QA

Quality Assurance Analyst Location: Pleasant Prairie, WI Length: 6 month CTH Start :ASAP Interview: F2F   POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES   ·         Drive quality assurance (QA) efforts for Uline's IT Project Services team. ·         Collaborate with IT leadership to define and execute QA roadmaps and strategies. ·         Develop, implement and improve innovative QA capabilities, strategies, approaches and services. ·         Build and maintain a stable and reliable automation infrastructure. ·         Oversee test automation usage to optimize project quality and delivery. ·         Develop, implement and maintain QA methods, processes and deliverables. ·         Develop best practices, document processes, and operational and procedural improvements. ·         Identify, define and track QA metrics and KPIs. ·         Teach teams to develop applicable testing procedures and expectations. ·         Analyze and assess current QA processes and assist with strategic QA planning. ·         Initiate, plan, execute, manage and complete QA activities related to complex application and system implementation projects. ·         Create and maintain test strategies, plans, scenarios and cases. ·         Coordinate and manage holistic testing efforts for multiple projects and software releases, including integration, system, regression, performance and user acceptance testing. ·         Document test results, track and manage defects, and troubleshoot issues. ·         Monitor and communicate QA activity status. ·         Lead and manage test schedules, environments and configuration requirements for testing activities. ·         Provide testing estimates for resourcing, levels of effort and timelines. ·         Establish and manage traceability of requirements through test plans and cases. ·         Partner with Business Analysts to ensure requirements are met and accurately tested. ·         Provide input on go / no-go decisions for production releases. ·         Create, execute and manage manual and automated test cases. ·         Develop and maintain automated test scripts.   MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS   ·         Bachelor's degree in computer science or related technical discipline. ·         Development background a must. ·         6+ years of QA experience in an IT environment. ·         2+ years experience in automation testing and tools. ·         Experience with software development life cycle and agile methodology. ·         Knowledge of QA processes, procedures and systems. ·         Extensive experience planning, executing and managing integration, system, regression and user acceptance testing. ·         Ability to manage concurrent projects, activities and tasks under time constraints. ·         Experience with a variety of technologies, platforms and development languages (AS400, Java, .NET, etc.). ·         Experience with performance and load testing. ·         Knowledge of supply chain and logistics preferred. Experience with IBM Rational Team Concert, TFS and JIRA a plus BS Degree All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.