Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer
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Confidential
in Irvine, California
posted by Search Firm
Published at 01-23-2012
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Are you a highly talented and motivated professional that enjoys taking your career to the next level? Does the thought of working on enterprise technology that is used by major retailers and throughout the supply chain peak your interest? If so, then I have the perfect match for you. As a seasoned professional, you will be responsible for testing RFID technology which provides real time store inventory visibility regardless of whether the item is in a backroom, misplaced within a shelf or in an incorrect zone within a store. Join our wining team, as we begin to replace the UPC barcode with item level history and intelligence via article level RFID.
Job Description
• Partners with developers, testers, product management in developing test strategies, test plans, and test cases
• Bring a strong sense of talent, determination in quickly acquiring a working knowledge of our business and testing processes
• Interface with development team in developing highly readable and well documented bugs which can be easily reproduced
• Demonstrate drive in creating best practices and advocate these amongst the team
• Develop new methods of testing multiple branches of code which increase the team’s overall testing velocity
• Develop automation using both home grown tools, freeware, and commercial ones (Test Partner)
• Participate in requirements/design/code/test plan reviews and assist with scheduling and planning
• Evangelize quality at every step of the QA process, but also understand the pragmatics of getting out a release on time
Required Skills/Experience
• 5+ years experience in manual and automated testing in the following areas:
o GUI based applications, client server, web applications
o N-tier architectures utilizing backend relational databases
o Enterprise based testing featuring distributed processing, collection and synchronization of data to a centralized repository
• Precise documentation skills with attention to detail and nuances
• Strong problem analysis and problem solving skills with the ability to do root cause analysis
• Expert in determining the: testing process, test coverage, and test cases
• Successfully document defects in a manner which is well understood by our development partners
• Good understanding of TCP/IP networking, including: LHOST, DHCP, DNS, and WINS
• Working knowledge of 32/64 bit Windows Server (2003, 7) and UNIX (Suse Linux preferred)
• Highly capable in querying records in MS SQL and MySQL
• Working knowledge of J2EE, JBOSS, Websphere, MQ Series, and DB2
• Exposure to retail store inventory or supply chain management (including forward and reverse logistics) is highly desirable
• Ability to work under time constraints, be flexible and have a “can do” attitude in working with cross functional teams is highly desirable
Tools and Technologies used in this environment
Operating Systems
• VM Linux 32 bit, 64 bit
• VM Windows 2003 server, 32 bit, 64 bit
• VM Windows 7, 32 bit, 64 bit (compatibility testing)
• VM Windows XP, 64 bit (compatibility testing)
Application Server
• Jboss V 4.2.3
Messaging
• JMS
• Websphere, MQ
Database
• MySQL
• SQL Server 2005
• SQL Server 2003 (compatibility testing)
• DB2
Testing Tools
• Serena - Team Track (Bug/Defect Lifecycle system)
• Micro Strategy - QA Director (Test Cases, Test Steps)
• Micro Strategy - Test Partner (Automation)
Types of Testing
• Localization Testing
• Installation Testing
• Multiple Branches
• Functional Testing (front and back end comparisons)
• Enterprise/Scenario based testing
• Windows CE Mobile
• Web Based Testing
Job Description
• Partners with developers, testers, product management in developing test strategies, test plans, and test cases
• Bring a strong sense of talent, determination in quickly acquiring a working knowledge of our business and testing processes
• Interface with development team in developing highly readable and well documented bugs which can be easily reproduced
• Demonstrate drive in creating best practices and advocate these amongst the team
• Develop new methods of testing multiple branches of code which increase the team’s overall testing velocity
• Develop automation using both home grown tools, freeware, and commercial ones (Test Partner)
• Participate in requirements/design/code/test plan reviews and assist with scheduling and planning
• Evangelize quality at every step of the QA process, but also understand the pragmatics of getting out a release on time
Required Skills/Experience
• 5+ years experience in manual and automated testing in the following areas:
o GUI based applications, client server, web applications
o N-tier architectures utilizing backend relational databases
o Enterprise based testing featuring distributed processing, collection and synchronization of data to a centralized repository
• Precise documentation skills with attention to detail and nuances
• Strong problem analysis and problem solving skills with the ability to do root cause analysis
• Expert in determining the: testing process, test coverage, and test cases
• Successfully document defects in a manner which is well understood by our development partners
• Good understanding of TCP/IP networking, including: LHOST, DHCP, DNS, and WINS
• Working knowledge of 32/64 bit Windows Server (2003, 7) and UNIX (Suse Linux preferred)
• Highly capable in querying records in MS SQL and MySQL
• Working knowledge of J2EE, JBOSS, Websphere, MQ Series, and DB2
• Exposure to retail store inventory or supply chain management (including forward and reverse logistics) is highly desirable
• Ability to work under time constraints, be flexible and have a “can do” attitude in working with cross functional teams is highly desirable
Tools and Technologies used in this environment
Operating Systems
• VM Linux 32 bit, 64 bit
• VM Windows 2003 server, 32 bit, 64 bit
• VM Windows 7, 32 bit, 64 bit (compatibility testing)
• VM Windows XP, 64 bit (compatibility testing)
Application Server
• Jboss V 4.2.3
Messaging
• JMS
• Websphere, MQ
Database
• MySQL
• SQL Server 2005
• SQL Server 2003 (compatibility testing)
• DB2
Testing Tools
• Serena - Team Track (Bug/Defect Lifecycle system)
• Micro Strategy - QA Director (Test Cases, Test Steps)
• Micro Strategy - Test Partner (Automation)
Types of Testing
• Localization Testing
• Installation Testing
• Multiple Branches
• Functional Testing (front and back end comparisons)
• Enterprise/Scenario based testing
• Windows CE Mobile
• Web Based Testing

