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Application Quality Analyst/Tester – Expert
Location
Illinois
Posted
144 days ago
Salary
$58.3K - $91.6K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Application Quality Analyst/Tester – Expert
Horace Mann
• Carry out procedures to ensure that all information technology solutions and services meet company quality standards and user requirements • Design and execute test plans, manual and automated test scripts, and test cases based on project requirements and objectives • Perform system, integration, functional, data validation, and performance testing as well as facilitate user acceptance testing • Utilize test automation tools and scripts, where feasible, to streamline test cycle execution • Utilize test management tools to document test plans and to report test results and defects • Work is primarily task based testing and maintenance activities • Proactively provide status, raise issues, and communicate necessary information on a regular basis via stand-up meetings, 1-on-1 meetings, and/or impromptu occasions
Job Requirements
- Bachelor degree in a technology or engineering related field, or equivalent experience
- 8+ years software testing experience
- Provides consultation as technical and system expert on key business systems
- Expert knowledge of quality assurance processes and testing methodologies
- Advanced knowledge of software development life cycle and project life cycle principles
- Mentor and coach others
- Expert in test management tools
- Knowledge of test automation
- QA professional certification (ISTQB, QAI) preferred
- Ideal candidate would possess some BA experience, not required
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