QA Engineer II (Contract Talent)

Who We Are

Robert 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.

What You'll Do

• 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.

What You'll Need

• 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.

The typical hourly pay rate for this position is shown below and is negotiable depending upon experience and location.

$36.06 - $53.37

Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, and dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information.

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