites from scratch using tools
above to augment into the testing cycles*
*Required*
*3*
*Years*
*Webservices testing – (Service layer - Restfull and SOAP) and expertise in
automating them*
*Required*
*2*
*Years*
*Working on an Agile team*
*Required*
*3*
*Years*

Overall Responsibilities
• Requires thorough technical, analytical and operational knowledge within
the QA area of accountability with specific responsibilities for design,
development and implementation of test strategies.
• Requires extensive technical experience: ability to read architectural
diagrams, design review and system documentation, review end-to-end
workflows (technical/business), participate in code reviews and utilize the
information to create quality solutions.
• Responsible for performing and leading the integration, system, and
regression testing of software for both manual and automated test
execution.
• Responsible for sprint deliverables and implementing Test Driven
Development each sprint to achieve the sprint testing goals.
Specific Responsibilities
• Interact with the product delivery team; participate in product
requirement/design reviews to provide input on completeness of functional
requirements, product designs, and schedules
• Identify interdependencies, ambiguities or omissions, and make
suggestions to improve requirements and ensure usability/testability
• Review software documentation to ensure technical accuracy, compliance,
or completeness, with focus to mitigate risks
• Review test schedules in accordance with project scope and delivery
expectations
• Participate in designing test strategies, scenarios, scripts, and/or
procedures to determine product quality or release readiness
• Develop testing scenarios/cases to address areas of database, web
interface, web services, software code and programs written, regression
testing, usability and develop automated scripts
• Perform Test Execution; collaborate with other testers during test
execution
• Perform initial debugging procedures by reviewing code pieces to
determine breakdown source; coordinate activities with overall development
team, monitoring and reporting on problem resolution
• Adhere to defect tracking process; document software defects, monitor the
progress in a timely manner, escalate aging and priority defects
• Document test procedures to ensure repeatability and compliance with
standards
• Collect and report test results through various metrics reporting tools
and communicating to key stakeholders on a regular basis.
• Manage Test Driven Development coordinating work with development team
for timely delivery for testing for each sprint.
• Assess readiness and deviation of project performance based on risks and
the test results.
• Provides the department with in-depth system knowledge, product and
service related expertise and excellent analytical skills
• Identify areas for Test Automation and provide design prototypes for the
automation suite based on tool specified above.
• Ability to extend prototypes and implement the automation suite across
all test environments
• Ability to strategize and implement test automation on the database layer
of the application.

Preferred Qualifications:
• 5 years experience performing Quality Assurance functions with
demonstrated experience in Software Development Lifecycle.
• Ability to share and communicate ideas both verbally and in writing to
staff, business customers, managers, and technical resources in clear
concise language that is appropriate to the target audience
• Experience working in ambiguous situations, dealing with IT issues and
coming up with effective solutions to ensure project deliverables on time
and within budget.
• Experience with a variety of test tools and software testing practices,
including developing, implementing, maintaining and managing
manual/automated testing systems and environments
• Experience assessing risk for determining appropriate levels of testing
• Strong collaboration, negotiation and influencing skills
• Ab