SQAFYI - Software QA Resource - FYI

US-NV-Reno: QA Engineer

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Date: 21-Jan-2011

QA Engineer

• Testing and assessing the effectiveness, accuracy or security requirements of new products based on existing performance guidelines and security compliance guidelines • Use of bug tracking system for recording of issues and knowledge of TFS, MySQL data base, SDLC processes and QA best practices • Troubleshooting inaccuracies or problems in the product or item. Meeting with the developers/release manager to share results and recommendations. • Help establish automation testing infrastructure and processes. • Test…..test……….test (execute testing process) • QA test script and stress test script development • Create, maintain, and execute test plans, test procedures and test cases for validation of various product and services offerings with focus on regression, functionality, performance, and unit testing • Develop and implement automation quality processes and procedures • Attend various project handoff meetings, defect review meetings, status meetings and release meetings • Provide in-depth analysis and diagnosis of identified software defects for development review • Work closely with development team on analysis, re-work and resolution of identified product issues • Install and maintain various products/systems in Dev/QA environment. Perform routine QA automation maintenance activities.

Education: BS degree in CS or related field; QA/PMP certification desired Experience: 3 to 5 years overall with strong emphasis on automation and experience working with development teams located at different geographic location including offshore teams – see below for specifics: • Experience with scripting and automation tools with specialization in QTP tools. Knowledge about other open source

• Experience with automation load testing tools • Excellent self-motivation, teamwork and communication skills • Experience working in a fast-paced environment using Agile and Waterfall product development methods • Write concise, efficient test cases • Experience writing/running MS SQL queries • Experience using SVN or TFS source control system • Experience testing large-scale ecommerce sites and enterprise level business applications • Experience writing performance/load/stress test scripts using automation tools including open source tools • Must be comfortable working in time-sensitive, mission-critical situations with end-users • Strong experience needed in: web services/API testing, test harness and tests automation development for back-end users, and QA methodologies, procedures, and documentation • Hands-on Technical experience: C#, .NET 2.0+, ASP.NET, HTML, Javascript, XML web services, VS 2005/2008 and TFS 2005/2008, MySQL, MS SQL, Oracle SQL, AJAX, XML, white box & black box testing • Familiarity with PHP KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES • Creative, problem-solver who loves a challenge • Passion for QA of end-user applications: ability to launch new projects and follow through to completion • Experience and ability to diagnose, report, track, and resolve quality issues using continuous integration testing and tools and code coverage tools • Ability to develop automated custom QA solutions without relying on commercial software packages • Experience executing test cases, analyzing results, and reporting defects for each build and release cycle • Strong time management skills with the ability to multitask • Knowledge of software development life cycle • Ability to work well both within a team / other departments in the company as well as individually • Comfortable with changes and process-oriented • Strong written, interpersonal, analytical, and verbal skills • Understanding of customer service and business best practices *Nice to have: Experience as QA lead or Manager; Experience testing SAAS solutions & web based enterprise applications, Experience working with remote development and/or QA teams

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US-NV-Reno: QA Engineer