2023-6737_ QA Engineer - level iiiArch Global Services (Philippines) Inc.

Job Description
Company Description
AGSI was incorporated in April 2016. We are committed to supporting the goals of Arch divisions through exceptional service delivery. We pride ourselves on maintaining flexibility and responsiveness to adapt to business unit and industry demands while focusing on sound project management. We are dedicated to growing and developing our employees as we build strong teams with strategic leadership.
Job Description
The Senior QA Analyst coordinates the Quality Assurance activities with either new systems or changes to existing systems. He/She develops test plans that cover necessary scenarios and achieve overall QA strategies for the business system owner, executes testing, and communicates issues found within an established procedural framework to management. The incumbent has latitude to determine best approaches and methods for test plans and prioritization. An ideal candidate will be someone who has done extensive database development (data manipulation, stored procedures, modeling, data warehouse, reporting) and has excellent SQL skills to retrieve and analyze complex and high volume data sets to draw insights.
Project Management
Applies creativity and testing expertise to designs and develop the project test plan using available project documentation.
Develops detailed testing timelines by providing estimates for planning and execution.
Manages QA schedules. Prioritizes and adjusts QA tasks and schedules as needed.
Primary QA contact for the program manager, digital product manager, developers.
Determines the scope of testing needed. Identifies risks and proposes solutions.
Analysis
Reviews the general controls and advises the Program Manager on any weaknesses in the process.
Controls the test environment by ensuring that all machines are properly updated.
Ensures that BI reports and dashboards operate according to the functional and technical specifications and produce accurate results
Communicates with clients and project teams on problem resolution, design issues and implementations.
Defect Management
Manages and reviews defects for program. Performs in depth analysis of problems and communicates results in a concise and informative manner as needed.
Documentation
Designs, develops and maintains Test Strategy and Test Plan documentation for program and projects.
Provides regular status updates in a timely manner to Program Manager.
Provides regular status updates in a timely manner to Program Manager
Shift: Night Shift
Qualifications
Advanced, in depth knowledge of quality assurance testing concepts, methods and practices in an information technology systems development environment.
Good understanding of principals and practices associated with Agile software development.
Good understanding of Data Analytics and Enterprise Reporting functions and processes
Advanced knowledge of SQL Server, Query Language, and ability to use Query Tools to retrieve and profile complex data from heterogenous databases
Experience with quality assurance in data domain initiatives
Datawarehouse and Report Testing experience.
Effective communications skills to deal with entire project team.
Strong problems solving, analytical & decision making skills.
Should be able to work independently, and strive to learn new QA tools, technologies and methodologies
Experience in Insurance/Reinsurance domains will be an added bonus
Experience (Load Runner/Load UI)
Additional Information
Experienced QA with at least 3-5 years in software and data testing.
Required knowledge & skills would typically be acquired through a bachelor's degree in computer science or related field