Senior QA Engineer

Description:

Authority Partners is looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer to join our growing team! The Quality Assurance Engineer will work as part of a passionate agile project team to ensure quality is driven into the heart of the development process. This Engineer will be involved throughout the development lifecycle with responsibility for the quality assurance of software development and deployment, with emphasis on the development and implementation of test automation. Seems interesting? Let us know and apply! :)

Note: This position is on-site in downtown Houston, Texas.

Responsibilities:

• Reviewing both business and technical requirements for software applications to ensure that they are clear, complete, and testable
• Gaining expert-level knowledge of business processes and supporting applications
• Being responsible for test planning for new and existing software applications
• Covering all types of testing needed to ensure a high-quality application, including but not limited to feature/functionality, deployment and configuration, performance, integration and usability
• Tracking coverage, progress and result of testing in software application lifecycle management tool
• Developing and supporting harnesses enabling rapid, repeatable, and reportable test execution
• Automating test scenarios with goals to reduce the time and cost of testing over the lifecycle of the application, and to improve test coverage/depth
• Tracking quality of application (readiness for release) by working directly with the development team to ensure that issues are found/fixed in an expedited manner.
• Tracking files and tracking software defects in software application lifecycle management tool
• Ensuring that standards for development and quality are defined and tracked accordingly
• Monitoring software quality issues that are detected after release, triage issues, and work with the development team to expedite fixes
• Performing other duties as assigned by management in support of the Enterprise's ability to deliver and maintain high-quality applications

Work experience:

• 5+ years of experience leading and managing testing efforts for large enterprise/IT projects across multiple teams
• Working knowledge and experience with runtime memory analysis and code profiling tools (desired)
• Strong general IT application and networking knowledge, including load balancing, networking, active directory, .net applications, messaging middleware, and virtualization technologies such as VMWare vSphere.
• Basic SQL experience, ability to create complex queries to analyze data; backup and restore data, model and create or alter data as needed to support testing scenarios.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, able to convey complex ideas verbally and in writing face means, to work with developers, DBAs, and business analysts to drive quality and ensure that we are efficiently building and releasing software applications.
• Strong stance for quality, able to convey details of, impact and exposure of software quality issues to development teams and leaders.
• Development background with 4+ years of programming or test automation development experience.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree from a 4-year accredited university in Computer Science, CIS/MIS, or equivalent experience.

AP Perks:

• Most cutting-edge technologies
• Opportunity to work with people who are at the top of their field
• Great culture and environment
• Competitive remuneration package
• Career growth
• Collaborative learning environment
• Mentorship programs
• Professional training

About Authority Partners:
Authority Partners is a leading and global IT services company with over 25 years of experience, serving clients within the financial, healthcare, insurance, mortgage and technology sectors among many others. We are committed to building relationships with IT professionals who possess integrity, dedication, teamwork, and the desire to learn and grow with us. We specialize in placement for long-term contract and permanent opportunities and helping our consultants achieve their career success.

AP Testimony:
"I started out as an intern at Authority Partners during my last semester of college and immediately felt welcomed and accepted as a family member. Upon graduating, I found myself in my first full-time opportunity to work in a healthy environment with amazing people from whom I learn a lot. I am very grateful to be able to do something I enjoy while progressing professionally and personally."

- Emina Hadzic, QA Engineer

If you want to learn more about Authority Partners' selection and interviewing process, as well as our culture, we invite you to listen to our podcasts and watch our corporate video :
How to ace a Job Interview at Authority Partners? By Zerina Sulejmanovic Terzic, Head of Talent Acquisition Department
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Authority Partners is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a workplace that is free from all types of discrimination, as well as from abusive or offensive behavior and harassment.