Job ID: IX12 Quality Assurance Specialist - (Naperville, IL)

Reward ~ USD 2000

To provide quality assurance testing of our products to ensure our customers receive the highest quality software products in the industry.

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE:
Required:
• General testing skills – include the ability to create, execute, and document detailed test plans
• General understanding of the QA process
• Good application knowledge and user awareness
• Able to accurately estimate task durations and meet schedules
• Good problem solving skills

• Ability to identify and document problems and clearly communicate their resolution
• Share important information with others
• Present facts, figures or technical information in a way that is understood by others
• Grasp new ideas and concepts quickly
• Learn from previous mistakes or setbacks
• Learn and retain new information effectively
• Ask “the right” questions to expand knowledge or understand an issue
• Check the accuracy of information in a methodical and efficient manner
• Provide accurate facts and figures
• Make sound decisions despite missing or unclear information
• Add value and improve group thinking or decision making through participation
• Handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Effectively manage time

Desired:
• Strong knowledge of the Windows and UNIX technical environments.
• Knowledge of web servers, application servers, middleware, and relational databases.
• Knowledge of web services, component and service-oriented architectures
• Strong knowledge and skills using the following automated testing tools from the following vendors:
o Mercury
o Rational/IBM
o Segue


PERSONALITY & CULTURAL FIT:
• Ability to work in a self-directed team environment
• Contribute to team or work group’s performance
• Ability to work in a cooperative vs. competitive environment
• Possess initiative to go beyond job requirements
• Strongly self-motivated and demonstrate independence
• Work with minimal direction from others
• Take ownership for work and Company objectives
• Ability to work in a small, customer-focused company
• Possess motivation and desire to grow
• Demonstrate highest standards of personal and professional integrity
• Take responsibility for superior execution
• Ability to find challenges in work and responds well to them
• Maintain positive work relationships with diverse types of people under stressful conditions while building rapport with others
• Possess desire to continue education including reading business and technical publications and self-study of new and emerging technologies

• Provide loyalty and stability to the Company
• Open to occasional travel with excellent customer communication skills
• Possess enthusiasm and excitement
• Demonstrate professionalism and trustworthiness

• Ethical and honest throughout their personal and professional life
• Ability to support and mentor others
• Willing to put in effort required to complete assigned tasks
• Process-oriented and ability to improve processes


EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or other Bachelor’s degree with prior software development or testing experience.
• 3 to 6 years experience within a software development environment either in customer implementations, software development, QA testing.



Job Type: Fulltime

Rate: DOE

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