SQA Analyst Job Description

SQA Analyst Job Description

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SQA analyst provides technical support and deliver improvements for automation systems currently in production, such as UiPath Robotic Process Automation, SharePoint workflows, SQL SSIS, and similar automation tools.

SQA Analyst Duties & Responsibilities

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Sample responsibilities for this position include:

Perform SQA tasks as part of an Agile development team by communicating frequently and clearly with team members on product issues, and testing to products with high quality
Perform root cause analysis on discrepancies or defects by reviewing the development code, determine and/or categorize the root cause issues and make recommendations on or present options for how to handle the issue or discrepancy
Interact with developers and end users to develop and execute test strategies for testing of highly complex, high volume web testing initiatives
Design and write tests and test scripts utilizing complex SQL program data comparisons while designing complex business test cases for validation of reporting and end-user data access
Create, edit and update test plans and test cases ensuring complete test coverage, full test documentation for all code to be tested, and appropriate use of test methodology
Validate test data and results by developing appropriate SQL queries and application utilities
Test software releases against requirements or stories utilizing appropriate testing techniques
Document, escalate and follow up on defects per standard processes utilizing ClearQuest, VersionOne or Quality Center as appropriate
Develop, write and execute test plans and scripts for identifying and tracking defects and fixes in product development, software application development, information systems, and operations systems
Interact with developers and end users to develop and execute test strategies for testing of highly complex, high volume, data warehousing initiatives

SQA Analyst Qualifications

Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.

Licensing or Certifications for SQA Analyst

List any licenses or certifications required by the position: ISEB, SQA

Education for SQA Analyst

Typically a job would require a certain level of education.

Employers hiring for the SQA analyst job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Associate Degree in Computer Science, Education, Associates, Computer Sciences, Engineering, Management Information Systems, Software Engineering, Business/Administration, Information Systems, Business

Skills for SQA Analyst

Desired skills for SQA analyst include:

Structured Query Language and relational database structures
Asurion's applications and system integration and is able to understand changes in order to anticipate cross-system
Cross-process impacts
Medical terminology
SQA methodology and previous experience with Oracle/SQL
C# to create
Update automation test scripts
Functional automation tools and performance automation tools
Pharmacy
Agile

Desired experience for SQA analyst includes:

5+ years leading geographically dispersed and off-shore team members in performance and load testing
6+ years leading test activities and encompass all types of performance testing (including load, volume, stress, capacity, & scalability
6+years using automated performance testing tools as Silk Performer or HP LoadRunner
Significant experience in the planning, designing, development, and debugging of automated performance and load testing scripts
Ability to translate business and technical requirements into testable requirements and test scripts
Ability to asses a product’s readiness based on performance test results

SQA Analyst Examples

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SQA Analyst Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for a SQA analyst. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for SQA analyst
  • Able to execute Performance testing, Accessiblity testing and Vulnerability testing
  • Working knowledge of and able to support and troubleshoot load balancing infrastructure issues
  • 6 years minium business analysis experience with a strong emphasis enterprise applications development
  • Experience with large complex environments and change management practices
  • Monitor batch cycle through job scheduler to insure successful completion of batch cycles for all lower/production environments
  • Perform testing and troubleshooting for all applications and development phases
Qualifications for SQA analyst
  • Ability to provide technical expertise and assistance in debugging performance-related issues and bottlenecks
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, plan/prioritize work along the critical path, and meet aggressive project milestones and deliverable dates
  • Experience testing, Web-based, mobile, and content technology-based applications
  • Familiarity with risk-based testing techniques
  • Engage and collaborate with FIS System Analysts to understand the business processes and applications, work on application training and knowledge transition
  • Evaluate and promote the business value on test automation
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SQA Analyst Job Description

Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a SQA analyst. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for SQA analyst
  • Test Case Coverage of Business Requirements
  • Software Design Review
  • Database Design Review
  • Audit Capability
  • TRM Compliance
  • Dependency Analyses
  • Provide verification of Software Quality Assurance (SQA) testers’ test cases, test plans, and test strategy
  • Provide testing verification support
  • Assist with the verification of defect repairs including fix prioritization, requirement modifications, and documenting any resulting enhancement requests
  • Assess mobile application test cases and test scripts and where necessary create additional to ensure coverage
Qualifications for SQA analyst
  • Developing comprehensive test plans, creating/staging test data and conducting thorough validation and analysis
  • Resolving tickets, security issues, defects, validating data correction results and conversion data
  • Performing ad-hoc testing/validation of Information Requests, Change Orders, System Requests, enhancements
  • Conduct testing on all printed communications, including forms, letters, notices
  • Understand systemic data requirements as they relate to enhancing/changing the business process or system
  • Participate and/or coordinate required testing/validation of system enhancements and resolution of issues
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SQA Analyst Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of SQA analyst. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for SQA analyst
  • Create Test Case Traceability
  • Builds business requirements vs
  • Trace and review deliverables vs
  • Working experience on Testing Tools like HP UFT (QTP), HP ALM, HP Load Runner, JMeter, JIRA
  • Estimate small to medium projects using any estimation techniques
  • Auditing, monitoring, evaluating and investigating reports
  • Creating systems to improve accuracy of auditing processes
  • Designs, creates and improves Sales Quality reports, audits and tools
  • Supports current processes, data management, and reporting while also working to identify workflow/system improvements and implement change
  • Communicates with all departments regularly in order to collect information and respond to specific needs while maintaining positive business relationships with internal customers
Qualifications for SQA analyst
  • Monitor systems operation, conduct necessary research, resolve and tracksreported issues
  • Create scripts to automate jobs and use database querying tools
  • Respond to identified problems and escalate issues promptly
  • Create task lists/plans and progress status reports promptly
  • Review logs for issues, errors that occur in the automated processing of production applications and address immediately
  • Provide quality assurance by reviewing jobs and job output that are to be implemented in the production environment as needed
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SQA Analyst Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of SQA analyst. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for SQA analyst
  • Communicates information to various departments, creates operations schedules, and ensures schedule is updated and all parties receive appropriate and timely communication
  • Supports company projects within and outside of the Sales Quality department
  • Provides organizational support to project initiatives such as preparing agendas, presentations, and reports coordinating meetings, maintaining records
  • Developing test plans for a communications platform built using nodeJS and javascript related technologies such as React and Redux
  • Developing manual test scripts to cover all critical features of the platform
  • Developing automation frameworks, tools, and security testing scripts to replace manual test cases wherever possible
  • Working alongside the software engineering team to test and validate new code to fix bugs and implement new features and user stories (Story QA)
  • Working alongside the engineering team to perform QA on product prior to release (Release QA)
  • Communicating with multiple teams and coordinate testing effort and own software quality
Qualifications for SQA analyst
  • Accurately analyze/create requirements, technical documentation and make appropriate recommendations (including updates to existing documentation) and participate in all phases of the SDLC, as requried by Manager/Supervisor
  • Reviews production runs and makes recommendations to development staff on making changes to produce more efficient production runs
  • Provide standby and on-call support on a rotating basis as needed, including after business hours
  • Work with other EHS teams as needed, to remove redundancies, recommend automation, improved performance and efficiencies
  • Maintain technical documentation including startup, shutdown, and maintenance procedures, and develop platform and environment documentation
  • Assist in the implementation of volume/stress testing and capacity management
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SQA Analyst Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a SQA analyst. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for SQA analyst
  • Quickly and accurately performs troubleshooting and repair of existing test scripts
  • Perform manual testing when automation is not available
  • Assists in integrating on-shore and off-shore automation code
  • Assists with creation of automation processes and procedures with input from business teams, development, and IT Support
  • Develops effective, maintainable code in a timely fashion following established standards and techniques
  • Performs scheduled ad-hoc, and emergency tasks within the department's scope
  • Provides proper status notifications and updates
  • Work closely with business analysts, software developers, and stakeholders in all phases of software development life cycle
  • Analyze, review, and validate requirement documents, design documents, and other artifacts
  • Design, develop and execute test plans, test cases, and manual and automated test scripts
Qualifications for SQA analyst
  • Deploy updates to batch reporting jobs
  • Ability to learn quickly and adapt rapidly
  • Schedules daily runs and sequence of daily jobs based on agency priorities
  • Ensure deployed environments are compliant with defined best practices
  • 4+ years of Server management and operational support
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (OUTLOOK, VISIO, WORD, EXCEL, ACCESS), Microsoft SQL Analyzer, Sybase Ec Software, Microsoft VS2010, Oracle SQL, PL/SQL11g, Mainframe Z/390, TSO/ISPF, File-Aid, IBM Utility Programs, ViewDirect, JCL

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