Software Test Analyst 3

Local candidates only. Must be located within 100 miles of Lansing, MI at the time of submission. Duration: 1 year.

About the Role

This position will serve as the Quality Assurance Analyst, supporting Agency Services within a government technology environment. The Test Analyst will assist with all testing activities within the Quality Assurance Team, facilitate communication with business test representatives, and ensure 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.

Project: LAMBS – This project focuses on modernizing legacy desktop applications by transitioning them from outdated technologies, including VB6 and .NET 3.5, to a modern web-based platform.

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.
• Work closely with developers and business teams through defect 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.
• 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 other stakeholders to ensure applications meet functional and quality requirements.
• Ensure testing activities comply with organizational security, development, documentation, and quality standards.
• Provide ongoing application support and troubleshoot reported issues.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in DevSecOps practices and technologies.
• Previous experience as a tester or with testing tools is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills are crucial to success and productivity in this role.
• Candidates must be available for an in-person interview.