Senior Software Application Tester

HORUS Technology Solutions is looking for a Senior Software Application Tester to join our team.  

The Senior Software Application Tester role will perform manual and automated testing and will review and provide feedback for business requirements documentation, web content, and user documentation. Work closely with the business analyst and development teams to fully understand business requirements and ensure delivered code meets the requirements. 

A top candidate would be very client focused. To be a strong team player you must be proactive in identifying issues and risks, and work with the client and the team to be a trusted advisor. Another challenge is maintaining an excellent level of current operational support while planning and integrating new enhancements and technologies.

Work Location: 

Remote with some travel to Washington DC area for customer engagement

Citizenship:

• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test procedures for software applications and system interfaces.
• Develop, maintain, and perform manual and automated testing activities (i.e., define scenarios, develop detailed scripts/procedures, map acceptance criteria to scripts, document test results).
• Collaborate with business analyst and development teams to understand business requirements and specifications.
• Execute software regression and new functionality test scripts to identify and document defects, areas for improvement, and validate that acceptance criteria are met.
• Utilize JIRA to track and manage testing activities, defects, and test case execution.
• Work closely with developers to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
• Contribute to test automation efforts by enhancing automated test suites.
• Provide clear and concise status reports on testing progress and results.
• Work closely with Product Managers and Scrum Masters to assess the impacts of functionality being delivered and trace work being executed in upcoming sprints/increments, etc.
• Collaborate with other project team members.
• Work independently and leverage communication expertise.
• Develop or contribute solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity.

• Bachelor's degree in Technology field (or equivalent work experience) and testing certifications.
• At least 5 years of experience with creation of test plans, test cases, test scripts, end-to-end test execution, and documentation of test results.
• Experience with JIRA for test case management and defect tracking.
• At least 5 years of experience in software testing or relevant certifications in software testing.
• At least 5 years of experience with test automation tools, such as Selenium and Katalon Studio.
• At least 5 years of experience with SQL script development, such as Oracle, PostgreSQL.
• At least 5 years of experience with standard testing methodologies, QA processes, software release cycle, test effort estimation, and tracking.
• At least 5 years of experience with Agile methodology.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience with Microsoft Office and ability to create process maps utilizing Visio or other similar software.
• Be able to Work independently and mentor junior testers.