What you'll do:
Reporting to the Team Manager, Quality Assurance, this position is responsible to ensure the quality and integrity of new and existing computer applications, and data related to the Crop Insurance program.
Attend design and requirement meetings for assigned projects as QA Lead.
Review project specifications to ensure completeness, consistency, and conformance to policy and procedures and suggest alternatives.
Perform baseline, functional, integration, system and regressiontesting.
Ensure business priorities and risks are considered in all testing activities.
Prepare, document and maintain detailed project andtest plans, projecttest criteria and data according to standards.
Develop and perform risk-based test case selection.
Provide time estimates for the testing phase of projects and identify conflicting priorities.
Execute the test plan and confirm results (printed, displayed, stored) for completeness, accuracy and ease of use.
Set up, maintain and utilize test scripts in the automated test tool.
Write test cases in required format using available documentation and seek out undocumented information when necessary.
Write and optimize queries using SQL databases.
Update regression test cases to reflect changes in systems.
Review and approve the initial production run for the project.
Respond to Service Desk Technicians and end users regarding inquiries and recommend solutions to problems.
Maintain a working knowledge of the corporate computer applications.....