Quality Assurance Analyst

The day-to-day responsibilities include developing and executing test plans and leading the testing phase of the software development lifecycle and assisting with the other phases. The primary objective will be to thoroughly support business and technology platform needs on an expedited basis in order to increase the velocity of platform release cycles. The position is an Associate level position reporting to the IT Manager.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the testing phase of platform enhancements by creating test standards, approaches and plans in accordance with project scope and delivery dates
• Write test scripts and perform acceptance, functional and regression testing in QA and staging environments to ensure that the enhancements meet business requirements and fulfill platform goals
• Provide second level support to the user base and support team by identifying and managing the resolution of production issues while serving as the central communication point between the technology team and business units
• Write internal documentation for new product functionality and participate in product design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules or potential rollout problems
• Assist with integration efforts for enterprise partnerships and serve as primary point of contact for issue resolution, upgrades and maintenance

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 2+ years of quality assurance experience
• Strong experience with quality assurance best practices, testing procedures and issue management techniques
• A passion for quality assurance of end-user applications and a desire to solve problems for stakeholders
• Experience developing and executing manual test scripts required; experience with testing automation a plus
• Experience identifying, reporting, tracking and communicating about quality issues
• Good project management skills or substantial exposure to project-based work structures
• Excellent analytical, interpersonal, communication (written and verbal) and organizational skills
• Self-motivated and thrives in a high pressure, agile and distributed development environment
• Keen attention to detail

Company Description

GlobalVetLINK (GVL®) was founded in 2001 and is the nation's leader in electronic animal health records, providing intuitive online certification solutions that enable animal health practitioners to quickly and accurately create professional health records. Animal health practitioners andtheir clients can manage their records at any time and from anywhere with Internet access.

The GlobalVetLINK system uniquely connects veterinarians, animal owners, animal diagnostic laboratories, industry partners, and government officials to improve overall animal wellness and safety. GVL’s services embrace both companion and food animal health practitioners to establish protocols that will help improve their business in all aspects including saving money and time.

Additional Information:

• Type: Full-time
• Experience: Associate
• Industry: Online veterinary software
• Posted: 1-4-2011

GlobalVetLink has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisor as deemed appropriate.

Please email GlobalVetLINK with your cover letter and resume.