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QA Test Manager

Allied Consultants
3 days ago
On-site
Austin, Texas, United States
Test Manager

Overview

Allied Consultants, Inc is a proudly Austin based firm with over 34 years of experience delivering top-tier technical and business professionals within Texas State Agencies. We are currently seeking an experience QA Test ManagerΒ to play a key role within a high-impact technical services team.

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At Allied Consultants, we value our consultants and are committed to providing an exceptional experience including:

  • Highly competitive pay rates
  • Local support staff for responsive, personal service
  • Comprehensive benefits package, including:
    • Medical insurance (with employer cost sharing)
    • Life insurance
    • A 401(K) plan with company match
    • Flexible spending through a cafeteria plan

Candidates selected for interviews will be subject to a criminal background check and may be required to pass a drug screening, in compliance with federal and state regulations. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of these checks.

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Allied Consultants is a proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Responsibilities

  • Perform highly advanced managerial tasks related to QA and testing activities as well as analysis and testing tasks related to software development and configuration.
  • Responsible for activities during all phases of the system development life cycle including analyzing, diagnosing and resolving reported software problems and troubleshooting system issues for internal and external clients.
  • Define and review the User Acceptance Testing (UAT) strategy specific to TDLR modernization projects (guidance to team during β€œSoft UAT” as well) and align resources and Subject Matter Experts (SME) for all review and testing activities.
  • Coordinate sprint review feedback with Vendor staff and business SMEs.Β 
  • Review of Test Cases received from Vendor with SMEs and suggest edits.
  • Work with business users and SMEs to create and update test cases, perform testing, and provide test results/reports (i.e. success/pass, defects, issues/concerns, etc.).
  • Act as the main point of contact between IT Division, business users, and Vendor.
  • Lead triage efforts and the tracking, prioritizing, and managing of defects.
  • Review defects for themes, conduct root cause analysis, and suggest improvements.
  • Provide and review weekly updates on UAT progress and results.
  • Provide testing-related project status updates, progress on defects, and check progress on requirement traceability and coverage.Β 
  • Ensure UAT exit criteria are met and obtain final sign-off from the business.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Project Manager.

**Location of job: 100% Onsite**

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:
Candidates that do not meet or exceed the minimum stated requirements (skills/experience) will be displayed to customers but may not be chosen for this opportunity.

Years

Required/Preferred

Experience

7

Oversee user acceptance, performance, accessibility, interface, security, and data conversion testing

7

Manage, perform, monitor, and report on test activities on modern technology platforms

7

Review, update and create test strategy, suites, and cases

7

Document and report test results, data conversion and integration issues/concerns, and problem incident reports (PIRs)/defects statuses (PIRs)/defect status

7

Provide training and mentoring of testing team members

7

Coordinate scheduling of testing staff, test activities, and meetings

7

Experience with test tools such as Jira, TestSavvy, JUnit, Selenium, Microfocus UFT, SQL, etc.

7

Experience and understanding of the full software life cycle with specific emphasis on the testing discipline. Experience in Agile and Waterfall methodologies.

7

Excellent leadership, communication, organization, planning, and problem-solving skills

4

Experience with Performance monitoring tools such as JProfiler, JMeter, etc.

4

Preferred

Experience with Salesforce

4

Preferred

Experience working directly with a Texas state agency as an employee or contractor in a QA Test Manager role

4

Preferred

Experience as a team leader or project manager