UAT Coordinator

Overview

Staffing Pros, a division of VETS Inc., is recruiting for a UAT Coordinator in Germantown, MD.  This is a hybrid position, with four days onsite and one day (Wednesdays) remote.

 

If you have additional questions not answered by the information contained within this posting, please contact our team directly at StaffingPros@vets-inc.com.

Responsibilities

We are looking for a UAT Coordinator who needs to Orchestrate Enterprise Test Campaigns amidst waterfall and Agile deliveries.  Will be coordinating Test efforts with Business users, Software development Team and Product Qualification Team while conducting Manual Tests and Automating software Tests.

 

• Create/Assist/Troubleshoot the development of Test Automation Framework, Standards, Procedures, Processes, and Best practices as related to Test Automation
• Coordinate the Daily/Weekly activities of the Test Automation Team Members and support the onboarding of new team members
• Provide technical guidance and expertise to team members, colleagues and/or customers
• Contribute to program/project review meetings. Support Quality Assurance Management in Determining status, assessing problem areas, suggesting and reviewing corrective actions, Directing/planning necessary extra work, and rework and re-plan activities
• Maintain and Guide Test Automation Suites Execution and undertake analysis of results to ensure that software meets or exceeds specified standards and/or client and technical requirements
• Work with project stakeholders to determine the appropriate quality initiatives to implement during system development life cycles
• Support Quality Assurance Lead in upward stakeholder management and day-to-day coordination of the Automation Test team
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with other IT services, IT solution functions and customers to expedite delivery of IT solutions
• Work within quality assurance frameworks to ensure stability, efficiency and scalability
• Take responsibility for integrity of testing and acceptance activities and coordinates the execution of these activities
• Provide advice and guidance on any aspect of test planning and execution
• Assist in the development of quality assurance and testing policies, standards and procedures, processes, and best practices as related to automation through a Community of Practice
• Provide feedback and suggestions to improve the application of basic principles and practices related to Software Development Process Improvement
• Review requirements and specifications, and define test automated test solutions

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Accounting, or Finance
• 8 years of creating test automation frameworks using Selenium/C#
• 8 years in setting up Automation Suites
• 4 years of experience coordinating and leading QA Test Teams
• 8 years of experience developing API automated testing solutions using UFT, Selenium, JUnit, Rest UI, TestNG, and JMeter
• 8 years strong programming and technical experience as this role will require digging into code and interfacing with developers and delivery managers

Preferred Experience:

• MS preferred
• Ability to determine strategic direction and not just tactical
• Knowledge of tools and processes for results reporting
• Excellent attention to detail​; good interpersonal, communication and organizational skills
• Flexibility to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity and rapid change
• Ability to deal efficiently with escalations and difficult situations under pressure
• Knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle including the functional and non-functional test phases
• Knowledge of Quality Management techniques
• Intermediate understanding of the customer services and business processes
• Demonstrates the ability to research, formulate relevant questions and seek advice about specific concepts and practices to deepen learning and application skills related to Quality Management
• Responsible for training and standards for functional team performance

EEO Statement

Staffing Pros a division of VETS-inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.