QA Engineer II (Temporary)

JOB REQUISITIONQA Engineer II (Temporary)LOCATIONSAN RAMONJOB DESCRIPTIONRobert Half is seeking a QA Engineer II who will design and execute test cases against various Protiviti and RHI software products. Reviews requirements, designs documentation, test approach, and test plan, provides estimates, and collaborates with business and development teams to ensure delivery of a technically appropriate, high quality solution. Works closely with remote testers at vendor location and off-site developers. Provides technical guidance to IT Vertical and Business teams regarding QS processes, tools, and methodologies in order to establish and maintain an effective and efficient culture.This is a temporary positionSpecific responsibilities include:

Design/maintain test plans including cycles, cases/conditions, expected results and requirement mapping.

Execute and validate test cases/scripts and identify discrepancies of actuals versus expected.

Ensure best practices are followed by all test team members on project associated with testing process and documentation.

Identify and facilitate defect resolution with functional and technical groups.

Prepare daily and weekly status reports on progress against work plan, including risks and issues.

Monitor test progress across pre-defined test exit criteria.

Create final test summary report including lesson learned.

Provide leadership and work guidance to less experienced test engineers.

Coordinate the activities of other testing resources across the QS organization

Provide accurate effort estimates for project test effort

Prepare and update test work plans after each project phase.

Delineate team tasks as associated with overall testing effort and understand dependencies/entry criteria to start test case design.

Define test approach to ensure common framework and identify issues for test planning and execution.

Work with the engineering leads/business analysts to understand project architecture, business requirements, functional requirements to devise an appropriate test strategy.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience

6+ years of related experience required

Intermediate experience with software test planning, execution and validation, including expertise with various testing tools and methods (SQL, Quick Test Professional, Quality Center).

Intermediate experience in test environment managements, test collaboration, tools selection and implementation in a medium to large company with a global environment.

Thorough familiarity with business process and data flow identification and documentation.

Intermediate experience testing application interfaces and data conversion.

Intermediate experience focusing on a specific application/technology

Solid understanding of hardware architectures.

Experience with coding preferred.

Experienced with industry standard code review practices.

ISTQB Testing Fundamentals

Thorough knowledge of the overall application development life cycle.

Ability to conduct test planning and execution with off-site resources

Demonstrated ability to understand and interpret business acumen

Capable of balancing multiple priorities and remain flexible in a changing environment

Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.

Ability to demonstrate professional judgment with the ability to appropriately influence others as needed

Excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.

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To apply:You may apply for this position by email or regular mail. Please send your cover letter and resume to:By email:corporaterecruiting@roberthalf.comBy mail:Corporate StaffingRobert Half2613 Camino RamonSan Ramon, CA 94583-9128JOB LOCATIONCA SAN RAMON CORPADDITIONAL LOCATIONFounded in 1948, Robert Half is the world’s first and largest specialized staffing agency. We believe working happy is the only way to work. We’ve made it our mission to help people find fulfilling jobs and companies build happy, productive teams.Robert Half has been recognized as one of FORTUNE’s “Most Admired Companies” every year since 1998.Whether you're an experienced staffing professional or looking to transition your industry expertise to a fulfilling new career, apply today!