Senior Quality Assurance Test Analyst

SYSCOM, Inc. provides specialized information technology resources that possess the requisite skills and capabilities to deliver enterprise level solutions that help our client s achieve their objectives. At SYSCOM, we have a proven process that brings the best and brightest resources into our organization. Our teammates have excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as coordination and organization skills. The objective of our approach is to ensure a high level of customer satisfaction.

SYSCOM s client is seeking Senior Test Analysts with detailed knowledge of, and experience with, business analysis and testing techniques supporting large software development implementation projects. Responsibilities will include analysis of business needs, business analysis, hands-on testing, test case creation support, supporting user acceptance testers and release planning. Senior Test Analysts will also need to have knowledge and experience of, User Acceptance Testing, including testing methodologies and test management for a pension, financial or similar system. The Senior Test Analysts will perform various test activities related to the current Pension Solution project to implement a new pension administration system.

The Senior Test Analysts will be responsible for supporting the Pension Solution project testing team with:

• Effective partnering with key IT/Technology Services and business communities to assist with test case development and ensure effective use of methodologies and communicate test strategies, test results and performance
• Management of test planning, test scheduling, end-to-end testing, date-shifting coordination and expertise in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and supporting end user testing
• Participation in defect management including monitoring and reporting on defect status and resolution
• Metrics compilation and reporting
• Development and documentation of processes and staffing requirements for defect triage/business analysis o Partner with peers and management team to continuously improve testing methods, processes, techniques and use of manual testing tools

Experience should include:

• Leading a large group of testers, ideally user acceptance testers
• Working with a comprehensive test management tool
• Business focus while possessing an understanding of testing from multiple perspectives such as System test, role-based security, technical environments, and performance
• Preparation/review of testing reports
• Proficiency at managing multiple efforts simultaneously, in an environment with ambiguity
• High degree of initiative and autonomy with the ability to function successfully as part of a team

Minimum Technical Qualifications Must meet ALL

• At least seven (7) years of experience within the last ten (10) years working as a Test Analyst with large organizations, leading or participating in the technical implementation of software/systems/applications automating complex business processes, performing the following:
• Assessment of analysis scope and tasks
• Planning business analysis tasks
• Elicitation, definitions and documentation of various business, user, and system requirements
• Leading and working within cross-functional teams that include business subject matter experts, application architects, developers, and testers
• Experience preparing test plans, test cases and documenting test results
• Experience regression testing and adjusting test plans for periodic maintenance releases

Must meet ALL - At least seven (7) years of experience within the last ten (10) years producing business analysis and testing deliverables such as: (client may request deliverable related work samples during the Interview phase).

• Business requirements and business rules
• Functional requirements and/or functional specifications
• Non-functional requirements
• Stakeholder requests
• Test strategies
• Test plans
• Test cases
• Transition plans
• Traceability matrices
• At least three (3) years of experience using Test Application Lifecycle Management tools such as HP
• Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Rational Requisite Pro, or Jama to document functional and non-functional requirements, design specifications, test cases and defects, and provide full traceability for projects.

Desirable Technical Qualifications

• Experience as a Test Analyst at a State or Federal agency.
• Experience as a Test Analyst leading or participating in the technical implementation of pension/retirement-related software development projects.
• A Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Management Information Systems or related fields from an accredited or government-sanctioned college/university. Client reserves the right to request a copy of the degree.
• Pension knowledge.

Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, SYSCOM, Inc. is a US-based company whose mission is to create and deliver the right technology solutions, by teaming with our customers to understand their business needs and empower them to achieve their goals. Since 1982, SYSCOM, Inc. has been providing enterprise-wide solutions for a variety of private and public sector clients.

SYSCOM, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

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