Software Test Analyst 5 - Lead Testing Analyst

Title: Software Test Analyst 5 - Lead Testing Analyst

Location: Lansing, MI (Hybrid Locals Only)

Duration: 12 Months

Interview Type: In-person

• This position will function as the Lead Testing Analyst (Software Test Analyst 5) for Agency Services supporting Vital Records - MDHHS primarily and other Public Health areas within the Department of Technology Management and Budget.
• Vital Records exists to register, preserve, and issue certified copies of vital records.
• This includes birth, death, fetal death, marriage, and divorce certificates for all events that occur in Michigan.
• Vital statistics are compiled from these event registries and from Michigan's Central Cancer Registry and Birth Defects Registry, to support public health, policy, and biomedical research.
• The Lead Testing Analyst (Software Test Analyst 5) will be trained in testing methodologies and Agile framework.
• The position will support all test activities for EDRS, BRS, VERA from the Vital Records area and applications from other public health areas in terms of communications to and from the Lead Business Analysts and ensuring that key test issues are managed or escalated as necessary.
• The Lead Testing Analyst (Software Test Analyst 5) will also be responsible for engaging the Test Analysts on a daily basis while planning and coordinating the testing activities for the testing team.
• Additionally, will produce reports, presentations, and meeting minutes for quality assurance testing assignments and deliverables as required.
• Responsible for preparing testing estimates for projects and maintenance support activities.
• Review, analyze and report on requirements or user stories and design deliverable documents, to ensure the requirements and designs are testable, measurable and adhere to standards.
• Participate in project team meetings and daily standup and to provide updates on defects and testing status.
• Provide status updates to management on testing quality of the project deliverables, test results, quality and recommend testing best practices for improvements.
• Create test planning documents based on user requirements.
• Complete test artifacts.
• Execute testing data management plan activities.
• Ensure testing resources are aligned to the project schedule, budget and tasks to complete on time.
• Record and manage defects to closure.
• Execute and document test cases as assigned, by completing each test step using end product.
• Store testing documents in Devops and maintain at predetermined baseline checkpoints.
• Participate in lessons learned/ retrospectives as required.
• Responsible for functional testing, Systems integration testing, load testing and share results with the project team.
• Prepare automated test plan.
• Create automated scripts based on test approach, specific for all environments preferably using the Provar automation tool.
• Complete sections of maintenance plan for automated test scripts as assigned.
• Performs assigned maintenance plan tasks within the automated tool.
• Setup application authentication and authorization in environments for load testing.
• Conduct automated role-based testing.
• Execute testing data management plan activities.
• Over 8 years’ experience leading and reviewing QA testing, functional testing, system integration testing preferably for projects in the Public Health area.
• Over 8 years’ experience coordinating user acceptance testing on projects and support.
• Over 5 years’ experience maintaining test logs, defect logs, reviewing defects and prioritizing defects for resolution
• Over 5 years of experience mentoring and guiding testing team members on testing best practices, and feedback.
• Over 5 years’ experience in Devops or relevant tools to maintain test cases, test plans.
• Over 3 years’ experience in automated testing tools such as Provar, Selenium, Smartbear and related tools on large projects.
• Over 5 years’ experience in preparing testing closure documents, creating and sharing testing metrics, updating testing logs, ensuring priority defects are completed and projects transition to maintenance.