Tuesday 15 May 2012

Test Engineer @ Reston, VA, United States

            Test Engineer
             Location : Reston, VA, United States
            Duration :01+ Year (Contract)


Project Description :     
Strong unix, sql, shell integration, system and end to end testing-have to really understand. Development of sql would be ideal. Not functional tester. Need process flow testing. Concerned about how vendor delivering data feeds and how validating and process checkpoints on data to make sure process and each step is tested. Team: 3 perm and 2 contractors. Exp with multiple backend systems transforming data and feeding out.



                 
POSITION SUMMARY


The Operations Test Engineer, as a member of the Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT) team, focuses on operational testing, validation, and acceptance of all code and infrastructure component deliveries to College Board production environments. This individual will perform integration, vendor, and end-to-end tests, will support acceptance testing in the OAT environment and support any College Board products requiring this type of testing. The Operations Test Engineer will report to the Director, Operations Testing within Operational Support Services

The Operations Test Engineer will work with the Director, Operations Testing and the other Operations Test Engineers in the planning and execution of Operations Acceptance Test (OAT) cycles for new releases including test scenario creation, test data setup, test execution, and validation. The Operations Test Engineer will also support patch testing activities and other operational activities, such as operational data loads, in the OAT environment. The Operations Test Engineer will also be responsible for working with the rest of the OAT team to ensure that the operations testing environment or other applicable testing environments are prepared and available in time for scheduled activities. This may include a review of the bill of materials, generated by BT/Shared Services for deployments to the OAT or other production-like testing environment. The ideal candidate must be an experienced tester and technical in nature, as well as a self-starter who communicates well and works well with other technical folks and business owners.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES

Prepare and execute test cases in collaboration with business owners to ensure that the operational and vendor integration aspects of a software release are properly validated and ready for production.
Create a repository of reusable test scenarios and cases for each business or operational process requirement.
Execute manual and automated test scenarios and cases.
Develop automation scripts or tools, using either commercial automation tools or programming languages such as, Perl, C++, or Java, to create test data for each operational testing cycle, regression testing, and reference data validation.
Support testing efforts, such as environment shakeout, validating reference data feeds, and providing database validations.
Create automated test scripts for post deployment validations in Production or OAT.
Use PL/SQL and other tools for data setup, validation, and troubleshooting issues.
Enter all defects in Rational ClearQuest. Ensure that the impact of defects is clear and the priority is correct.
Work with BT to troubleshoot defects and to identify solutions to issues.
Collaborate with the BT Quality Assurance group on testing efforts.
Participate in additional environment requirements and test cycle planning activities.
Coordinate OAT or other testing environment changes with business owners including upgrades, data refreshes, and any other deployments
Communicate progress on testing efforts and defects to OAT team and the rest of the Operations group.
Work closely with vendors on testing efforts.
Support User Acceptance and Operational Acceptance testing efforts, by reviewing test scenarios, preparing the test environment and data, validating reference feeds and database validations.


Required Skills--SQL, Unix, Process Design, Visio
Preferred Skills:--Java



Shweta Kodukula,
Talent Acquisition
Avi Technologies
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