1.18- Business Analyst/QA Analyst

M-Business Analyst/QA Analyst 90466
Phoenix, AZ

Remote for now and then on-site to the extent that we support on-site work (we are 100% remote now and anticipate 1 day every other week in future). If you are not local to Phoenix, AZ you must be willing to relocate to Phoenix, AZ.

Our direct client has an opening for a Business Analyst/QA Analyst 90466. This position is a 6-month contract to start in Phoenix, AZ.

If you are interested, please submit the following: your rate and resume. Rates are $45 W2 or $50 C-C for an independent contractor. You must have an EIN number at the time of hire and must be direct with us; no employers allowed.

Description of Duties:

1. 50% - Develop test plans/scenarios/cases/scripts to ensure appropriate test coverage. Provide direction to developers to implement solutions per requirements. Execute testing based upon documented test cases/scripts and ensure applications tested meet customer-defined business requirements per documented user acceptance criteria. Conduct user acceptance testing with end users to ensure implemented solution meets expectations. Document and track software defects as well as issues with performance and usability.
2. 30% - Identify, evaluate, and document business needs and objectives, operational processes and procedures, problems, and requirements. Understand the business case and gaps in documented business process (as is vs. to be). Perform requirements elicitation/documentation/management, as well as use case documentation (standard, alternate, and error) to assist developers in creation of solutions to meet business objectives. Leverage understanding to document meaningful user acceptance criteria for user stories. Capable of facilitating communication between stakeholders from all levels of the organization while objectively identifying and resolving conflict.
3. 20% - Identify and document processes and procedures related to Business Analysis and Quality Assurance standards, including opportunities for improvement. Prepare release documentation in advance of production deployment. Identify candidates for test automation, document test flow and data requirements/dependencies, and implement using approved tools.

Required Skills:

• Windows Server Experience.
• Intermediate SQL Server/Database Testing Experience (Tables/Views, Stored Procedures).
• Intermediate Test Strategy, Test Data Preparation/Management Experience.
• Intermediate SDLC - Agile (Scrum, Kanban) Experience.
• Intermediate STLC – Agile Testing Experience.
• Intermediate MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) Experience.

Nice-To-Have Skills:

• Database Testing Experience (Indexes, Triggers, SQL Jobs).
• Business Intelligence, ETL, and Reporting Testing Experience (Tableau, SSIS, SSRS).
• Automation Testing Experience (UI – Selenium; Web Services – Postman, SoapUI; Load/performance – Jmeter).
• Intermediate TFS/VSTS/Azure DevOps Experience (Agile lifecycle model, test/defect management).