Organization: Communications, Media and Technology
Location: San Jose, CA
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workforce is a dedicated team of people who work on outsourcing engagements. These are long-term partnerships with clients for whom we manage and provide increasingly specialized business operations, such as finance and accounting, IT, applications development and maintenance, help desk services, and HR. We not only maintain key business functions for clients, we constantly seek to improve them to help our clients move ahead of the competition.
Job Description:
Service Delivery
professionals are responsible for providing service delivery across the breadth of offerings such as accounting, information technology, application development and maintenance, helpdesk services, procurement, learning and training and human resources. The work that is performed by our delivery professionals may serve one or more clients concurrently and they may be located directly at a client site or within our global delivery network.
The
Software Tester Level F
provides expertise in the planning, constructing and execution of release tests. The Tester is responsible for applying business and functional knowledge to meet the team's overall test objectives. The Tester develops an expertise in the testing principles, processes and methods as defined in the methodology framework and provides that expertise to other Testers. The tester is also responsible for ensuring that the testing standards, guidelines, and testing methodology are applied as specified in testing approach, and that all testing results are easily accessible and understandable. May perform defect coordination functions, ensuring that test defects are tracked to closure and that the defect repository is kept up-to-date with the current status. Also included in the defect coordination function is the creation and distribution of test status metrics as required by the project. The Tester may interact with the end customer, frequently interacts with internal customers and may be required to participate in pager/on-call support.
Responsibilities may include:
Create test models for release testing (plans, data and scripts) including the identification, collection and/or creation of test data
Determine and meet time estimates and schedules for testing efforts
Develop, update and maintain quality testing standards and procedures
Communicate effectively with customers and software vendors as appropriate
Assist in the planning, creation and control of the test environment(s)
Facilitate and/or participate in structured walk-through and peer reviews
Participate in the coordination and execution of release testing
Participate in Lessons Learned as appropriate
Manage testing process questions and/or issues
Coordinate testing specific release activities
Technology skills: Salesforce.com
Ability to travel 25%
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
:
Bachelor's Degree
A minimum of 1 year of experience in at least 3 of the following:
Test Data Management
Test Management
Peer Review
Functional Test Planning - Preparation - Execution
Technical Test Planning - Preparation - Execution - Performance Testing
Software Quality Assurance
Preferred Skills:
Experience at a High Tech client or within a High Tech company
Automated Functional Test Planning - Preparation - Execution
Test Environment Management
Professional Skills Required:
Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills
Excellent organizational, multi-tasking, and time-management skills
Proven ability to work independently and as a team member
Proven ability to drive team schedule and milestone completions
Candidates who are currently employed by a client of Accenture or an affiliated Accenture business may not be eligible for consideration.
Applicants for employment in the US must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with Accenture (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa or any other non-immigrant status).
Accenture is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Accenture - 12 months ago
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