Lead Automation .net Tester (Onsite) Location:
Houston, Texas Mode of Interview: Phone + Skype Visa: USC or GC
We are seeking a
Lead Automated Software Tester/Programmer to support our client 'on-site' in downtown Houston TX.
- This position is a contract position with the possibility to go fulltime directly with the client. Therefore: (1) Candidates must be eligible to permanently work in the U.S. (2) at minimum, a High School Diploma or GED equivalent is required for candidates seeking placement in this position***
Duties
Reviews both business and technical requirements for software applications to ensure that they are clear, complete and testable. Gains expert level knowledge of business processes and supporting applications either developed by or implemented at company. Responsible for test planning for new and existing software applications. Covers all types of testing needed to ensure a high-quality application, including but not limited to: feature/functionality, deployment and configuration, performance, integration and usability. Tracks coverage, progress and result of testing in software application lifecycle management tool. Develops and supports harnesses enabling rapid, repeatable and reportable test execution. Automates test scenarios with goals to reduce the time and cost of testing over the lifecycle of the application, and to improve test coverage / depth. Tracks quality of application (readiness for release) by working directly with the development team to ensure that issues are found/fixed in an expedited manner. Files and tracks software defects in software application lifecycle management tool. Ensures that standards for development and quality are defined and tracked accordingly. Monitors software quality issues that are detected after release, triages issues and works with development team to expedite fixes. May perform other duties as assigned by management in support of company's ability to deliver and maintain high quality applications.
Must Have (to Be Considered)
Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) Microsoft Visual Studio Windows Azure platform Messaging middleware (e.g. rabbit MQ or Microsoft message) Prior experience testing
web app API's scalability with
load balancing - Questions they should be able to answer include:
- What is Active Directory?
- How do you troubleshoot networking issues, as a Tester?
- How do you test the message middleware, like rabbit MQ or Microsoft message?
- What is load balancing? How do you, in testing, validate the load balancing?
Work Experience
7+ years of experience testing efforts
for large enterprise/IT projects across multiple teams Working knowledge and experience with
runtime memory analysis and
code profiling tools (desired) Development background with 4+ years of
programming or
test automation development experience. Basic
SQL experience, ability to create complex queries to analyze data; backup and restore data, model and create or alter data as needed to support testing scenarios.
Education
Bachelor's degree from a 4-year accredited university in Computer Science, CIS/MIS, or equivalent experience (preferred)
Shivam Kumar
IT Technical Recruiter
Stellent IT Phone: 201-503-2666
Linkedin
Email: shivam@stellentit.com
Gtalk: shivam@stellentit.com