Hiring QA Senior

The responsibilities of the selected resource will include, but will not be limited to: QA testing, including the design and execution of test plans and procedures for the acceptance testing of new or modified application systems in an environment of diverse development platforms, computing environments, software, hardware technology and tools, etc. Consulting & Communicating with Development and Operations groups in reference to the area of quality control Establishing & enhancing effective test plans, scripts & expected results Essential skills: Experience in all stages of Software QA testing including Functional, Regression, Integration and Performance Well versed in creating and/or maintaining documentation, including test plans, expected results, validation proofs, & performing analysis Experience interfacing with Development, QA & Operations resources as related to test planning & coordination of reporting cycles, parallel or crossover scenarios & overall coverage Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to work effectively & efficiently with others Self-starter with ability to handle multiple priorities and projects. Job may entail supervision of other QA resources. Maturity to have reporting lines to Director level associates Proficiency in writing complex SQL Queries (UDB and SQL Server) Highly experienced in VB scripting, as a tool to manipulate and validate large quantities of data Proficiency in Excel worksheet functions (formulas, macros) Unix knowledge - running autosys jobs, scripting (perl, shell, kornshell) Knowledge in automated testing using QTP software. Ability to write QTP scripts and not just Record and Play option. Familiarity with MS Office products Experience with Quality Center Experience with PVCS Version Manager