QA Tester

Job ID: 791635

Position: Technical Software Specialist

Client: DWS

Location: 1 Commerce Way, Little Rock, AR 72202

Duration: 6 Months

Job Description:

• This position will particularly focus on improving batch reporting and processing ensuring that all requirements are thoroughly worked through and documented correcting issues created by moving to cloud-based environments and further implementing updated interfaces for the public.
• This role supports the Software Quality Assurance / UAT and DWS IT teams by performing a variety of tasks to ensure software products meet quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Testing and Validation: Manual and automated software testing. This includes executing test cases, identifying bugs, and logging defects with clear and concise details.
• Organization and Planning: Organize testing schedules, track project activities, and ensure that testing artifacts, such as test plans and test results, are well-documented and maintained.
• Deployment Support: Deployment of software by helping with pre- and post-deployment checks and collaborating with development and operations teams to ensure smooth transitions.
• Communication: Communicates testing status, issues, and results to team members and other stakeholders.
• Output Comparison: Conducts comparisons of software outputs against expected results or against previous versions to identify and report discrepancies.

Skills Required:

• Leading, planning, execution, and delivery of complex software modernization projects
• Experience capturing system requirements and guiding UAT preparation
• Experience managing system enhancements and module integrations to expand functionality
• Experience with all facets of State Government Workforce Services Systems