Blue Spire

Software development through customer interactions

Quality Assurance Analyst

Manual & Functional QAConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timePhoenix, AZ, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science or Management Information Systems, or equivalent experience in related roles.
Five years of software testing experience, including regression, integration, load, and performance testing.
Two years of experience in a Software Quality Assurance role.
Experience writing black-box and graphical user interface test cases, designing risk-mitigation tests, and helping business experts define requirements.
Experience with enterprise systems and knowledge of the education system.
At least one year of experience with scripting languages such as JavaScript, open-source test tools, commercial test-tool scripting languages, or programming in any language.
Knowledge of and experience with Team Foundation Server, Microsoft Test, and test automation.
Experience collaborating with programmers and business experts.
Experience with context-based, exploratory, or scenario testing.
Experience testing web services.
Extensive backend testing experience, including data mapping, extract, transform, and load processes, and writing complex SQL and stored procedures.
Ability to work as part of a self-directed team with daily task coordination.
Demonstrated ability to use discretion and make sound decisions.
Ability to work in a collaborative and distributed team environment.
Ability to work with minimal direction while proactively informing management of project-related issues.
Ability to work under pressure.
Ability to respectfully question ideas and share a point of view.

Responsibilities

Develop, execute, and implement test plans, test cases, and test scripts for applications built on a .NET application platform.
Write, publish, and maintain test plans, test cases, and test scripts.
Publish and communicate test results and test-plan status.
Work closely and collaboratively with cross-functional Development, Project Management, and Operations teams.
Participate in functional, regression, user acceptance, and load testing.
Provide resource analysis and planning for the testing effort.
Coordinate with the Information Technology department to ensure required test platforms are available.
Review processes for compliance.
Design and maintain test data for projects.
Participate in software design discussions, reviews, and test strategy sessions.
Integrate test specifications into design specifications.
Establish test metrics as required by Quality Assurance standards.
Ensure builds in various environments are acceptable.
Install, configure, and use tools to automate functional testing.

Job Description

Imagine designing world-class online educational experiences for hundreds of
thousands of K-12 students, teachers, parents, and school staff in
Arizona. The Arizona Department of Education is creating award-winning
educational web applications and you can contribute to our success by
crafting the very best user interfaces using the bleeding-edge web
technologies.

Position Summary:

The QA Analyst develops and executes software test plans to identify

software problems and their causes. This individual works closely with

developers, product/ project managers and other team members to define,

prioritize and communicate testing requirements, test results and the

status of QA related tasks relevant to the completion of a

product/project to ensure the goals and objectives are met. QA Analyst

must be able to guide the organization through an evolution from manual

testing to automate testing as the product line grows. Essential skills

and experience include an intermediate level of SQL skills (will be

tested in interview); test automation experience with Selenium (years of

experience undefined, but candidate should be able to evaluate testing

to suggest candidate tests for automation and use Selenium to develop

automation scripts); deep knowledge and interest in object oriented

programming.

Responsibilities:

Develop, execute and implement test plans, test cases and test scripts for applications built upon a .NET application platform
Write, publish and maintain test plans, test cases and test scripts•
Publish and communicate test results and test plan status•
Work closely/collaboratively with cross-functional teams (Development, PM, Operations)•
Participate in all aspects of functional, regression, user acceptance and load testing•
Provide resource analysis and planning for the test effort•
Co-ordinate with the IT department to ensure required test platforms are available•
Review processes for compliance•
Design and maintain test data for projects•
Participate in software design discussions, reviews and test strategy sessions•
Integrate test specifications into design specifications•
Establish test metrics as required by the QA Standards•
Ensure builds into the various environments are acceptable•
Install, configure and use tools to automate functional testing.

Qualifications

Requirements•

BS Degree CS or MIS or equivalent experience in related roles•
Five (5) years software testing experience with regression testing, integration testing, load and performance testing•
Two (2) years in a Software Quality Assurance role•
Experience writing black box and GUI test cases, designing tests to
mitigate risks and helping business experts define requirements•
Experience with Enterprise and knowledge of the education system•
At least one year of experience with scripting languages (JavaScrip),
and/or open source test tools(Fit, FitNesse, Canoo WebTest, HtmlUnit or
others) and/or commercial test tool scripting languages and/or
programming in any language•
Knowledge of and experience with TFS and MS Test and test automation•
Experience collaborating with programmers and business experts•
Experience in context-based, exploratory, or scenario testing•
Experience with testing of web services•
Extensive backend testing, understands data mapping, ETL and write complex SQL/Procs•
Ability to work as part of a self-directed team, in which tasks are
determined on a daily basis in coordination with co-workers, rather than
being assigned•
Demonstrated ability to use discretion and make sound decisions•
Ability to excel in a collaborative and distributed team environment•
Ability to work with a minimal amount of direction while being
pro-active in keeping their management informed of project related
issues•
Ability to work under pressure•
Ability to respectfully question ideas and share a point of view .

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

About the Company

Blue Spire

Software development through customer interactions

Blue Spire designs and builds software by prioritizing direct, ongoing collaboration with customers. Teams gather feedback through regular conversations, demos, and iterations, turning customer input into concrete requirements and rapidly prototyping solutions. The company’s approach centers on turning user needs into working software, rather than relying on isolated specs or guesswork. Blue Spire differentiates itself by treating customer interactions as a core part of the development process and using that feedback loop to guide prioritization and quality. The goal is to deliver reliable software that aligns with real user problems and delivers tangible value through strong relationships and clear communication.

Company size: Not listed
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Tallahassee, FL
Founded: 2006

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