QA Manual Tester

100% Remote

Full Time

7 years experience

Job Description:

• Ensure all strategic projects and operational projects meet the highest quality possible by following industry recognized QA methodologies and best practices. The candidate must have experience in structured testing methodology, with a proven ability to breakdown business requirements/functional/non-functional requirements into highly detailed test cases and test scenarios. Experience with Workday specifically in HCM, Finance and Payroll a plus.
• Experience working with Kainos Smart testing automation tool is a big a plus
• Develops test plans, test strategies, end to end test plan, test cases/scenarios and QA metric in support of test execution. Performs full functional, integration & regression testing on assigned projects. Experience in conducting walkthroughs of Test Plan and Test Cases with the project team and business. Proficient in providing test estimations. Proficient in gathering/creating test data using complex SQL queries
• Reviews functional specifications/BRD and assists in evaluating test approach profiling of manual test cases for automation test opportunities.
• Works with the business owner during user acceptance testing. Conducts proper hand-off and walkthroughs with business.
• The candidate must have excellent communication, interpersonal and client interaction skills as they will be required to work closely with business analysts, a diverse group of users, application developers, in order to develop test strategies/ test scenarios and to follow QA process consistently for strategic and operational projects.
• Collaborate with vendors and business SMEs during upgrades of automations tools and environments.
• Interface with the Kainos technical and customer success team as it pertains to test automation reporting. Support other Internal QA (Quality Assurance) and UAT teams by providing training/sharing business knowledge where feasible/needed.
• Proactive, and can think outside of the box to identify, propose and implement process efficiencies and testing automation whenever possible.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Sailpoint experience is a must
• Strong experience with a testing automation tool
• 2 years or more of Workday software knowledge and hands on experience
• Ability to adapt to changing deadlines and team structures
• Persistence to delve into problems and develop high-performing QA automation tests
• Ability to place yourself in the end-users place to gain a deeper understanding of expected product performance
• Desire to continually learn and gain new skills as the QA automation landscape shifts and evolves

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid foundation in working with programming languages, APIs, and writing scripts, it may be helpful to have experience in software development, web development, or a related field
• Kainos Smart Platform