User Acceptance Testing Coordinator

Primary Purpose:_**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**:- Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned_- below. Specific activities may change from time to time._- Manage assigned projects in designated area of responsibility by prioritizing tasks and adhering to deadlines to meet department objectives and individual performance metrics- Analyze business requirements and technical specifications for completeness, redundancy, ambiguity and testability- Define and identify testing scope, risks, assumptions used to design, build and prioritize test cases- Determine appropriate estimates for testing efforts with an appropriate confidence level- Determine project/task assignment as internal/outsourced for area of responsibility- Meet aggressive deadlines while also ensuring quality changes are released into production- Lead discussions on test planning; work collaboratively to determine appropriate test strategy and the respective schedule- Create test plans and appropriate test schedules and ensure all scenarios are covered for functional, integration, regression, and other aspects of the testing process- Ability to identify entrance and exit criteria for test plans- Write detailed test scripts- Create/update traceability matrices to ensure test coverage- Create necessary test data prior to test execution- Execute test scripts accurately and efficiently- Capture and communicate the results of testing accurately and clearly; may lead defect triage meetings- Provide accurate report of test progress to the QA Leadership team and follow up with development team on defects; may lead effective root cause analysis discussions- Pro-actively follow up with QA Leadership on issues and escalations and provide suggestions for possible resolutions- Contribute to quality improvements by researching industry trends, evaluating and sharing relevant articles, whitepapers and periodicals- Thorough and solid level of understanding of industry standard software development testing methods (exploratory, risk based testing, integration, regression); uses knowledge to understand products, assess testing needs and make recommendations to development- Assist in all phases of code deployments; including, but not limited to, off-hours support and an occasional weekend- Work with members of Business Analysis, Application Development, and Project Management to assure timely completion of testing plans- Develop and maintain effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate change and support business needs- Contribute to the improvement of the testing model and related processes by conducting thorough analyses of QA operations and procedures and recommending strategies to improve cost, quality and timeliness- Build and enhance individual development and skill-set by seeking educational opportunities, participating in available training and researching innovative technology and methodologies to provide strong departmental support- Contribute to a positive work environment fostering the values of initiative and accountabilityJOB REQUIREMENTS**Minimum Skills and Competencies**:- The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made _to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions._- Bachelor Degree or in-lieu of degree equivalent education, training and work-related experience- 7+ years of relevant experience with formal testing methodology- Ability to scale testing efforts to meet aggressive timelines- Experience testing in a variety of settings and situations, including instances with no graphical user interface (GUI) (back-end processing, file processing, and/or interfaces between systems)- Experience designing and writing test plans, test schedules, detailed test cases, test scenarios and documentation of defects covering both front end and back end testing- Experience in test case management, code coverage and defect analysis- Experience with risk-based testing approach- Experience in a manual software testing role; must have performed functional, data validation, error handling and complete regression test cases- Working knowledge of a typical Software Development Lifecycle and the appropriate milestones as it relates to quality assurance- Ability to adhere to established Software Development Lifecycle methods- Ability to ensure all documentation is in order to facilitate audit requirements- Applied knowledge of quality assurance principles, methods, tools and technologies, including test plans, scenarios, strategies and related procedures- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)- Must possess effective verbal and written communication skills- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to establish working relationships with in