Description

Description: 
Position Summary :

  • Key individual contributor to Quality Assurance (QA) project teams within GT&O.
  • Works with project teams to ensure standard Quality practices/processes are followed.
  • Conducts end-to-end testing on applications and technology, to ensure that business, technical, functional requirements are being met.
  • Designs and Executes test scripts based upon test strategy/plans in an effort to identify defects prior to production. Tests may be manual, automated or both.
  • Assists with data management.
  • Responsible for ensuring on time completion of all required testing deliverable
  • Responsible to expose and mitigate operational risk relative to the execution of the system test plans.
  • Effective at working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment managing multiple competing priorities.
  • Uses time management skills to drive multiple project deliverables within a fast paced environment.
  • Provides verbal and written executive status updates to Key stakeholders.
  • Ensures that any risks associated with the agreed test strategy and the system test plan are clearly documented and described to the clients/users and colleagues.
  • Manages all risks associated with the testing and takes preventative action when any risks become unacceptable.
  • plans, arranges and facilitates meetings, workgroups, and communications with stakeholders during test planning and throughout subsequent development and testing activities.
     

Primary Skill

  • Soap/Rest Webservices
     

Secondary Skill

  • UNIX/SHELL SCRIPTS
     

Tertiary Skill 
Oracle SQL / PLSQL

Required Skills

  • Ability to work in a fast paced environment to drive Quality goals while meeting aggressive delivery deadlines
  • Knowledgeable on the principles of test management and testing process
  • Excellent communication skills, written and oral
  • Automation skills required using automation tools beyond recording features; BDD Cucmber/ and/or Selenium advanced coding methods expected.
  • QA background with strong analytical skills, ability to decompose requirements into testable cases covering positive, negative, variety of data scenarios
  • Experience in testing backend services, integrations with upstream / downstream systems
  • Development / automation coding expertise a plus with demonstration of technical skills; specific technology is not important as most QA can move between different types of applications
  • SME expertise in Web service testing. This includes strong understanding of XML schema, tools that support testing web service interface, JSON
  • SME SQL skills including complex query writing, ability to review schema to gain understanding of db structure, ability to use variety of SQL tools to accomplish required testing
     

Desired Skills :

  • Agile Testing Process : 3Yrs +
  • Framework Creation Exposure : 1+
  • API testing Exposure : 3Yrs +
  • Automation Process : 3Yrs +
  • Experience with Application Lifestyle Management (ALM) to manage testing and test reporting
  • Experience with JIRA
  • Experience with BDD
  • Experience testing within an Agile development lifecycle

Education

Any Graduate