Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

Crate & Barrel

(Northbrook, Illinois)

Full Time

Job Posting Details

About Crate & Barrel

Crate and Barrel is an industry-leading home furnishings specialty retailer, known for its exclusive designs, excellent value and superb customer service. In addition to a thriving direct marketing division that services more than 90 countries, the company operates stores throughout the U.S. and Canada as well as international franchise locations in the United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Mexico, Turkey, Russia and the Philippines.

Responsibilities

* Create and execute test plans with minimal guidance.
* Work with the software application domain teams to gain understanding on the development team progress and determine what needs to be tested.
* Perform various forms of testing using high-level documentation and check list/test plans, based on the application being tested and provide recommendations.
* Maintain quality assurance documentation, including functionality for current testing and any future changes, business rules, high level and check list/test plan that can be used for any type of functionality testing or as a tool for estimating testing time.
* Possess a complete understanding of and adhere to the company quality assurance process, as determined by the IT.
* Possess a complete understanding of the functionality, business reason and details for a software change, including files used and updated.
* Communicate effectively and efficiently with all company associates and business contacts.
* Assist with training users on new and upgraded systems, as needed.
* Participate and actively engage in meetings with users, quality assurance associates and other IT Department associates.
* Assist with designing training materials for new and upgraded systems, as needed.
* Design and perform string, system and regression testing on applications.
* Possess a complete understanding of training and communication resources relevant to the position.
* Participate in ongoing training regarding technology upgrades and new systems applicable to the position.

Create and execute test plans with minimal guidance.
Work with the software application domain teams to gain understanding on the development team progress and determine what needs to be tested.
Perform various forms of testing using high-level documentation and check list/test plans, based on the application being tested and provide recommendations.
Maintain quality assurance documentation, including functionality for current testing and any future changes, business rules, high level and check list/test plan that can be used for any type of functionality testing or as a tool for estimating testing time.
Possess a complete understanding of and adhere to the company quality assurance process, as determined by the IT.
Possess a complete understanding of the functionality, business reason and details for a software change, including files used and updated.
Communicate effectively and efficiently with all company associates and business contacts.
Assist with training users on new and upgraded systems, as needed.
Participate and actively engage in meetings with users, quality assurance associates and other IT Department associates.
Assist with designing training materials for new and upgraded systems, as needed.
Design and perform string, system and regression testing on applications.
Possess a complete understanding of training and communication resources relevant to the position.
Participate in ongoing training regarding technology upgrades and new systems applicable to the position.

Ideal Candidate

3+ years previous systems and /or quality assurance experience, including testing data and transactional applications or equivalent
Bachelor's degree or comparable work experience
Experience testing databases, building test cases, Query, knowledge in SQL a plus
Excellent organization skills, ability to organize and prioritize workload
Good problem solving skills and analytical skills
Ability to meet deadlines and to pay attention to details
Good reading, written and verbal language skills (English)
Provide test samples (if requested)