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*PLEASE SHARE THIS REQ WITH YOUR CONSULTANTS AND SEND ME AN UPDATED RESUME.* Reston,VA $50p/h c2c 3month+ contract. *POSITION SUMMARY* The Operations Testing Engineer II, as a member of the Operational Acceptance Testing (OAT) team, focuses on operational testing, validation, and acceptance of all code and infrastructure component deliveries to The College Board SAT production environments. This individual will perform integration, vendor, and end-to-end tests, will support acceptance testing in the OAT environment, and may support other products besides SAT. The Operations Testing Engineer II will report to the Operations Testing Director within Operational Support Services The Operations Testing Engineer II will work with the Operations Testing Director and the other Operations Test Engineer IIs in the planning and execution of Operations Acceptance Test (OAT) cycles for new releases including test scenario creation, test data setup, test execution, and validation. The Operations Test Engineer will also support patch testing activities and other operational activities, such as operational data loads, in the OAT environment. The Operations Test Engineer II will also be responsible for working with the rest of the OAT team to ensure that the operations testing environment is prepared and available in time for scheduled activities. This includes reviewing the bill of materials, generated by IT for deployments to the OAT environment. While this person must be an experienced tester and technical in nature, he/she must be a self-starter, who communicates well and works well with other technical folks and business owners. *ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES* • Prepare and execute test cases in collaboration with business owners to ensure that new patches and releases will address their business needs. • Create a repository of reusable test scenarios and cases for each Use Case requirement. • Execute manual and automated test scenarios and cases. • Develop automation scripts or tools, using either commercial automation tools or programming languages such as, Perl, C++, or Java, to create test data for each operational testing cycle, regression testing, and reference data validation. • Support testing efforts, such as environment shakeout, validating reference data feeds, and providing database validations. • Create automated test scripts for post deployment validations in Production or OAT. • Use PL/SQL and other tools for data setup, validation, and troubleshooting issues. • Enter all defects in Rational ClearQuest. Ensure that the impact of defects is clear and the priority is correct. • Work with IT to troubleshoot defects and to identify solutions to issues. • Collaborate with the IT Quality Assurance group on testing efforts. • Participate in additional environment requirements and test cycle planning activities. • Coordinate OAT environment changes with business owners including upgrades, data refreshes, and any other deployments • Determine and communicate the impact of all proposed environment changes. • Be a point of contact with the Software Engineering and Infrastructure Group for environment maintenance issues, ensuring that milestones are met. • Communicate progress on testing efforts and defects to OAT team and Operations group. • Work closely with vendors on testing efforts. • Support User Acceptance and Operational Acceptance testing efforts, by reviewing test scenarios, preparing the test environment and data, validating reference data feeds, and providing database validations. *MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS** Education/Experience:* College Degree in computer science or related technical field required. Over six years testing experience with Web and client/server applications and relational databases Over three years experience developing SQL scripts and PL/SQL procedures for Oracle databases Back-end testing experience with SQL, PL/SQL, XML, and Unix/Perl scripting preferred Front – end testing experience, including testing through web and customer service tool interfaces. Experience with both manual and automated test design and execution Experience with Rational toolset, including Requisite Pro, Clearcase, ClearQuest, and Rational Manual Tester. Experience with Rational Functional Tester is a plus. Proficient with developing test cases and creating input data for testing custom applications Solid progressively responsible experience in back-office operations required Experience with the software development life-cycle Strong teamwork and collaboration skills required Ability to collaborate with other technical folks as well as business owners. Strong process improvement experience required * * *Related Skills & Other Requirements:** *Experience with planning testing cycles Ability to work closely with highly-technical IT infrastructure staff Ability to communicate complex issues and drive to resolution Ability to manage relationships with multiple levels of management Highly collaborative individual with ability to influence others and build strong professional relationships Flexibility and desire to quickly adapt to new methods, situations, and various requirements Strong analytical thinking and structured problem solving ability Excellent communication (writing, speaking, presentation) Strong interpersonal skills Computer literacy, including Microsoft Office applications Solid organizational, time & task management skills Ability to effectively handle multiple situations simultaneously Ability to work independently and as part of a team Sareen Bhaskaran Resource Manager Prosoft Cyberworld Group 630-689-2960 ext 145 sar...@prosoftcyberworld.com YAHOO IM: sareen_recruiter (ONLY THOSE WHO ARE INTO SALES PLEASE ADD ME) PLEASE MARK A CC TO recruitersar...@gmail.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. 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