QA Engineer---------------------Consultants on Greencard, TN visa or US Citizen are good---------------------------Need Locals

Businesses face challenges every day building responsive and agile IT capabilities to grow and stay ahead. Since everyone has access to the same tools, your competitive advantage directly depends on how you apply technology – on the people leading, supporting and optimizing your IT initiatives. USM Business Systems, established in 1999, is an industry-leading private talent management firm, specializing in providing unique IT turnkey solutions, IT staffing solutions, and Talent management insights, enabling you to sustain a truly competitive advantage in this fast-moving environment. USM has offices throughout the US and offshore delivery centers in India. USM is a certified Minority Business Enterprise and is a CMMi Level 3 Organization.

USM is recognized as one of the fastest growing IT Temporary Staffing firms in the US and most recently was ranked #3 on the list of the Top Temporary Staffing firms in the DC Metro Area – Washington Business Journal (2016).

QA Engineer

Interview: 1 phone and 2 in person

Full Time position

Location: Foothill Ranch, CA

Consultants on Greencard, TN visa or US Citizen are good

Top 3 “must have’s” are:

• Selenium(Webdriver)

• SQL experience for backend data validation testing

• OOP experience(C# and/Java preferred but recently had a hire strongest with Python so there is flexibility here)

• API testing(Soap, REST, Postman etc.)

Person must have good communication skills and work in a team oriented environment

Job Description:

Job Duties:

• Translate business requirements into functional and technical test cases for thorough coverage of features

• Create and execute detailed test cases that clearly articulate steps and expected results and meet test objectives

• Ensure all application functionality, including up- and down-stream system interfaces perform as expected

• Identify and address relevant edge-case scenarios and ensure each is handled properly

• Assist development and database teams in troubleshooting complex technical or end user scenarios

• Generate suitable test data that validate the critical requirements and business rules of the application under test to expose regressive defects

• Ensure defect tracking systems are properly maintained and produce reports related to team activity and goals

• Prepare release notes and documentation

Requirements:

• Strong working knowledge of defect tracking, test case and requirements management software

• Deep understanding of testing principles, concepts, patterns and best practices

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering discipline or equivalent experience

• 5+ years of Quality Assurance / Testing and QA project coordination experience in a fast-paced environment

• 4+ years of SQL and data validation experience

• 3+ years of experience in C# or any other programming language

• 3+ years of experience with any automation tool

• 3+ years of experience with Microsoft Visual Studio

• Exceptional interpersonal and communicate skills, both written and verbal

• Software Test Professional (CSTP), Certified Software Test Engineer (CSTE) preferred

• Experience with SoapUI or similar software suite, Microsoft TFS and JIRA is a plus

Strong ability to:

• Produce high-quality, properly functioning deliverables the first time

• Quickly analyze and understand complex use cases and input/output permutations

• Effectively implement solutions requiring exacting attention to detail

• Drive testing efforts across multiple projects concurrently

• Deliver work product according to established deadlines

• Estimate tasks with a level of granularity and accuracy commensurate with information provided

• Work collaboratively in a small team

• Excel in a rapid iteration environment with short turnaround times

• Deal positively with high levels of uncertainty, ambiguity and shifting priorities

• Lead by example, motivating others to consistently perform at their peak

• Accept a wide variety of tasks and pitch in wherever needed

• Constructively present, discuss and debate alternatives

• Take shared ownership of the product

If you are interested in the below position please forward your profile to preethib@usmsystems(dot)com or call me on 703 468 0398.