About us: At Octave we take great pride in serving the government mission and the citizens of our country. We provide digital services to the US government including agile software development, human centered design, cloud services, data analytics, AI/ML/RPA. We are a purpose-driven organization that puts employees first. We support a work culture that is fun, friendly and creative. The Role: We are seeking a meticulous and experienced Quality Analyst to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of both the software development life cycle (SDLC) and the software testing life cycle (STLC), with hands-on experience in both manual and automated testing methodologies. This position requires in-person work, with the work location based in Brooklyn, New York. Responsibilities: Initiate and implement testing Identify user stories and translate them into Test cases as required Create Test cases vs. RTM Matrix against the user stories to support application development Ensure that the application development is according to the quality assurance standards Execute Integration test cases covering all integration points with other applications Coordinate defect triage calls with design and development team. Coordinate with UAT team on UAT test strategy, and UAT test data. Coordinate UAT defect triage calls with UAT team Help team with performance testing Identify test automation scenarios Facilitate Postproduction verification for various releases Provide Management Reporting and Information dissemination Analyze and document current systems and processes as currently implemented. Make recommendations for improvements based on client feedback Work directly with business stakeholders, clients, designers, developers, and engineers to coordinate the building of applications to spec and on time Managing QA team activities – QA effort estimations, task allocations, creation of QA status JIRA dashboards and reports, facilitating QA signoff on meeting the defined exit criteria Qualifications: Minimum 4 Years Experience with QA Methodology and QA Validations to ensure the Quality Assurance Control. Expertise in QA process well acquainted with all phases of SDLC and STLC and had experience in testing very complicated applications. Hands-on Experience in Agile Scrum and Waterfall Software Development Lifecycle. Minimum 4 Years Expertise in working with Selenium Web Driver using TestNG java framework. Expertise in writing Java script in Eclipse IDE and expertise in inheritance, concatenation and all OOPS concept. Hands-on Experience on developing a framework using a design pattern - Page Object Model. Minimum 4 Years Experience in testing Middleware technologies Web Services (SOAP, REST) Testing using SOAPUI. Good experience in validating XML and XML Schema, XML Parser. Worked on cross browser IE, Firefox and Chrome Driver. Hands-on experience in writing own CSS Selectors, Xpath expressions to identify web elements. Techniques to automate Ajax calls, Child Windows and IFrames. Minimum 4 Years Hands-on experience Working with TestNG for Automation testing Reports. Hands-on experience on Working with Jenkins for Automation continue integration, job scheduling and configuration. Extensive experience GITLAB as version control tool. Experience in Performance testing using JMETER, LOADRUNNER. Strong written, verbal and collaboration skills Benefits: Comprehensive Health insurance with Medical, Dental and Vision coverage 401K retirement plan with immediate vesting of employer match Paid Time Off (PTO) Short Term Disability - Fully funded by employer Basic Life Insurance - Fully funded by employer Hiring practices: Octave Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We participate in E-Verify.
