Senior Quality Assurance Engineer Job in San Diego 92128, California Us
Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
The Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer will partner with multiple departments to verify and validate the company's software products using the latest technologies in Java, OO methodologies, UNIX based operating systems, and databases. This position will be responsible for performing testing efforts which include the development of test strategies/plans, test cases, defect management, test execution, and reporting.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for leading large projects through completion.
- Author test plans and provide test estimates.
- Develop test cases and conduct test case reviews.
- Create/modify data required for testing.
- Test environment setup / configuration.
- Develop SQL scripts or other code to assist in test execution.
- Execute tests that can be white box, gray box, or black box in nature.
- Identify and evaluate defects in software and systems.
- Provide QA deliverables and metrics, including defect reports and QA exit/turnover documentation.
- Mentor / train QA personnel in quality assurance activities as appropriate.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- BS degree or equivalent experience in a technical arena, with minimum 4 years of software testing or development experience. Computer Science degree a plus.
- Knowledge of QA tools for defect tracking and test case management.
- Strong skills in manual and automated testing of data-driven backend and frontend applications with high transaction throughput.
- Experience in Linux/Unix environments including hands on experience with one of the following scripting languages: Python, Ruby, Perl, bash.
- Experience with software configuration management and release processes (SVN experience is a plus).
- A broad understanding of the SDLC process, and the roles and responsibilities therein.
- Thorough understanding of application design platforms, especially with respect to Java or .NET
- Ability to accurately estimate testing durations.
- Demonstrate ability to respond to changes in project responsibilities and/or scope, determine and communicate the impact, time estimates, and/or project changes.
- Experience in Agile testing Continuous Integration practices is a plus.
- Excellent multitasking, problem solving and analytical capability on complex quality assurance tasks
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Experience and knowledge of open source test automation tools is highly desired (including Selenium/Watir).
- Experience with Java, MySQL, Web Services (SOAP, REST) and XML strongly preferred.
ID Analytics, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.
January 22, 2011
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