Workforce Commission Jobs in Georgetown, TX (NOW HIRING)

Job Summary:
Texas Workforce Commission connects people with careers across the state. They are seeking a collaborative and customer-focused IT professional to join their Quality Assurance team as a Test Engineer, responsible for planning, designing, and executing tests to ensure system performance and compliance with requirements.
Responsibilities:
• Coordinate with designers, developers, or users to clarify system requirements, develop functional design specifications to meet requirements, perform systems testing and/or user acceptance testing (UAT), document test results, and help solve complex operational problems.
• Develop or assist in developing comprehensive test plans and may coordinate test activities and/or execute test components to ensure changes to existing or new programs meet business requirements and function as designed.
• Prepare charts, diagrams, and tables that depict the present and proposed systems.
• Review requirements to ensure they can be tested or validated using an approved alternative.
• Develop test case to match requirements; setting up test data; creating & executing automated scripts; & documenting results.
• Provide complete test kit (Test scenarios and instructions as identified in the Requirements Traceability Matrix) to end users and assist or demonstrate the system as needed.
• Perform System Testing as assigned.
• Perform User Acceptance Testing as assigned.
• Train UAT testers, presentations, or system demonstrations.
• Report work progress, risks, and issues to manager and leadership
• May review or assist in reviewing documentation and perform quality assurance activities to ensure compliance with program documentation and procedural standards for the assigned project.
• Assist in the diagnosis of problems associated with automated applications and writes detailed specifications for developing or correcting software for handling complex processes to improve system performance and/or accuracy.
• Maintains a reliable predictable work schedule.
• Ensure compliance with all Federal, State, and agency laws, rules, policies, and procedures including IT Handbook and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that govern TWC IT.
• Contribute to teamwork and communicate effectively.
• Promote an image of IT excellence.
• May serve as backup to the Manager.
• May be called upon to work outside of normal business hours to complete urgent assignments or troubleshoot critical issues.
• Perform other duties as assigned to maintain IT operations.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Proven experience in test planning, design, and execution.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Experience as a systems analyst or a bachelor’s degree, preferably in a technical or analytical field and three years of experience designing, writing, and executing test scripts to validate system performance.
• Experience with automated testing tools.
• Skills in developing creative and workable solutions to complex problems.
• Knowledge of SDLC (agile, waterfall) principles and practices.
• Proactive and detail-oriented; able to manage multiple concurrent projects and tasks; and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Windows and Office products: Outlook, Word, Excel, Visio and PowerPoint.
• Experience with SharePoint.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Experience in TWC technology platforms.
• Experience with at least one of the following TWC Divisions: Administration, Customer Care, Childcare and Early Learning, Outreach and Employer Initiatives, Workforce Development, Appeals, Fraud Deterrence and Compliance Monitoring, Unemployment Insurance, Civil Rights and Vocational Rehabilitation.
• Experience in Public Sector delivery.
• Two years of full-time experience which provided general knowledge of data processing or systems analysis for Systems Analyst III.
• Three years of full-time experience in computer programming, systems analysis and/or program analysis or three years of full-time experience which provided general knowledge of data processing or systems analysis for Systems Analyst IV.
Company:
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is the state agency charged with overseeing and providing workforce development services to employers and job seekers of Texas. Founded in 1936, the company is headquartered in Austin, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.