IT Test Engineer

The individual will be involved in the following critical activities:

• Create and run functional, integration, regression, and ad-hoc, and test cases; including both positive and negative scenarios
• Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans for functional, integration and regression testing.
• Perform integration and functional testing for code delivered by the development team during each sprint.
• Become a reference for the QA team for integrations and their configurations.
• Participate in sprint planning and story creation to identify items that will need to be resolved prior to testing
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts and project management teams to develop, publish and implement software quality assurance plans along with appropriate KPIs
• Work closely with onshore and offshore testers to ensure testing deliverables are met
• Follow standard QA methodologies to ensure the delivery of quality products.
• Log and report defects and escalate issues
• Work to meet project schedules, timelines and deadlines
• Experience with Test Management tools (a plus)
• Support business users in UAT activities for all major and minor releases.
• Support once a month weekend production validation for all major releases
• Strong attention to detail
• Proactive nature, with a strong work ethic and eagerness to take initiative and go the extra mile.

The ideal experience and critical competencies for the role include the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• 5+ years of experience in functional testing of applications on different platforms, browsers and devices.
• Experience with HTTP and REST
• Experience with SQL and Database /backend testing with large volumes of data
• Experience with Integration and Regression testing
• Experience and knowledge of Agile test management process and methodologies
• Experience with product development and testing life cycles including test approach and test case reviews.
• Experience creating and maintaining test suites and cases in Test Plans.
• Familiarity with web app/SAAS/Paas software development, Cloud computing solutions and working knowledge of any Relational Database and DB Queries
• Professional experience with software lifecycle management in a fast-paced software environment
• The applicant must also have: Defect management experience and Test Life Cycle Management, any period of experience creating and reviewing of Testing Artifacts right from Test Strategy through Test completion report.
• Must have working knowledge of DevOps Principles and Practices (CI, CD, Continuous Testing, etc.)

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.