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Title
QA Engineer
Location
Marlborough, MA
Description
The QA Engineer is responsible for testing and assuring the quality of Workscape products. This position reports to the Manager of Quality Assurance.
Responsibilities
- Working with the QA Manager and your Product QA peers to implement testing processes, tools and systems, testing methodologies, and best practices. Working with Agile product development teams to ensure that our products meet and exceed quality requirements. Working with the Client QA testing team to ensure that they have the necessary tools, processes and information to be effective in testing the implementations of our products.
- Developing test plans and strategies
- Translating stories, business and technical requirements into test cases
- Develop and maintain custom test frameworks, code level unit tests and all other automated test scripts.
- Creation and maintenance of schedules and tracking tasks to schedule
- Actively participate in software design reviews, providing feedback on all aspects of software development documentation, from product requirements to technical and functional specifications.
- Mentor other team members in unit testing, automated testing, and other J2EE concepts.
- Providing project risk assessments
- Understanding all integration points and testing impacts
- Running automated tests and performing manual functional testing
- Defining and developing performance test plans; execute performance, load, and stress tests on large scale client applications; identify performance bottlenecks and recommend ongoing performance optimizations
- Reporting and validating defects and code coverage in software
- Identifying and driving all open issues to closure
Education
B.S. or M.S. degree, preferably in an Engineering, Science or Technology field. Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of education level.
Qualifications
- 6+ years of hands-on software quality assurance and 2+ years of software development experience in a software product environment. Experience testing in a java/J2EE environment preferred. Experience in the HR business domain is a plus.
- Experience working in an Agile based methodology is a plus
- Proficient in Java 2 tools and APIs, J2EE, EJBs, Servlets, JSP, Junit, JNDI, RMI, JMS
- Proficient in OOA/D: ability to program in one high level language and proficiency in 2 scripting languages
- Proficient in Front-end Technologies: XML, XSL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
- Understanding of DBMS: SQL and one or more of Oracle, SQLServer, DB2
- Knowledge of Application Servers: Weblogic, JBoss
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of web browser, HTTP, SSL and ISAPI
- Knowledge of Web Servers: IIS 6.0, Apache 2
- Proficient in Windows and Unix
- Hands-on experience with source code and defect tracking tools such as ClearQuest and ClearCase, and automated testing and code coverage tools such as Test Manager, WinRunner, LoadRunner, Clover, Anteater, etc.
- Experience in code profiling is a plus
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal
- Problem solver, self-starter, detail oriented, team oriented, good work ethics
- Experience mentoring QA projects or project teams
- Able to act as both an individual contributor and coordinate the efforts of other QA team members
- Ability to understand and review technical documentation, including Project plans, test procedures, and design documents
- Must be detail oriented. Excellent testing skills and test planning experience required
- Able to interface directly with cross-functional teams, and lead defect triage meetings and problem solving interactions with the team
Qualified candidates please submit a copy of your resume in Microsoft Word format to hrjobs@workscape.com. Be sure to include the job title in the subject line.
Workscape is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage diverse candidates to apply.
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