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Short Description:  Develops, publishes, and implements test plans. Writes and maintains test automation. Evaluates, recommends, and implements automated test tools and strategies.
Complete Description:  Years of Experience:7-10 years of experience in the field.
Job Description:Seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Analyst to assist with a series of innovative strategic initiatives for the Michigan Department of Education (MDE), Division of Accountability Services (DAS). The initiatives include the development of new assessments and process improvements to existing assessments.  These assessments include Early Literacy, State Summative, Michigan Merit, Students with Disabilities, and English Learners.  This development will also include a comprehensive Educational Assessment Reporting and Accountability Program to provide timely measurement and reporting of educational assessment results.  The person in this role will work closely with business users and the internal and external project teams to analyze business requirements in order to create project test scenarios and provide feedback on the actual system implementation of the business logic. You will create test plans, test cases, and will participate in user acceptance testing to ensure that the highest quality products are released to production.  Projected tasks are:• Design, document and execute test procedures• Conduct test entry reviews and record and document test results• Manage all aspects of User Acceptance Testing• Participate in business requirements documentation reviews to extract test scenarios• Ensure that testing activities allow applications to meet business requirements and systems goals, fulfill end-user requirements, and identify existing or potential issues.• Work closely with the Projects Group to replicate customer issues and application use cases
Evaluates and tests new or modified software programs and software development procedures used to verify that programs function according to user requirements and conform to establishment guidelines: Writes, revises, and verifies quality standards and test procedures for program design and product evaluation to attain quality of software economically and efficiently. Reviews new or modified program, including documentation, diagram, and flow chart, to determine if program will perform according to user request and conform to guidelines. Recommends program improvements or corrections to programmers. Reviews computer operating log to identify program processing errors. Enters instructions into computer to test program for validity of results, accuracy, reliability, and conformance to establishment standards. Observes computer monitor screen during program test to detect error codes or interruption of program and corrects errors. Identifies differences between establishment standards and user applications and suggests modifications to conform to standards. Sets up tests at request of user to locate and correct program operating error following installation of program. Conducts compatibility tests with vendor-provided programs. Monitors program performance after implementation to prevent reoccurrence of program operating problems and ensure efficiency of operation. Writes documentation to describe program evaluation, testing, and correction. May evaluate proposed software or software enhancement for feasibility. May develop utility program to test, track, and verify defects in software program. May write programs to create new procedures or modify existing procedures. May train software program users.
•Develops, publishes, and implements test plans. Writes and maintains test automation. Evaluates, recommends, and implements automated test tools and strategies. Develops, maintains, and upgrades automated test scripts and architectures for application products. Also writes, implements, and reports status for system test cases for testing. Analyzes test cases and provides regular progress reports. Participates in the testing process through test review and analysis, test witnessing and certification of software.

SkillRequired / DesiredAmountof ExperienceMicrosoft SQL Server / T-SQL direct hands-on experience with ad hoc query programsRequired5YearsData analysis, data verification, and problem-solving abilitiesRequired5YearsAbility to communicate test progress, test results, and other relevant information to project stakeholders and managementRequired5YearsStrong knowledge of system testing best practices and methodologiesRequired5YearsProficiency with all MS Office and Visio applicationsRequired5YearsKnowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle and related methodologies (e.g. CMMI, Agile, or other industry standard)Required5YearsDirect experience in overseeing the design, development, and implementation of quality assurance standards for software testingRequired7Years