
Software Quality Assurance Tester
- Olympia, WA
- $84,984-111,504 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Analyzes system requirements and creates test data, test cases, and test plans to ensure that new and revised systems meet identified customer needs.
- Plans, documents, evaluates, and tracks testing results to ensure system applications are free from defects.
- Communicates and collaborates with business analysis and technical staff on issues, changes and enhancements that may affect data, workflow and/or functionality within the COTS software being implemented.
- Maintains a test documentation library.
- Performs regression testing on vendor software, including updates and development fixes received from vendor; tests development for data exchanges produced through project software developers.
- Applies automated testing tools to assess quality of software.
- Uses technical tools (such as SQL Queries, file managers) to create and manage test data, and analyzes test results.
- Performs duties as required.
- Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, business administration, public administration or closely allied field
- Five (5) years of experience working in a complex information technology environment.
- Integrity
- Accountability
- Teamwork
- Inclusion
- Influencing
- Problem solving
- Planning/organizing
- Consulting
- Relationship building
- Tact/diplomacy
- Interpersonal skills to establish and maintain professional working relationships with co-workers, customers, and vendor
- Communication skills that facilitate effective, appropriate information exchanges
- Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing; communicates clearly and concisely in written reports and able to deliver information through presentations as needed
- Ability to identify, analyze and summarize problems using plain talk principles. Works effectively with team members to develop recommendations for solutions.
- Ability to think critically, exercise judgment and make sound decisions and recommendations consistent with organizational and project objectives
- Ability to prioritize and coordinate delivery of multiple assignments and the flexibility to adjust priorities within workload assignments based on business need and/or direction from supervisor or lead.
- Ability to manage time and resources to accomplish identified goals and objectives
- Ability to accomplish work objectives, complete assignments set by supervisor
- Ability to self-initiate, achieve excellent results with little need for direct oversight
- Ability to accept personal responsibility for the quality and timeliness of work
- Knowledge of computer applications, operating systems, and current technologies available to facilitate product and service delivery for the project
- Ability to learn new concepts and skills; absorb and retain new information
- Demonstrated ability to in a combination of the following technology and business areas:
- Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Project
- Experience using UI Path, LeapWorks or similar automated testing software
- Experience with business process elicitation methods and documentation of work flow
- Methodologies and principles of Business Process Engineering (BPE / BPM)
- Principles of Change Management
- Quality Assurance methodologies
- Packaged application systems featuring a high level of configurability to end-user requirements
- Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle methodology
- The workweek may fluctuate depending on workload or agency needs.
- Overnight travel may be required based on business needs.
- This position is not overtime eligible.