Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007
QA Manager - St. Louis

Job Location: St. Louis, MO

Job Description:

Develop and execute software test plans, identify and facilitate issue resolution with team, and document test results. Provide team leadership for various.

Primary responsibility is to direct the testing of software changes originating from upgrades and new software development for an assigned group of products. These tasks will be both long-term and short-term in nature and conform to product upgrade cycles and new software implementation schedules. A thorough knowledge of testing methodologies and software development life cycles is required.

Required Skills:

• 4-6 years of experience testing web-based applications
• Experience with qa automated testing tools
• Training in and experience with Quality Assurance methods, standards, and tools
• Understanding of the Software Development Life Cyle
• Experience in a telecom, ISP, or cable industry preferred
  

Key Functions:

• Plan and execute testing of new systems, system and environment enhancements and upgrades, and defect resolution activities to verify that systems function according to user requirements and conform to established guidelines.
• Review system requirements and design specifications and provide feedback on testability.
• Use provided specifications, and other relevant architectural and system-level documentation, to create manual and automated test artifacts for system, integration, regression, and performance testing; perform peer reviews of test artifacts as required.
• Execute manual and automated test artifacts; document and report defects from test execution.
• Assist in performing defect root-cause analysis and recommend corrections.
• Report on status of testing activities as defined in the test plan and/or required by the test management process.
• Provide written analysis of test results regarding system readiness for promotion to the production environment.
• Provide timely feedback regarding testing issues and concerns.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement of established testing processes, practices, and standards.
  

Technical Skills:

• 3+ years PHP/ASP/HTML, 3+ years of MYSQL ORACLE (testing and/or development).
• Web Application Development (HTML/CSS, Perl, JavaScript).
• 2+ years of experience with Rational or Mercury automated test management and execution tools.
• Demonstrated experience supporting enterprise applications, particularly telecommunications adjunct systems.
  

Contact Information:
Mail Jaya Singh at jsingh@fastsearch1.com