QA Engineer

This is an exciting opportunity for a QA Engineer to join a multinational company in the financial services industry in Galway, Ireland. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Ensure traceability between test cases and requirements documentation.
- Proactively communicate with developers and business analysts
- Translate business and systems requirements into technical test requirements.
- Analyze functional and technical system design for testability.
- Analyze data and data feed processes for data quality.
- Interact regularly with global QA counter-parts
- Collaborate with project team resources
- Provide input to system test strategies.
- Define system test scenarios, create system test plans, design and author test cases and participate in the definition and execution of manual and/or automated system test scripts.
- Detect scope changes and escalate issues as appropriate.
- Mine and manipulate data to create system test data and system test cases for multiple or complex projects.
- In collaboration with the project team, develop and periodically confirm system test schedule.
- Execute Systems Integration Test Plan, including the comparison of actual results to expected results.
- Identify and document defects in multiple environments and throughout all phases
- Assist in analysis of current processes and propose recommendations for process improvements.
- Actively participate in project team meetings as required. Communicate project/work status and issues to QA Management.
- Knowledge of Project and Portfolio Planning applications desirable

QUALIFICATIONS:

- BS or MS Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent.
- At least 3 years' experience with the full spectrum of functional Quality Assurance testing and systems development life cycles.
- Quality Center
- Strong technical skills including a broad understanding of relational databases (SQL), file processing, application and web-enabling technologies.
- Strong understanding of data, data field attributes, and data reconciliation.
- Solid understanding of the software development process including analysis, design, coding, system and user testing, problem resolution and planning.
- Must be able to work independently, with minimal instruction.
- Strong attention to detail
- Exposure to test automation desirable
- Ability to execute automated and/or manual functional or non-functional tests and report results.
- Ability to become the QA Subject Matter Expert for applications and data.
- Demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and to prioritize and balance multiple tasks.
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to maintain good working relationships with internal and external partners.
- Flexibility to travel to Boston, US as required.