Manual Software Testing Jobs in Fort Mill, SC (NOW HIRING)

Salary Range: $65,250 - $81,563
This is an exempt position. Pay rates are based on education, skill,experience level and internal equity.
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The success of Mecklenburg County rests on strong, competent talent at alllevels of the organization. We are a growing team of talented andpassionate IT professionals who are dedicated to delivering creative tools andinnovative solutions to engage and serve more than 1 million County residentsas well as 6,000 employees. Our mission is to serve the residents ofMecklenburg County by providing business-valued IT solutions and services thatare flexible, engaging, and innovative. Whether your passion isarchitecture, development, quality services, engineering, desktop support, oroperations, we have a position for you. If you enjoy working with thepublic and are looking for a career where your work is important to thecommunity, come be a part of Mecklenburg County and help us provide a communityof pride and choice for people to live, learn, work, and recreate.
POSITION SUMMARY
Assists in the creation, preparation, and implementation of systems qualityassurance reviews and the development and execution of test plans and testcases/test sets. Interacts with users to share information and clarifyinstructions. Creates basic test plans using templates and guidelines. Workswith more experienced analysts to create and execute test cases and create testscripts. Performs simple test data conditioning, regression testing, testingvalidation and reports on testing progress. Logs, tracks, and verifiesresolution of software and specification defects. Documents all QA/Testingphases of the SDLC process.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
• Perform full life cycle testing for the applications, platforms, and relatedinterfaces.
• Follow System Development Lifecycle (SDLC), quality and project managementbest practices, complies with internal processes related to regulatory orcompliance requirements, and adheres to Change Control and Problem Managementprocedures.
• Actively participate in requirement development meetings to gather/documentsoftware testing objectives from business units. Participates in functional andtechnical meetings, from the beginning of the project through the entire lifecycle.
• Assist with analyzing business requirements to determine the range and scopeof testing scenarios needed to fully exercise new or changed code.
• Identify test objectives from requirement documents / technical designspecifications, and maps test sets/test cases to objectives to ensure testcoverage.
• Participate in the development of test strategies/test plans.
• Assist with writing test scenarios, test plans and test cases/test sets incompliance with Quality Services and industry standards.
• Assists with identifying and/or creating test data following data compliancestandards and requirements.
• Execute end-to-end manual and/or automated tests, documents results, and workwith developers to remediate issues/retest defects.
• Collaborate with other teams to achieve end-to-end process quality.
• Use testing tools to record testing results and to store testing evidence.
• Own defects from identification, through triage and retest of the correctedcode.
• Support change management/release management activities with detailedinformation regarding dependencies or risks identified during testing.
• Maintain and update test documentation, user guides and help note to ensureaccuracy of applications and related documentation.
• Assist in the coordination with end-users to test when additionalbusiness/functional subject matter expertise is needed.
• Experience with database testing tools, such as SQL Developer, SQL ServerManagement Studio, and how to use them to perform various tasks, such as dataverification, data comparison, data migration, data manipulation and errorhandling.
• Assist with the designing and building of the regression test bed ofrepeatable test sets/test cases.
• Track and report test results for the application's compliance to thefunctional specifications.
• Track, report and review test results and associated metrics with QualityServices leadership team.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Experience: Minimum of one year of experience in softwaretesting and quality assurance.
Education: Associate's degree in Information Technology orComputer Science
Combination of relevant education and relevant experience accepted: Yes
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of
• The SDLC as it relates to standard software testing processes.
• Industry standard QA tool sets and processes as well as Quality AssuranceMethodologies.
• Statistical reporting and analysis.
• MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel).
Preferred Qualifications
• Database testing
Skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability toread and process moderately complex technical information.
• Good analytical, organizational, decision making and presentation skills.
• Some project management skills and/or exposure to project-based workstructures.
• Proven data analysis, data verification, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to communicate ideas in both technical and user-friendly language.
• Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.
• Detail oriented with significant emphasis on the quality of their work.
• Self-motivated, driven and directed.
Abilities
• Contributing to Team Success: Actively participates as a member of a team tomove the team toward the completion of goals.
• Building Partnerships: Identifies opportunities and acts to build strategicrelationships between one's area and other areas, teams, departments, units, ororganizations to help achieve business goals.
• Communication: Clearly conveys information and ideas through a variety ofmedia to individuals or groups in a manner that engages the audience and helpsthem understand and retain the message.
• Collaboration: Works effectively and cooperatively with others; establishesand maintains good working relationships.
• Customer Focus: Ensures that the customer perspective is a driving forcebehind business decisions and activities; crafts and implements servicepractices that meet customers' and own organization's needs.
• Decision Making: Identifies and understands issues, problems, andopportunities; compares data from different sources to draw conclusions; useseffective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriatesolutions; takes action that is consistent with available facts, constraints,and probable consequences.
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills: Has achieved a satisfactorylevel of technical and professional skill or knowledge in position-relatedareas; keeps up with current developments and trends in areas of expertise.
• Driving for Results: Sets high goals for personal and group accomplishment;uses measurement methods to monitor progress toward goals; tenaciously works tomeet or exceed goals while deriving satisfaction from that achievement andcontinuous improvement.
• Planning and Organizing: Establishes courses of action for self and others toensure that work is completed efficiently.
• Managing Conflict: Deals effectively with others in an adversarial situation;uses appropriate interpersonal styles and methods to reduce tension or conflictbetween two or more people.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in various computer applications
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS STATEMENT
To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform,with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential functionsatisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualifiedindividuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT
This is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of job-relatedresponsibilities, duties, skills, requirements or working conditions. Otherduties may be assigned based on business need and the supervisor's request.Mecklenburg County reserves the right to revise the job description at anytime. Designated positions may be required to assist in emergency and/ordisaster situations.