Temporary Sr. Quality Assurance Software Tester
Gaithersburg, MD

Job Description

The Temporary Sr. Quality Assurance (QA) Software Tester is responsible for creating and conducting end-to-end test plans to ensure desired functionality, performance, reliability, stability and compatibility for various Learning Without Tears applications.

Job Duties

* Review functional and design specifications to ensure full understanding of individual deliverables.
* Develop, document and maintain detailed manual functional test cases and other test artifacts.
* Work with developers and project managers to coordinate work tasks and verify application functionality and usability.
* Implement and evaluate manual or automated test cases and report test results.
* Identify and escalate potential quality issues per defined process to the team.
* Isolate, replicate, and report defects and verify defect fixes.
* Implement existing automation scripts and assist in developing new scripts.
* Be a strong advocate for quality on the team.

Required Education/Skills

* BS or BA degree in Computer Science or related field or recent college graduate.
* 3+ years of QA technical experience or aptitude to quickly assume quality assurance skills.
* Ability to learn new tools, technologies and processes.
* Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
* Experience with creating and executing queries for SQL and non-SQL databases.
* Understands and implements test plans from specifications or verbal communications.
* Strong verbal and written communication skills.
* Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle multiple projects at once while completing quality work on a timely basis.
* Ability to work both independently and with a team.
* Good interpersonal skills in dealing with staff.
* Ability to excel in a rapidly changing environment.
* Experience in automation testing using Selenium preferred.
* Excellent attention to detail.
* Ability to sit for long periods of time; ability to access, input, and retrieve information from the computer.
* Ability to work a flexible schedule including nights and weekends.