Application
Quality Assurance/Tester
REMOTE
Longterm Indefinite Contract
Job Description
About CABINET OIT
Cabinet is committed to meet or exceed the needs and expectations of our
business customers. We strive to continually improve both the delivery of our
products and services and the processes which support that delivery. The Office
of Information Technology (OIT) within CABINET makes decisions based on this
commitment and always strives to provide value to our business units and
external stakeholder community.
OIT has an immediate need for an exceptional individual to join our
organization as an application Quality Assurance/Tester to help us deliver
excellent software for our customers. The ideal candidate will have strong
communication skills, critical thinking skills, possesses leadership skills,
and is committed to delivering successful and quality work products that
completely address Business Unit requirements. This opportunity is based in
Frankfort, KY.
QA Position Description
- Active
Role as a Tester in TDD (Test Driven Development), Functional /
Integration, Regression, and UAT Testing initiatives
- Develops,
executes and maintains software test plans
- Develop
manual test scripts for user interface, functionality, and system testing
- Execute
regression tests, functional tests and data tests
- Log
bugs/issues via an issue tracking tool, and help determine priority of
reported bugs
- Provide
internal Quality Assurance
- Provide
clear reporting on test plan results
- Report
on progress of the test process
- Ability
to manage change during the test process
- Verification
testing in production to ensure the changes were properly installed
- Maintains
documentation of test results to assist in validation and modification of
software
- Administration
of test control and statistics collection (i.e. defect tracking)
Desired
Experience
University
Degree in a relevant technical field
A
combination of experience and education may be substituted
- General
IT Experience
- Understanding,
and hands-on experience with Application Development Lifecycle
- Agile
and Iterative Development processes
- Team
Foundation Server (TFS)/Automation scripting using TFS
- Exposure
to MS SQL or MySQL preferred
- Programming
experience a plus
- 3
- 5 years of experience with Quality Assurance Manual Testing
- IT
Application testing experience
- Defect
management and reporting systems knowledge
Desired
Skills
- Strong
Communication skills
- Excellent
at English writing and oral communication
- An
effective listener that can seek clarification when needed
- Able
to explain issues and concepts
- Effective
in communicating with diverse people, from developers, project managers,
and customer technical experts to executive management
- Able
to demonstrate the application to end users if required
- Training
experience is a bonus
- Self-reliant,
shows initiative, and can work independently with minimum supervision
- Excellent
time-management
- Very
detail oriented
- Driven
with a sense of urgency to make things happen
- Able
to deliver within stringent timelines
- Enjoys
working in a fast paced atmosphere and works well under pressure
- Have
a strong collaborative spirit
- Builds
and maintains solid working relationships across the organization
- Team
oriented to create and sustain an environment for success
- Highly
adaptable
- Embraces
change as priorities, requirements, and resources change to ensure the
application is delivered
- Focused
on delivering the best product with the people and resources available
- Strong
analytical, design, and problem solving skills
- Ability
to quickly learn new technology and apply appropriately to business
situations
- Ability
to work with technology and grasp new concepts quickly
- Able
to identify inefficiencies in UI workflow and effectively communicate them
to Project Manager, Business Analyst, and Developers
- High
level of professionalism
- Polite
and well-spoken whether interacting with customers, superiors, or
co-workers
- Remains
calm, even during tense situations
- Accountable for your actions at all times.
