Software Test Analyst 3 at Stafford Gray in Lansing, MI

Description: This project focuses on modernizing legacy desktop applications by transitioning them from outdated technologies, including VB6 and .NET 3.5, to a modern web-based platform. This position will serve as the Quality Assurance Analyst for Agency Services, supporting testing activities within the Quality Assurance Team, facilitating communication with business test representatives, and ensuring critical test issues are addressed or escalated as needed. The role also involves producing reports, presentations, and meeting minutes related to quality assurance testing tasks and deliverables.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, test scenarios, and test scripts based on business and system requirements
• Perform functional, integration, regression, system, and user acceptance testing for web-based applications
• Review business and technical requirements to ensure they are clear, complete, and testable
• Identify, document, track, and retest application defects, working closely with developers and business teams through resolution
• Create and maintain test data and validate application results against business requirements
• Participate in requirement reviews, design sessions, project meetings, and system walkthroughs
• Coordinate testing activities across projects and provide testing status, risks, issues, and recommendations to project teams and management
• Assist with production validation, application releases, upgrades, and change-management activities
• Maintain QA documentation, testing evidence, defect logs, and other project documentation according to established standards
• Recommend improvements to QA processes, testing methodologies, tools, and automation opportunities
• Provide technical guidance and support to junior QA analysts and other team members
• Work with developers, business analysts, project managers, vendors, and clients to ensure applications meet functional and quality requirements
• Ensure testing activities comply with organizational security, development, documentation, and quality standards
• Provide ongoing application support, troubleshoot reported issues, and perform other related duties as assigned

Requirements:

• Minimum of five (5) years of professional experience in DevSecOps practices and technologies
• Experience using Microsoft DevOps, specifically managing test cases and test plans in DevOps
• Experience working with the customer to develop acceptance criteria supporting the development of existing user concepts
• Bachelor's degree required