The Senior QA Engineer works with Architects, Developers, DBAs, Product Managers, Project Managers and others to help ensure high quality and timely delivery on multiple implementation projects of varying sizes and complexities.  The Senior QA Engineer plans, schedules and executes manual and automated testing throughout the development cycle and during periodic releases.  Throughout the project, the Senior QA Engineer communicates frequently with team members regarding quality status, and helps to resolve project problems and issues to ensure the highest degree of customer satisfaction.  The Senior QA Engineer will have broad experience in many aspects of software quality, and expertise in some.  The successful candidates will have a passion for quality, and the drive to accomplish their goals.

Essential Duties & Tasks:

·    Assist in scoping, planning and scheduling QA activities for various projects

·    Develop and execute testing strategies and plans for multiple products and projects

·    Assist the Development team in assessing and improving testability of the system

·    Work with developers and support personnel to identify and correct defects

·    Utilize various functional and load testing tools as appropriate, in order to automate the execution of
    complex test cases

·    Write and track Bug Reports as problems are found and corrected

·    Participate in periodic release activities

·    Provide QA expertise for more junior members of the QA team

·    Work with the Engineering team to brainstorm and test new ideas

·    Investigate and assess emerging web and software technologies

 Knowledge of Industry, Product & Technology:

·         Minimum of 5-8 years QA experience in a fast-paced, commercial software environment
      emphasizing Windows

·         Experience in manual and automated testing of back-end systems

·         Experience in testing data feeds and data transformations on large data sets

·         Experience in testing database applications, particularly Oracle and SQL Server

·         Experience with XML

·         Experience in the financial services sector a plus

 Education & Other Qualifications:

·    Bachelors degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or related field

·    Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

·    Excellent oral and written communication skills

·    Strong time management skills

·    Strong interpersonal skills

·    Ability to work independently as well as contribute in a team environment

·    Creative problem-solving skills

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