ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND BASIC DUTIES:
1. Assists with the manual testing of new and existing applications
- Follows all established standards used by Quality Assurance for testing suggesting improvements when possible
- Runs and updates manual test scripts to effectively test new and existing applications
- Works closely with programmers in building and delivering accurate programs
- Works closely with users in building and delivering useful and useable programs
- Works with users and developers to define product requirements
- Assists in the analysis phase and development of system processes
- Ensures documentation is kept fulfilling all audit requirements
- Ensures that the department’s mission is followed and supported
- Coordinates resources needed for Department and User Acceptance Testing as needed
2. Assists with executing effective test planning
- Assists with the scoping, planning, and scheduling of testing activities and resources for various projects
- Able to modify and improve detailed test plans, including test scenarios, test steps, and expected results for all functional requirements of the application under test
- Performs application testing including Functional, Integration, Regression, and User Acceptance testing
- Understands agile and DevSecOps and the role of manual testing in sprints and scrum
- Liaise with business users, developers, and automation engineers to design and implement manual and automated test cases
- Leverage industry-leading testing technologies to promote effective and efficient testing methodologies.
- Ensures that QA tasks and duties are completed in accordance with established policies, procedures, and Credit Union program requirements
3. Supports effective coordination, communication, and working relations with Credit Union personnel and with management.
- Attends meetings involving end users, programming, project management, and other QA personnel
- Provides expertise, training, and assistance for QA team and other testing resources
- Assists branches and related departments in implementing procedures and standards. Answers questions and resolves problems as appropriate
- Acts as point of contact for project coordination and communications
- Assists in keeping management informed of area activities and of any significant concerns
4. Attends development and training of QA personnel
- Attends all training of QA manual testers to help ensure that personnel are well-trained, effective, and able to improve
- Provides suggestions and recommendations for QA policies and procedures
- Executes established operational goals and ensures that organizational-wide plans and programs are complemented and supported
- Keeps management informed of area activities and of any significant concerns
5. Helps to ensure accurate and precise control of electronic and paper statements and account information.
- Assists in preparation of monthly statements including statement dates and inserts.
- Uses teller systems, On Demand reporting, and SQL database queries to gather specific account criteria for monthly statement evaluation.
- Uses Adobe and other PDF tools to validate statement accuracy.
- Performs manual and automated calculations to ensure system accuracy.
- Compares the host system detail to specific individual membership statements.
- Determines causes for statement rejection and makes specific recommendations to ensure statement accuracy
6. Helps contribute to templates and standards to ensure accurate and precise documentation is created for entire SDLC lifecycle of testing and validation
- Assists with updating and uses templates for test planning and test result documentation
- Provides suggestions to improve statement validation test scenarios and plans.
- Creates test steps including expected results that can be followed by QA and department personnel in testing
7. Related duties as required or assigned.
- Proofreads and reviews critical mailings for product and information accuracy.
- Assists with yearly subledger review to validate accuracy of the reports against host system information
- Keeps work area clean, secure, and well maintained
- Completes special projects as assigned
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS:
- Quality Assurance functions are efficiently, effectively, and accurately performed in accordance with established policies, standards, and program requirements.
- Statements, accounts, and system reports are accurate, precise, and up-to-date.
- Strategies for correcting system errors are effectively implemented.
- Professional business relations exist with members and business contacts.
- Good working relations exist with Credit Union personnel. Assistance and support are provided as necessary.
- Management is appropriately informed of area activities.
- Projects are completed accurately and in a timely manner according to the number of defects and severity of the errors and concerns that are presented.
