Job Description:
Responsibilities:

• Participate in business requirements walkthroughs.
• Analyze business requirements documentation including Use Cases and non-functional requirements.
• Contribute to the testing strategy and create systems test plan and test suites (including test cases).
• Analyze test data requirements and create appropriate test data to support the test strategy.
• Execute system and user acceptance tests adhering to HSC Test Methodology.
• Verify actual results meet expected results.
• Examine test databases using SQL.
• Analyze and log test results.
• Document and monitor resolution of system variances using an automated problem management system.
• Provide recommendations to the Project Manager as to the acceptance or rejection of any changed system components.
• Weekly reporting on status, progress, and key issues/concerns as directed by the Project Lead or Sr. Project Manager.
• Transfer skills and knowledge to selected Government staff.

Experience and Skill Set Requirements:
Public Sector Experience:

• Demonstrated experience in developing/testing software applications in alignment with public sector regulations and standards.
• Proven ability to navigate public sector project approval processes and deliver solutions that meet government IT compliance requirements.
• Experience working within public sector environments, ensuring that developed applications meet the specific needs and constraints of government clients.
• Strong understanding of public sector enterprise architecture and the ability to produce technical documentation that adheres to government standards.

Testing Experience:

• Recent (within last year) experience in systems testing.
• Excellent knowledge of system testing methodology, execute system and user acceptance tests.
• Ability to understand and analyze business requirements, and systems response documents, to design and execute test plans to ensure the system functions and meets the business requirements.
• Verify actual results meet expected results.
• Examine test databases using SQL and JCL.
• Analyze and log test results.
• Document and monitor resolution of system variances using an automated problem management system (e.g. Clear Quest).
• Ability to write test plans and test cases that are well-structured, easy to maintain, and easily understood by both developers and business analysts and clients.

Technology Experience:

• Continuous, significant experience as a tester in an MVS/COBOL/DB2 environment
• Significant experience with SQL and JCL.
• Experience with, and understanding of, relational databases.

Analytical Skills:

• Proven and demonstrable troubleshooting and analytical experience.
• Demonstrated excellent problem solving and decision making skills.
• Experience analyzing business requirements documentation including Use Cases and non-functional requirements.
• Experience analyzing test data requirements and create appropriate test data to support the test strategy.

Communication Skills:

• Demonstrated team player with a track record for meeting deadline with strong verbal and written communications skills, interpersonal negotiation skills and consulting skills to engage with all stakeholders.
• Demonstrated success in working productively with business clients, developers, and technical specialists such as DBAs.