QA Specialist (TAX)
Contract
Location: 100% Remote
Overview: Our North Dakota based client is seeking a skilled QA Specialist with a focus on tax quality assurance to support their modernization project. This multi-year project aims to enhance their system by replacing the existing mainframe system and other components (web portals, etc.) with a commercially available solution built on a modern technology platform. The successful candidate will collaborate with the QA Manager to ensure the highest standards of quality assurance are met throughout the project lifecycle.
Primary Responsibilities:
• Verify that the system complies with relevant tax laws and regulations.
• Design and develop comprehensive test plans, scenarios, and scripts that are repeatable and adhere to established standards.
• Create and maintain QA artifacts to support testing activities.
• Execute various levels of testing, including functional, integration, acceptance, and regression testing.
• Document software defect and validate after defect resolution
• Participate in product design reviews and provide input on the functional requirement, schedules, issues, and risk
• Participate in the evaluation and selection of QA testing tools and methodologies that best fit the project need
• Handle issues related to QA testing component within a project
• Adhere to specific QA testing standards and guideline for the project
• Assists in the development of QA testing plans and cases
• Create test data, execute and maintain tests and tests scripts
• Review test scripts for completeness and accuracy
Key Qualifications:
• Experience conducting quality assurance on system projects.
• Proven experience managing quality assurance for large-scale projects with multiple stakeholders (budget of $10 million or more).
• Managed QA for IT projects with a budget of at least $3 million.
• Proficiency in Agile or hybrid Agile methodologies.
• Comprehensive understanding of the entire lifecycle process of quality management.
Skills and Abilities:
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to build and maintain solid working relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and document processes clearly and effectively.
• Enjoys working with people in a collaborative environment.
• Quick learner in a rapidly changing technology landscape.
Duration of the Contract:
• At least 3 years, with the contract ending on June 30, 2027, and the opportunity for additional work.