ANR - Quality Assurance Analyst - Juniper

Alaska Northstar Resources (ANR) is currently seeking a qualified Quality Assurance Analyst to join our team on an exciting and long-term program supporting a US government program.

The Quality Assurance Analyst will be responsible for, but not limited to the following:

• Plans, organizes, and implements day to day activities of testing.
• Coordinates with developers, architects, and functional analysts within an agile/scrum environment.
• Creating SQL queries as well as knowledge of Xray (within Jira)
• Reviews and understands user stories and associated acceptance criteria.
• Writes test scripts based on defined and approved user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Executes all phases and types of testing to include user story testing, end-to-end testing, regression testing of a release, and possibly performance testing.
• Documents the testing results and coordinate with developers and architects as needed.
• Assists with the building of test strategies & methodologies, automation and site monitoring focused on infrastructure and high availability.
• Understands complex business and functional requirements and provide direction in designing the technical test cases that thoroughly test the tech stack from architectural standpoint and meet the product requirements.
• Participates in product design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, dependencies or potential issues.
• Works with Product & Engineering Teams in implementing & enforcing quality gates at each stage of the pipeline (including the movement of tickets all the way to completion).
• Proactively identifies and communicates risks and opportunities for improvement in testing process or other processes that cross all products and test frameworks.

Minimum Candidate Requirements

Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen

Candidate must have a successful NACI or OPM/NS

Candidate must have a current or recent Public Trust (or Higher) with the US government.

Candidate must have 5+ years of experience in the following:

• Quality Assurance Testing, including manual and automated testing in complex engineering environments.
• Comprehensive experience executing all phases of testing (e.g., functional, regression, performance, end-to-end).
• Developing test strategies, test scripts, and test automation frameworks.
• Testing complex data workflows and migrations within an Agile/Scrum environment.
• SQL, including the ability to write complex queries for data validation and analysis.
• QA methodologies, tools, and processes
• Jira and test management tools like Xray for defect tracking and agile workflows.
• Data Analysis and Infrastructure to include database systems like Informix, DataStage, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and Quality Gates.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, …