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Quality Assurance Engineer Jobs in New York, NY at Syntagma Group
Title: Quality Assurance Engineer
Company: Syntagma Group
Location: New York, NY
We have an opening for a Quality Assurance Engineer.
Under the direct supervision of the QA Manager, the Quality Assurance Engineer will lead the development of test approaches, estimates and plans for complex integrated systems, and drives successful execution to ensure end results align with business needs in collaboration with other teams.
The Quality Assurance Engineer is expected to perform the following tasks individually, with limited guidance:
Confirm the highest standards of excellence and operational coherence in the business’ software system end points;
Provides input on functional requirements and advises on design and configuration of client software applications;
Ensures delivery of testable and traceable requirements and effectively applies appropriate testing techniques to ensure comprehensive end-to-end black box testing;
Leads user story and test case development, and test execution;
Designs, develops, documents and maintains test artifacts for functional, integration, system, and acceptance testing;
Creates test plans outlining test approach and risk mitigation;
Prepares and may oversee the preparation of test data and readiness of test environment prior to test execution;
Analyzes test results to identify defects, errors and configuration issues, and advises on the severity of issues;
Performs defect triage and assesses potential impact and resolution, providing enough details for the development team to fix issues;
Publishes and communicates effective test metrics which enable effective decision making around quality;
Makes recommendations regarding delivery quality and influences the business in implementation decisions; and
Coordinates with team members on-site, off-site and off-shore.
Proficiencies:
The Quality Assurance Engineer demonstrates intermediate knowledge of the following processes, tools or applications:
Quality Assurance best practices;
Test Case / Script Design and Implementation;
Microsoft Suite and legal software applications (preferred);
Business Applications (Microsoft Suite, including Visio, Project, etc.); and
Exhibits strong communication, organization, negotiation, critical thinking, and leadership skills as well as exceptional customer service and collaboration abilities.
Qualifications:
3+ years QA experience supporting large, critical business applications;
3+ years QA experience with Test and Issue Management Tools;
Strong knowledge of testing methodologies and techniques:
Experience working within Agile & Waterfall Environments;
Creation and execution of SQL Queries involving multiple tables, join statements and stored procedures;
API Testing Methods (Post, Put, Get, Delete);
Excellent verbal and written communication skills that non-technical end users can understand;
Excellent problem solving and analytical skills;
Must be highly effective within a collaborative environment; and
Experience leading teams of peers and partners.
