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Title: QA Analyst (Web Application Testing)
Duration: Must be available for Contract to Hire.
Location: Chicago, Illinois

QA analyst will be responsible for complex and highly integrated software systems that are internally developed in a fast-paced development environment. Requirements or use cases may be basic or advanced. Analyst must be very experienced at deriving testable requirements rapidly under less than ideal conditions. Analyst must be very experienced at developing test strategies, detailed test plans, test cases, test data, test coverage, test execution, and reporting status to multiple Project Managers. Senior level experience with formal QA methodology through all stages of the SDLC is required, along with experience determining what to optimize for an aggressive schedule without violating the integrity of a test. Ability to prioritize and multi task is critical. Ability to work in a team environment among others with multiple competing and shifting priorities is critical. Analyst should have the ability to see the high level picture in testing a product and find loop holes w here the product has not been tested or where the product's code violates the spirit and/or the documented letter of the design and requirements. Experience in test effort estimation would be a plus. Can precisely and thoroughly document defects found and work with developers to resolve them. Experience Communicating with project manager(s) for assigned project on testing status, issues, risks, etc. Participating in functional, regression, integration, system, and acceptance testing
Experience leading testing teams while participating in the test execution or working as a "test team of one" would be ideal. Analyst should be a self-starter capable of working independently, solving and analyzing problems as they occur. Experience writing SQL queries to test application functionality required. Able to create complex, reusable test data sets. Experience with FIX protocol also desired. Experience writing test cases for future automation or automated tool expeirence a plus but not required. Analyst should be an advocate for quality and the customer.

Communications skills are extremely important to this position. Candidate must be able to clearly communicate in English both verbally and in writing. Comprehension in English is also paramount.
Experience: Should be experienced testing applications that work with DB2 and/or Oracle, web technologies, UNIX, Java applications, and basic SQL skills. Plusses would be Mainframe, Tibco/MQ, UC4, Test Partner, QA Director, ClearCase, RequisitePro, and ClearQuest experience. Has worked on a project involving testing of a high volume transaction based system using the above technologies

Skill

QA Yes 1 Expert 9-10 Currently Using 4 - 6 Years
UNIX Yes 2 Novice 1-2 Within 1 Year 1 - 2 Years
Java Yes 2 Novice 3-4 Within 1 Year 2 - 4 Years
TIBCO Rendezvous No 3 Novice 1-2 Within 5 Years
MQ Series No 3 Novice 1-2 Within 5 Years
SQL Yes 1 Novice 3-4 Currently Using 2 - 4 Years
English - Yes 1 Expert 9-10 urrently Using 6+years


Additional Skills:

Web technologies
Tibco RV / MQ messaging
JSP, JDBC based application testing
Bladelogic
UC4

Has worked on a project involving testing of a high volume transaction-based system using the above technologies.
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