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Project Description
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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
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