The Senior QA Analyst coordinates the Quality Assurance activities with either new systems or changes to existing systems. He/She develops test plans that cover necessary scenarios and achieve overall QA strategies for the business system owner, executes testing, and communicates issues found within an established procedural framework to management. The incumbent has latitude to determine best approaches and methods for test plans and prioritization. An ideal candidate will be someone who has done extensive database development (data manipulation, stored procedures, modeling, data warehouse, reporting) and has excellent SQL skills to retrieve and analyze complex and high volume data sets to draw insights.
- Project Management
- Applies creativity and testing expertise to designs and develop the project test plan using available project documentation.
- Develops detailed testing timelines by providing estimates for planning and execution.
- Manages QA schedules. Prioritizes and adjusts QA tasks and schedules as needed.
- Primary QA contact for the program manager, digital product manager, developers.
- Determines the scope of testing needed. Identifies risks and proposes solutions.
- Analysis
- Reviews the general controls and advises the Program Manager on any weaknesses in the process.
- Controls the test environment by ensuring that all machines are properly updated.
- Ensures that BI reports and dashboards operate according to the functional and technical specifications and produce accurate results
- Communicates with clients and project teams on problem resolution, design issues and implementations.
- Defect Management
- Manages and reviews defects for program. Performs in depth analysis of problems and communicates results in a concise and informative manner as needed.
- Documentation
- Designs, develops and maintains Test Strategy and Test Plan documentation for program and projects.
- Provides regular status updates in a timely manner to Program Manager.
