QA Engineer-Entry Level

Email resume to Devin Thomas: Devonian25@gmail.com

Job#: 183644
Positions: 10
Posted: 03/28/2013
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Salem, NH
Department: Product Development
Category: Development/IT
Salary: Salary
Benefits: Benefits

Taxware® is the leading provider of automated-transaction tax solutions, with more than 30 years of experience in the transaction tax compliance business. Within the U.S. or around the world, Taxware has the sales, use and value-added tax solutions businesses need to help get it right. Taxware brings accuracy and compliance to ERP systems, custom-billing applications or web stores, maximizing a business’s bottom line. To support our rapid growth, we are seeking talented, motivated QA Engineers that bring a passion for releasing quality products for our customers. QA Engineers work closely with Taxware customers and team members to ensure products and services work in a fully integrated manner as expected by the customer. Taxware offers opportunities for long-term career growth to successful QA Engineers who aspire to deeper technical, project management, or other leadership roles in the company as we believe in building our team from within. Being a QA Engineer is an ideal place to start your career as you will learn about both innovative technology and fulfilling customer requirements.

RESPONSBILITIES:

• Applies defined software testing practices and procedures to drive quality and testability of products and services.
• Exercises judgment in application of methods and procedures to evaluate quality products and services.
• Builds productive internal and external relationships that are essential to delivering quality products and services.
• Works independently, with general instructions on assignments.
• Develops software testing requirements, test cases, and test plans
• Reports software defects in detail with information gathered from customers, tech support or other internal resources.
• Actively seeks assistance as needed but demonstrates learning and growing independence
• Actively seeks guidance for prioritization and review of deliverables
• Analyzes offerings against functional and non-functional requirements
• Creates clearly documented plans, designs and results
• Contributes to the creation of reasonably and increasingly accurate work estimates
• Learns new emerging skills functional and technical skills that are relevant to Taxware

Experience:

• No prior experience necessary for this Entry-Level Position

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Math or Physics majors, graduation from Technical School, or equivalent work experience required.

Technical Skills:

• Developing skills in or exposure to the following:
• Software testing requirements, test cases, and test plans
• Functional/non-functional testing
• Black/white box testing
• Writing clear and concise defect reports
• Creating clearly documented plans, designs and results
• Strong curiosity and desire for testing software and documentation in the best interest of Customer needs and the Customer experience
• Exposure to the following:
• Performance testing (load, stress, etc. using LoadRunner or similar)
• Automation (QTP or similar, Perl scripting)
• Databases and SQL
• Integrations, APIs, ERP financial modules
• Multi-tiered, Enterprise level software
• QA lab/hardware
• Product installation processes
• Technical software/hardware topology concepts and understanding
• End to end concepts

Personal and Business Attributes/Skills:
• Knowledge of software testing and quality assurance principles, methods, and processes
• Self-motivated contributor with initiative and drive
• Team player and understands how own work is important to the team’s success
• Strong integrity and highly reliable contributor
• Great work ethic focused on project and business success
• Ability to multitask in an effective and organized manor
• Desire to work in a fast paced environment
• Willing to contribute what it takes to meet deadlines and deliverables
• Accountable for commitments made and scheduled deliverables
• Dedicated to continual learning and self-improvement
• Willing to take on additional responsibility to ensure team success
• Highly effective written and verbal communication skills
• Speaks up and contributes to continuous feedback and improvement efforts
• Thrives in an environment that fosters constructive debate