Quality Assurance Analyst

Responsibilities

Altec is looking for a Quality Assurance Analyst to join our growing team in Birmingham, AL.

This person will analyze software business requirements and develop effective test strategies and plans.

Effective testing ensures alignment of business requests to the developed software solutions.

Responsible for development and execution of test cases and reporting of metrics and defects to the Agile team.

Requires an attention to detail and understanding of technology systems so that appropriate testing is applied in a timely manner.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:


* Attend Agile ceremonies, giving insight into QA dependencies and reporting progress as-needed


* Review and document application specifications


* Develop and maintain test plans, test cases (both manual and automated) and dependencies such as data and environment configuration


* Determine proper test coverage so that effort is right-sized


* Execute test cases to assess functionality, reliability, performance, and quality of the software product


* Report on quality metrics and defects to development teams for timely correction


* Triage defects assessing priority and severity according to user and business need


* Verify defects found have been corrected


* Assist in suggesting improvements to Quality Assurance standards


* Work with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle


* Support and analyze production issues as needed


* Document release notes, training plans, updates to documentation, and other QA processes and procedures


* Supports process improvement events


* Remain highly adaptable - due to the turbulent nature of priorities in supporting customers, this role requires high adaptability to changing demands, deadlines, and priorities


* All other duties as assigned

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS REQUIRED:


* Bachelor's degree in related discipline strongly preferred, but consideration may be given to an exceptional candidate with five years relevant work experience


* At least one year of relevant work experience required


* Proven ability to learn and apply new and current concepts, practices, and procedures in the field


* Ability to perform a wide variety of tasks


* Ability to prioritize workload


* Must employ experience and good judgment to plan and accomplish goals.


* Current valid driver's license.


* Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.


* Must be able to work independently


* May lead and supervise the work of others


* Ability to influence others and show value of QA activities


* Have an attitude and tenacity for continuous quality improvement


* SQL experience for data analysis and validation preferred


* Experience with ALM tools (Atlassian) and Test Management Tools (TestRail) preferred


* Experience with WebDriver/Selenium or other Test Automation tools preferre...