Senior Quality Engineer
PUBLIC COMPANY ACCOUNTING OVERSIGHT BOARD
Senior Quality Engineer
Apply online at www.pcaobus.org/careers
Our Mission
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) is a private-sector, non-profit corporation, created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to oversee the auditors of public companies in order to protect the interests of investors and further the public interest in the preparation of informative, fair, and independent audit reports.
Job Description
The PCAOB has a full-time, regular position for a Senior Quality Engineer in the Office of Information Technology at its Ashburn, VA office. As a key contributor on the PCAOB QA team, you will work collaboratively creating, documenting and implementing test strategies and plans. The incumbent performs automated and hands-on functional testing of software components for various client/server, web, and java/j2ee based business systems applications. Major Technologies in use: Microsoft .Net, PeopleSoft, Micro Strategy, Documentum, and others.
Business systems include:
- Auditor Registration and Entitlement
- General Ledger and Payroll
- Funding
- PeopleSoft HR
- Litigation Support
- Document Management
- Others as Required
Major Technologies in use:
- Microsoft .Net
- PeopleSoft
- Informatica
- MicroStrategy
- Summation
- Mercury TestDirector and Quick Test Professional
- Documentum, and others
Responsibilities
? In conjunction with the QA Manager, ensure delivered systems functionality meets or exceeds requirements and quality objectives;
? Participate in all aspects of testing, including integration, system, performance, stress, regression and acceptance testing;
? Develop and document testing artifacts including, but not limited to, Product Verification Plan, Detailed Test Plan, Test Outlines, Test Cases, Test results and software defects;
? Determine and implement technologies and tools for QA, improving testing effectiveness and efficiency through test automation;
? Work effectively and collaboratively with Developers and System Analysts to understand and validate requirements;
? Perform design and requirements analysis and participate in technical reviews; and
? Participate in test planning and ensure testing is done properly and according to schedule.
Qualifications
? Bachelor?s degree in computer science, software engineering or relevant business discipline;
? Minimum of 5 years of relevant application development and/or quality assurance testing experience in a corporate environment including structured testing skills (system, regression, integration, load and performance);
? Expert level test automation skills and extensive demonstrable experience with Mercury Test Director and Quick Test Professional;
? Knowledge and expertise with industry standard testing tools and technologies including: Oracle 9i, SQL Server, PL/SQL, Toad, Windows 2000/2003 Servers, Web/Application Server Technologies (Tomcat), MS Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project and Visio, Java Programming and Java Testing Experience, including tools; JUnit, Ant, and IDEs is strongly desired;
? Ability to analyze functional, non-functional, technical and system design documents and requirements to develop efficient and effective test strategies and test cases;
? Excellent planning, estimation, and problem solving skills;
? Strong verbal and writing communication skills; and
? Ability to work independently and as a member of a team.
Our Values
The PCAOB encourages a spirit of cooperation and teamwork, and fosters an environment of professional growth where employees can exercise their leadership ability, creativity, technical competence, and public interest focus in helping the PCAOB fulfill its mission.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The PCAOB is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to establishing a diverse workforce.
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