Test Specialist

Job#: 1334967

Job Description:

Position Description: Test Specialist REQUIRING HRA

As a Test Lead you will be a key contributor to the Supply Chain IT cloud solutions in the Visibility and Collaboration digital efforts. Seeking skilled, and ambitious professionals to help us automate the validation and verification of solutions. Looking for candidate who has had automated testing experience * Develop/maintain/execute end-to-end feature technical specifications and test plans to ensure great customer experience, compliance to legal requirements and high-quality standards, coordinate test activities, and report results * Design test plans that guarantee full coverage of happy and alternate path and corner-case scenarios to ensure software integrity and traceability * Develop test strategy, processes and procedures and execute manual and automated tests by following test plans, user guides and safety protocols * Work with cross functional teams for test requirements, defect triages to ensure timely prioritization and resolution of issues * Participate in Testing Integration team activities such as daily standups, retrospectives, prioritizing and managing backlogs * Support all testing types from Systems Integration, Load and Performance, User Acceptance * Work closely with Product Owners, Product Managers and Key Stakeholders to plan Systems testing to ensure integrations across products/systems are functioning as planned * Work with multiple teams to ensure availability and set-up of Test Equipment, Test Data, and Environments * Support test governance with defect, quality reviews to track and communicate risks/issues, progress, and opportunities to ensure transparent, timely, and quality delivery * Document team capabilities to help educate internal and external stakeholders on processes * Incorporate Agile Testing Principles and work towards automation of scripts that will provide high-quality results and expedite the verification process.
Skills Required: > Automated and Manual software and systems testing > Leading testers and guiding development teams > Commercial off the Shelf Package and Enterprise Systems Integration testing > Cloud, Web, UI experience with relevant backlog and testing tools > End to End Integrated testing experience > Defect Management and Leading Triages There will be external/third party (COTS) and internal tools which will need to be tested individually and as integrated systems to ensure proper data/information flow
Skills Preferred: Please Complete HackerRank Test & Submit w/resume upload. Candidate(s) WITHOUT HackerRank Results will be Declined > Mobile app testing > Agile at scale > Test Strategy and Governance > Supply Chain experience
Experience Required: * A Bachelors degree in Computers or a related field * 3 years Design Verification experience in developing and managing all Test Assets (automated and manual test scripts, cases, plans, results, defects) * 3 years of experience in various testing methodologies (component, integration etc;) with web services, UI, cloud, and mobile software testing * Demonstrated experience of leading a team of testers and guided development teams * Knowledge and experience with systems engineering fundamentals and quality / reliability methods * Demonstrated experience in testing Third Party tools (Commercial off the shelf packages) and integrations with enterprise systems * Experience in data integrity testing across user interfaces, apis and databases * High degree of initiative, self-motivation, and ability to collaborate across regions/teams effectively * Test Automation at component and integration layers
Experience Preferred: * Strong technical background * Expertise with Rally, JIRA, ALM, TestRail, Pivotal Cloud, or other Cloud Platforms * Understanding of cloud and enterprise systems integration to execute cross functional program level gives / gets and project planning * Self-researcher, ability to research a technology and provide insight to product team * Knowledge of interoperability standards and methods * Knowledge of Restful API development methods and implementation technologies * Simulators and emulators - Coding and testing experience
Education Required: Bachelor's in computers sciences, or related degree with experience

Pay Range: ~$55-60 per hour

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