Sr. QA Analyst (Remote)

ABOUT SUSAN. G KOMEN

Susan G. Komen brings a 100% virtual working environment, and you can work anywhere within the U.S. We are a force united by a promise to end breast cancer forever. For over 40 years, we've led the way funding groundbreaking research, community health initiatives and advocacy programs in local communities across the U.S. Susan G. Komen is the ONLY organization that addresses breast cancer on multiple fronts such as research, community health, global outreach, and public policy initiatives to make the biggest impact against this disease.

Komen strives to have a culture of passionate, growth-minded professionals who thrive in a team environment, and work collaboratively to inspire greatness in others! We take an ongoing approach to ensure open communication from all levels throughout the organization. It's encouraged to give and receive feedback to ensure two-way accountability with a focus on continual improvement both personally and professionally!

What you will be doing in the role of a Senior QA Analyst

Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst performs testing activities of all the systems and applications within the Komen Platform & Engineering department, including vendor shared service platforms. Participates in all phases of SDLC, from Requirement analysis to Deployment/Maintenance. You will support testing needs for the Komen Health Cloud and other innovative Komen Mission products. As a Sr. QA Analyst, you will work hands-on to introduce, maintain, and execute testing methods & techniques, ensure there is comprehensive ongoing automation efforts with total focus on product quality and regulatory compliance.

The right individual will be a proactive, self-starter who will work closely with the entire project team to review the overall functional and non-functional requirements, while keeping a user's perspective in mind. Activities in this role will include analyzing non-functional requirements and technical designs, translating functional requirements into test cases, and identifying defects and driving them to resolution. Ideally, you will possess a drive for thinking creatively to resolve complex problems and enjoy contributing to solutions regardless of their functional role within a project team. Great attention to detail is a must along with a high degree of passion for testing software.

The candidate will be required to collaborate with partners, internal teams and business leaders alike to create strategically sound target state architecture & solutioning documents with emphasis on organization-wide reuse and convergence.

What you will bring to the table

• Work in Agile based projects and participate in all agile ceremonies.
• Work closely with Business teams and development to understand business requirements and technical specifications.
• Assist Product Owners/Managers in writing Acceptance Criteria(s).
• Efficiently create test plan for Komen features/products
• Create and execute detailed test cases for websites, applications, and processes using Test management tool.
• Test Data management.
• Serve as a coordinator for all testing activities on a project, including test plans written by others.
• Coordinate the testing scope with QA resources at offshore.
• Works with business owner(s) to establish and maintain a consistent test methodology and to resolve questions during the testing process.
• Drive improvement in test coverage and test effectiveness while mentoring junior team member.
• Report and track software bugs. Participate in planning and directing quality assurance schedules and assignments, and monitoring project status in comparison to cost/time projections.
• Manage testing efforts across varied projects and tasks under tight deadlines and ensure timely delivery of project.
• Organize, plan, and report with accuracy on the progress of testing as well as the readiness to deploy via Test Management tool.
• Demo the functionality to Business, Architects and Project management team.
• Recommend improvements to both product and QA process.
• Research new products and industry methodologies and provides input in the development of new concepts, techniques, and testing standards.

We already know you will also have

• 7 - 10 years' experience and a minimum of a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a closely related field.
• Strong understanding of software development and testing processes.
• Experience developing detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases.
• Strong ability to document test cases, as well as the results of the test cases.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work within a team of technical and non-technical individuals.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects.
• A drive to mentor junior engineers and develop their skills.
• Logical and critical thinker and strong problem solver.
• Manages own time effectively to perform the role and deliver tasks.
• Experience with test management tools
• Knowledge of SQL, with experience preparing & execute SQL queries.

We would love if you also have

• SDLC and Cloud computing technologies (AWS, Azure etc.)
• Knowledge of API testing (Postman or similar)
• Experience with web technologies including WordPress, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and related.
• Salesforce application experience

So, what's in it for you?

Komen believes in the importance of taking care of our employees so that in turn they can be committed to supporting our critical mission to support those impacted by breast cancer and to help find cures. This is what Komen provides away from the computer:

• Competitive salary 60k - 85k annually, exact compensation ranges are based on various factors including but not limited to the labor market, job level, internal equity, and budget. Offers given will take into consideration the candidate's skills, education, experience, geographic location and other necessary credentials.
• Health, dental, vision and a retirement plan with a 6% employer match
• Generous Paid Time Off Plan
• Flexible work arrangement in a fully remote working environment
• Bi-weekly work from home stipend
• Parental leave
• Tuition Reimbursement
• A culture of learning and development
• And so much more!

Komen provides a remote and/or home-based working environment for all active employees. Komen defines remote as the ability to work from any physical location within the U.S. where an employee can perform specified work duties without disruption or distraction. Komen defines home-based roles as positions that are required to reside in a specific market. Work schedules for both remote and home based are determined by the organizational needs of each department.

Susan G. Komen is fair and equal in all its employment practices for persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability, veteran status, or sexual orientation. Additionally, we embrace Diverse Teams & Perspective, and we find strength in the diversity of cultural backgrounds, ideas, and experiences.

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