QA Tester

This is a 6-month contract position for a QA Tester based in Washington, District of Columbia. You will test the DC Department of Motor Vehicles application to meet project objectives and support business goals. The role encompasses requirements review and analysis, test case creation and execution, defect identification, and collaboration across the development lifecycle from design through deployment.

Responsibilities

• Perform software application testing of customized solutions within the software platform to support critical business functions and meet project objectives, client requirements, and company goals
• Write automated test scripts based on user stories and develop testing methodologies
• Communicate with project management, clients, and developers to ensure effective collaboration throughout the testing phase
• Demonstrate knowledge of database understanding and schemas to validate test results
• Perform API testing and review wireframes in design tools such as Figma and XD
• Maintain a flexible and proactive work environment to respond quickly to changing project requirements and customer objectives
• Interact directly with clients, managers, and end users to analyze project objectives and capability requirements, including specifications for user interfaces, customized applications, and interactions with internal and external systems
• Collaborate with development and operations departments to ensure the DMV application supports internal needs relating to functionality and performance
• Perform requirements review, write test cases, execute test cases, and create defects

Qualifications

• Required

• 6+ years of extensive experience with Microfocus Test Tools ALM

• 6+ years of experience with Jira

• 10+ years of extensive experience in testing reports

• 10+ years of strong SQL skills to write queries to fetch data from database tables for validation and testing

• 10+ years of experience communicating with project management, clients, and developers to ensure effective collaboration throughout the testing phase

• 10+ years of experience participating in the entire development lifecycle from design through deployment

• 8+ years of ability to perform requirements review, write test cases, execute test cases, and create defects

• 6-10 years adapting functional business requirements and processes to technical solutions based on enterprise application solution sets

• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field, or equivalent professional experience

• Preferred

• 6-10 years of experience with one or more of the following: investment analysis, data warehousing, e-commerce, ROI analysis, HR analysis, or information dissemination

• 10+ years of experience with ERP management processes such as knowledge management, supply chain management, material management, logistics, and procurement