QA Analyst

Job Purpose

The QA Analyst is responsible for the testing, troubleshooting, and deployment of Windows applications, web services, and web applications used in emissions testing programs and other DMV related programs. The testing of Windows applications will also include verification of interfaces to custom hardware and COTS peripherals. The QA Analyst will participate in group planning and review sessions.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Analyze technical requirements to ensure feasibility and validity and use them to produce test scenarios.
• Detect, report, and track software defects.
• Collaborate with development teams to ensure proper functional testing and requirements of a feature or set of features are met.
• Provide accurate time estimates.
• Work with software developers to troubleshoot software bugs and general support issues.
• Track software changes and improvements with developers and prepare software release documentation such as release notes and official test results.
• Design and execute functional and non-functional test cases to verify requirements and product functionality.
• Utilize test case management tools for creating, executing and reporting testing progress.
• Perform testing on deployment packages and processes. Troubleshoot software/system defects. Document steps to reproduce issues.
• Execute SQL queries and perform data analysis to verify testing.
• Interface professionally with internal and external customers in a team environment.
• Contribute to documentation packages for training and other purposes.
• Promotion of a culture of quality within the engineering department.
• Perform other tasks and duties as required by manager.