Funtional Tester

Funtional Tester
Boston, MA
Contract Role

Roles and Responsibilities:
¿ Understanding business requirements and defining test strategies/plan for applications.
¿ Develop and maintain Test plan, Test cases, Test data, Test backups and other SQA artifacts.
¿ Expertise in executing Test scripts via Automation tools.
¿ Conduct smoke/sanity test using Automation for test readiness.
¿ Identify regression cases and participate in developing test suites
¿ Perform Integration, Regression, Compatibility and User acceptance testing phases.
¿ Development utilities to enable QA efficiencies
¿ Participate in daily Agile standups, iteration planning, product demos and application walkthroughs.
¿ Maintaining and tracking the test deliverables in test management tool.
¿ Collaborate with business and development team in delivering the work items without ambiguity.
¿ Replicating the production defects in lower environments.

Competency:
¿ Candidate should have prior Functional Testing experience
o Minimum 7+ years (For Onshore)
o Minimum 4+ years (For Offshore)
¿ Prior work experience in Capital Markets/Financial domain is a must.
¿ Strong Functional and Application testing skillset.
¿ Ability to review and understand complex concepts at a detailed level
¿ Expertise in creating and maintaining Test sets for complex application workflows.
¿ Proficiency with different Automation tools
¿ Capability of executing test cases via automation tools is preferable.
¿ Experience of working in distributed team environment.
¿ Good problem solving, communication, interpersonal and analytical skills.
¿ Knowledge in writing SQL queries.
¿ Proficiency with VB scripting, Java and Java Scripting will be an added advantage.
¿ Strong Practical experience using Scrum, Agile modelling, and adaptive software development.
¿ Hands on experience with Test Management tools and Defect Tracking tools like Jira, RTC, ALM etc.
¿ Capability to multi-task and to take appropriate initiatives for client success.

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