Quality Specialist II

Job Description:Seeking an experienced Quality Specialist II professional, who will be the k ey individual contributor to Quality Assurance (QA) project teams within Emerging solutions and Shared Services teams at Bank of America at either the Newark, DE or Addison, TX location site. Responsibilities include: - Works with project teams to ensure standard quality practices/processes are followed. - Conducts end-to-end testing on applications and technology, to ensure that business, technical, functional requirements are being met. - Designs and Executes test scripts based upon test strategy/plans in an effort to identify defects prior to production. Tests may be manual, automated or both. - Assists with data management. - Responsible for ensuring on time completion of all required testing deliverable - Responsible to expose and mitigate operational risk relative to the execution of the system test plans. - Effective at working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment managing multiple competing priorities. - Uses time management skills to drive multiple project deliverables within a fast paced environment. - Provides verbal and written executive status updates to key stakeholders. - Ensures that any risks associated with the agreed test strategy and the system test plan are clearly documented and described to the clients/users and colleagues. - Manages all risks associated with the testing and takes preventative action when any risks become unacceptable. - Plans, arranges and facilitates meetings, workgroups, and communications with stakeholders during test planning and throughout subsequent development and testing activities. Required Skills:- Must have at least 3 years of Automation work experience using automation tools beyond recording features; ex. TOSCA and /or Selenium advanced coding methods expected.- Must have a QA background with strong analytical skills, ability to decompose requirements into testable cases covering positive, negative, variety of data scenarios.- Experience in testing backend services, integrations with upstream / downstream systems.- Development / automation coding expertise a plus with demonstration of technical skills; specific technology is not important as most QA can move between different types of applications- SME expertise in Web service testing. This includes strong understanding of XML schema, tools that support testing web service interface, JSON.- SME SQL skills including complex query writing, ability to review schema to gain understanding of database structure, ability to use variety of SQL tools to accomplish required testing- Claims domain knowledge- Ability to work in a fast paced environment to drive Quality goals while meeting aggressive delivery deadlines- Knowledgeable on the principles of test management and testing process- Excellent communication skills, written and oralDesired Skills:- Experience in Claims workflow process.- Experience with Application Lifestyle Management (ALM) to manage testing and test reporting- Experience with JIRA- Experience testing within an Agile development lifecycle- Experience with Agile Central (Rally)Shift:1st shift (United States of America)Hours Per Week:40Learn more about this role