JOB TITLE: Quality Assurance Analyst

REPORTS TO: Manager of Application Development

DEPARTMENT: Technology Solutions

JOB PURPOSE: The Quality Assurance Analyst will work closely with clients, Developers and Business Analysts to ensure the business requirements are tested and verified. The QA Analyst will manage and execute manual test plans for new and existing applications. The QA Analyst will create and execute functional test cases through the analysis of business requirements, functional specifications and other supporting documents.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Create test plans with well-defined, reusable functional test cases/scenarios through analysis of business requirements and functional specifications documents.

• Execute software testing to include functional scenarios, regression testing, negative case testing, error/defect retests and usability.

• Document software defects in a defect tracking system and communicate issues to software developers.

• Work closely with clients, Business Analysts and Developers to ensure the business requirements are met.

• Participate in business requirements and functional specifications reviews to ensure requirements are testable and address the functionality requested by clients.

• Ability to perform as a project lead and primary QA Contact for testing issues.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills. Able to communicate well with clients and internal personnel.
  

EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE

• 5 to 7 years experience testing web based applications.
  

• Strong analytical skills with great attention to detail.

• Experience writing detailed test plans with test cases/scenarios.
  

• QA project lead experience.
  

• Excellent documentation and verbal skills.
  

• Experience communicating with clients and internal personnel.
  

• Familiar with the software development life cycle methodology.
  

• Knowledge of SQL and automated testing tools is a plus.
  
  

If you're interested, you may submit your resume or letter of interest to Human Resources or fax your resume attention Human Resources.

When sending a resume via email, please use either plain text, Microsoft Word or Lotus WordPro attachments only.

Resumes may also be forwarded to:

Amergent
Attn: Human Resources
9 Centennial Drive
Peabody, MA 01960
Fax: (978) 531- 0400