QA Analyst Job Description:

This full-time position will be working for our client - Riley Consulting Services - on a large application that is used by a State of CA agency. Currently this is a 100% remote position. While a California address is desired, it is not a requirement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and implement testing (e.g., regression, functional, data validation, system integration, load, or performance tests) for new and existing functionality.
  
• Work closely with development teams to design testing strategies and integrate testing into the development process.
  
• Plan, create, execute, and automate test cases, working with business partners, developers, and other stakeholders.
  
• Document and analyze test results and recommend corrective action.
  
• Isolate, reproduce, manage, and maintain defects and test case databases, and verify fixes.
  
• Support user acceptance testing conducted by business partners or end users.
  
• Identify opportunities to reduce testing time and effort by automating repeatable tests.
• Enhance and maintain the test automation framework.
  
• Understand and apply automated testing approaches such as model-based testing or record-and-replay.
  
• Research, recommend, and implement new testing technologies and practices, such as incorporating machine learning.
  
• Define and champion quality and testing best practices among development teams.
  
• Collaborate and share information with other software QA engineers, e.g., by participating in a community of practice.

Requirements:

• Minimum three (3) years experience in writing requirements analysis and design specifications, test plants, coordinating/overseeing user acceptance testing, and preparing test summary results.
• Minimum three (3) years experience in applying strong design, analytical, and writing skills to formulate and document enhancement specifications and test scenarios.
• Minimum two (2) years experience in performing test automation in a continuous integration environment, using tools such as Selenium or Katalon.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Experience with SQL
• Bachelor's Degree

Compensation: W2 at $50-$70/hr DOE

This position will require a background check and may, in the future, require some amount of on-site work in Sacramento, CA.