Location: Vancouver, WA Type: Contract Job #7618 Overview: ACS Professional Staffing is looking for an employee to work on-site with our client. This Quality Assurance Analyst 3 position will provide high-level support through writing test plans, test cases, test data, and creating test databases, performing problem/resolution tracking, coordinating test activities among multiple testers, and maintaining defect logs among other quality assurance activities. This full-time position is located in Vancouver, WA. Pay rate: $68.01 - $47.60 Benefits: Paid holidays: 11 PTO: Starting at 10 days Sick Leave: Up to 56 hours per year (prorated based on start date) EAP: Employee Assistance Program Benefit Options Available: Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, DCA, LPFSA, HSA, Group Life/AD&D, Voluntary Life/AD&D, Voluntary Short-Term Disability, Voluntary Long-Term Disability, Voluntary Critical Illness, Voluntary Accident, 401k (immediately eligible for employee and employer contributions - employer match up to 4%) Other benefits include the following: Calm App, Access Perks, Brio Health Responsibilities: With oversight and approval from the Manager: Create test plans, with test cases based on Project/Compliance Requirements, use cases, or by functional decomposition when documentation is limited or not available. Use created test plans to assess functionality, performance, reliability, stability, and workflows with other systems. Methodically report and track problems encountered by development or project teams in a way that advocates for the best solutions for the user base. Maintain cordial relationships between cross functional teams, like development, infrastructure support, change management, project management, and resource management. Verify correct operation of an upgraded application. Work with test databases created in XML, or SQL Server, to validate application functions without compromising production security. Verify that test environments are an adequate representation of the production environment to verify validity of tests. Provide insight into quality activities, time estimates, and resource requirements in timely progress reports to team lead(s) and manager(s). Draft procedures, and systems to support quality assurance (QA) efforts. Assist leadership in quality assurance policy development and recommend standards for adequacy and applicability. Mark documents and maintain filing system(s), files, emails, and records in accordance with compliance requirements. Share and disperse documents only to appropriate personnel (those with a Lawful Government Purpose (LGP) to know). Mark and maintain all official records in accordance with the Information Security (INFOSEC) and Information Governance & Lifecycle Management (IGLM) standards and procedures. Validate official records are accurately maintained for auditing purposes. Work with users to gather information and reproduce any failed scenarios, from production environments, in test environments for development to debug. Work with all stake holders to verify that quality metrics and objectives are reviewed, closed, and agreed upon. Validate all development tasks, meet quality criteria thru test planning, test execution, quality assurance, and issue tracking. Configure testing resources and tools to evaluate application functionality, integration, and performance. Promote consistent use of terminology across projects/departments within the company. Additional Project-Specific Responsibilities: Apply software engineering techniques. Perform technical reviews. Coordinate activities which enforce quality improvements. Perform QA audits at task/version/project levels, to improve quality activities. Verify process adherence. Identify and mitigate risks to product(s) or schedule(s). Seek feedback from management when and wherever necess