Beacon Technologies is seeking a Quality Assurance Analyst III for our client partner. This position is 90-100% remote but can require staff to come onsite as necessary with sufficient notice. This position is for an experienced Quality Assurance Analyst with strong hands-on testing experience to support multi-year, multi-phase project with testing throughout the project lifecycle in close collaboration with the project team. This position will conduct quality assurance (QA) testing as releases are moved to testing environments to ensure application will perform according to user requirements. Collaborates with the project team to identify and implement appropriate improvements and ensures code adheres to organizational standards. This individual should have strong, demonstrated hands-on understanding of quality assurance testing concepts, practices, and procedures. A high degree of professionalism and high-quality customer service are expected. This position should be able to work independently while taking direction from project leads. A demonstrated ability to take initiative in learning business processes and existing application functionality is a plus. This individual should have strong attention to detail, collaborative mindset, and commitment to teamwork.

Develops technical procedures, methodologies, metrics, checklists, and standards. Identifies and applies best practices. Evaluates software development procedures used to verify that programs function according to user requirements and conform to establishment guidelines. Writes, revises, and verifies quality standards for program design and product evaluation to attain quality of software economically and efficiently. Evaluates program output and reports for accuracy, and policies and procedures for quality. Evaluates networks to determine efficiencies and the quality of security systems, etc. Reviews new or modified programs, including documentation and specifications, to determine if program will perform according to user request and conform to guidelines. Recommends program improvements or corrections to programmers. Identifies differences between establishment standards and user applications and suggests modifications to conform to standards.

Quality Assurance Analyst capabilities with 8-10 years of experience in the field or in a related area. Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices, and procedures. Relies on extensive experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Independently, performs a variety of tasks. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

Top 3-4 desired skills required for the position:

• Demonstrated experience in developing test cases and plans to ensure applications function according to user requirements.
• Exceptional attention to detail for quality assurance testing and supporting testing efforts throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Experience working on an application development team within a complex organization to conduct high-quality testing following industry standard techniques
• Very strong experience writing SQL queries on SQL Server.

The individual in this position will:

• Create, maintain, and update testing documentation to ensure all scenarios and requirements are covered in the testing process.
• Create test scenarios, test plans, test reports, and track the life cycle of defects.
• Have strong, holistic knowledge of the overall quality assurance/testing process.
• Ensure developed solutions perform according to documented user requirements.
• Be familiar with industry standard automation testing suites, including regression testing.
• Demonstrate knowledge and prior use of testing tools and how they interact with applications used for management of bugs, issues, testing, design and development.
• Remain adaptable and flexible when working with multiple clients with varying degrees of knowledge and ability/availability to participate.
• Identify and propose improvements, corrections, or mitigation strategies for risks and opportunities, independently or collaboratively with the team.
• Write SQL queries on SQL Server in order to verify data integrity, validate data manipulation operations, and troubleshoot issues.
• Bring experience with the full software development lifecycle and related project management activities.

Qualifications & Desired Experience:

• Quality assurance testing 10 years
• Experience writing SQL queries 10 years
• Experience with quality assurance methodologies and testing techniques. 10 years
• Familiarity with test-driven design principles and regression testing 9 years
• Knowledge of system development lifecycle and key deliverables 10 years
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders 9 years
• Develop and implement quality assurance process and procedures. 10 years
• Experience in technical writing and documentation 8 years
• Experience with TFS and/or GitHub 8 years
• Experience with Jira 5 years
• Post-production application support 8 years

About Beacon Technologies

Are you looking to advance your career in information technology? Beacon Technologies offers career advancement opportunities, extensive training, and excellent benefits including paying for health and dental premiums for salaried employees. In addition to providing interesting opportunities, Beacon Technologies provides that old fashioned, personal touch, so you feel like a part of the Beacon team.

Beacon Technologies, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer with a functioning Affirmative Action Plan. It is the policy of Beacon Technologies, Inc. to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, ethnicity, ancestry, disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Beacon Technologies, Inc. prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.