Senior Analyst, Quality Assurance (Financial Aid Services)

less thanp>iless than/p>less thanh2>About the Role:less than/h2>less thanp>The Senior Analyst, Quality Assurance (aka Test Designer I) will work with Application Development staff in creating and maintaining a robust quality assurance process for testing Clearinghouse applications. The Test Designer I will be working in an Agile/Scrum environment where the focus is on the teamwork and ownership of each project. The ideal candidate will create and maintain manual and automated tests within the Clearinghouse and will act as a quality advocate within their Scrum team and across the Clearinghouse to ensure QA standards and processes as necessary throughout the Agile SDLC.less than/p>less thanh2>How You Contribute:less than/h2>less thanul>less thanli>Work with business partners, product management, and application development to ensure that developed applications and infrastructure changes meet Clearinghouse business needs and deliver business value.less than/li>less thanli>Create and adjust test design strategies, test plans, and test data as needed to meet changing user requirement.less than/li>less thanli>Verify software functionality based on the test strategy and test plans created.less than/li>less thanli>Utilize various software testing methodologies to identify the decision points in the software.less than/li>less thanli>Demonstrate NSCis competencies, which align with our corporateless thanul>less thanli>less thanstrong>Core Competencies include:less than/strong>iCustomer Focus, Optimizes Work Processes, Collaborates, Communicates Effectively, and Be Open and Authentic.less than/li>less thanli>Manager will provide more detail as needed.less than/li>less than/ul>less than/li>less than/ul>less thanp>Position may be required to perform other duties as required. These essential functions are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the job. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.less than/p>less thanh2>What You Bring to the Table:less than/h2>less thanul>less thanli>Bacheloris degree or some equivalent combination of education and experience, including through military service will also be considered.less than/li>less thanli>Proficient in software testing/quality assurance, typically acquired through 8-10 years of experience in a formal testing role.less than/li>less thanli>5+ years of QA SDLC process experience, to include previous experience in test strategy and test plan creation.less than/li>less thanli>2-4 years of experience in testing web-based applications.less than/li>less thanli>2-4 years of experience SQL, with strong understanding of database structure and design, to include advanced SQL language query skillsless thanem>.less than/em>less than/li>less thanli>Demonstrated experience in:less than/li>less than/ul>less thanul>less thanli>less thanul>less thanli>Performing cross-browser compatibility testing.less than/li>less thanli>API/web services testing.less than/li>less thanli>Testing integrated 3rdiparty applications.less than/li>less than/ul>less than/li>less than/ul>less thanul>less thanli>Working within an Agile/Scrum environment.less than/li>less thanli>Experience in planning the implementation of automated test plans and automated testing using either open source or commercial test automation tools.less than/li>less thanli>Knowledge of Database design and usage.less than/li>less thanli>Demonstrated experience with testing data file and job processing on UNIX/Linux server applications.less than/li>less thanli>Must live within a commutable distance of Herndon, VA.less than/li>less than/ul>less thanp>less thanstrong>Additional Desired Requirements:less than/strong>less than/p>less thanul>less thanli>Experience utilizing tools such as Selenium IDE, Selenium Webdriver and API tools (e.g., Rest Assured).less than/li>less thanli>Experience with SauceLabs or other cross browser testing tools.less than/