Integration/System Tester - accounting system testing

Location: New York, NY Employment Type: Full Time, Temporary/Contract/Project Expected Duration: 2+ to 5 Years Reference Code: 1001061083 The primary roles of the Integration/System Tester are: · Responsibility for the creation of the following documents: integration, system test plan and cases — both manual and automated, regression, load, stress, and possibly user acceptance testing (UAT) of a financial application and a 2nd application. · Ability to work well with management, outside vendors, business analysts, configuration management team, testers, and developers to create a robust, quality-instilled system that meets end-user requirements. · Develop scripts into an automated process that can be executed repetitively in different system environments. · Modify existing test scripts and / or create automated tests from existing ones. · Create and execute manual and automated test cases. · Be able to transition testing knowledge of each project to a maintenance team.  As the party responsible for many testing activities of the financial project, the Integration/System Tester will create and execute test documentation. They will interact with different teams throughout the organization, including the following: business analysts, vendors, developers, configuration management, production support engineers and management.  The Integration/System Tester will perform the following tasks: · Develop application-related business (financial, budget, and procurement) test plans and cases including the execution of the test cases in the following environments: integration, system, regression, and user acceptance testing for the project. · Document and report testing defects, including the follow through on correction and retesting. · Attend project-related meetings and walkthroughs to obtain data to continually add information to the test plan and cases. · Work closely with the business analyst to ensure robust requirement documents are created to obtain accurate and precise requirements. · Work with vendors, business analysts, developers, configuration management to develop and test applications for the project. · Adhere to and appropriately enforce SDLC and system testing processes and methodologies in development, system testing, and UAT environments including all application tiers (application/web server, database server, and mainframe). · Perform maintenance testing as well as train other testers on testing applications.  Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: · Strong hands-on experience testing in a web-based environment. · Hands-on testing experiences with financial management systems strongly desired. · Thorough understanding of what is needed to create accurate test cases from requirements with demonstrated business analysis skills is preferred. · Basic understanding of testing methodologies and SDLC lifecycles. · Strong hands-on experience of testing on the web, J2EE, and MVS environments preferred. · Hands-on ability to execute SQL or SPUFI queries against DB2 tables is desired. · Familiarity and use of defect tracking tool(s) — ClearQuest and TeamTrack is desired. · Working knowledge of Excel is required and MS Access is preferred. · Ability to work with minimal supervision required. · Ability to plan, manage time, and provide status updates required. · Ability to quickly resolve issues with “out of the box” thinking. · Must be able to be self-motivated and be able to handle or mitigate problem situations. Experience: · Three years accounting system testing in any industry. · Excellent English language oral and writing skills. · Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well in a team environment. · Complex applications testing on web, J2EE (optional), MVS, and AIX (or Unix). Education: BA in MIS, Computer Science, or related field from a recognized college or university or equivalent work experience.