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Performance Tester Needed in Chevy Chase, MD (Permanent)

Our client is looking a full-time Senior Performance Tester (Performance Center and LoadRunner) for their Chevy Chase, Md location.
- 5+ years of technically oriented data processing experience in one or more of the following areas: z/OS or OS/390 and network methodologies; Client/Server system support and web services; capacity planning or performance tuning.
- Previous experience with Performance Center, LoadRunner or similar product required.
- Excellent communication and project management skills, self-starter and highly motivated.
- Position requires supporting application areas on new projects and working with various technologies, including J2EE and .NET.
- Shell programming (Plus)
- Rexx (Plus)
- C or C++ (Plus)

***W2 Only - Sponsorship Unavailable***

If you are interested in this position, please forward your resume and contact information to my colleague Vicki at RecruitVR@PrecisionSystems.com


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HOT LIST! Seeking a Automation QA Analyst (QTP) in the Vinings, GA area - 80-85K - Immediate Need - Hiring manager looking to hire ASAP.

If you are interested, please feel free to contact me at cburrell@thecentricsgroup.com


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A Tester (Web Services) Opportunity in Foster City, CA.

I am looking for an experienced QA Tester with experience testing Web Services for a long-term (1-2 year) contract opportunity with strong possibility for extension. Candidates must be local to the Bay Area and able to work on a W2 basis only.

The client is a large, Fortune 500 financial services company and they are looking to hire ASAP. Please forward resumes to chris.shaw@modis.com if interested.

Job Description:

5-7 years of experience in delivering enterprise-class, mission-critical, commercial, and scalable products, at least 3 of which were in the role of a lead developer
Demonstrable experience with Agile Scrum development methodologies to include the following:

· Short Sprint cycles 2-5 weeks

· Pair Programming, Continuous Integration, TDD

· Frequent production deployments

- Hands on experience with Continuous Integration, and Test Driven Development utilizing such tools as Eclipse, Hudson, Bamboo, JUNIT, Selenium or similar tools. JIRA and Confluence experience a plus
- Experience with web services standards, Rest and related technologies (XML, JSON, REST, SOAP, WSI, AXIS, JERSEY)
- Experience working with a variety of Applications Servers and Databases (Primarily WebSphere, Oracle and DB2)
- Ability to write clean, coherent code following established coding guidelines.
- Experience managing and deploying multiple concurrent versions of web services in production
- Very strong interpersonal, communication (written and verbal), and team building skills.
- Strong interpersonal, facilitation, and leadership skills along with effective communication (both written and verbal) skills and the ability to present complex ideas in a clear, concise way.
- Ability to understand systems from the enterprise-level view to the code.
- Ability to work in a complex organization to determine business and customer needs, providing the best solution to meet those needs.

Expiring in 13 days

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Test Environment Manager - London - Contract

Are you looking for a new contract?

We are looking for a Test Environment Manager to work for our client in London.


Summary Role Description

Accountability for securing Test environments across all test phases that meet the defined requirements.

Responsible for ensuring the environments are built and delivered.

Responsible for validating the environments match the requirements specification.

Responsible for securing any necessary environment support.

Ability to suggest the best way forward around environment issues.





Pre-requisite Skills

Experience of building environment portfolios and delivering purpose built environments

Experience of stakeholder management to Senior Management level

Knowledge of infrastructure and the various support teams,

Experience of managing environment support teams

Financial sector experience


Please let me know if you would like to discuss further.
matthew.warren@ardtechnologies.co.uk

Expiring in 13 days


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Fulltime-QA Automation Lead/ Manager Opening at Montvale-NJ/ Pls respond to samuel.antony@millenniumci.com or Call me at 732 562 0200 Ext:279

Position:QA Automation Lead/ Manager
Location:Montvale,NJ
Duration:Fulltime

Duties: Looking for an QA Automation Lead consultant for the fulltime position below.

Must have Lead experience and highly specialized (Technical) Automation expert with strong QTP knowledge. This position involved maintaining/updating huge amount of existing automation scripts, in-depth knowledge of VB scripting and descriptive programming is a MUST. In addition to that a person will also be responsible for **


Pls respond to samuel.antony@millenniumci.com or Call me at 732 562 0200 Ext:279


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Contract to Hire Software Test Engineers in Ohio And Colorado

Our client is looking for a contract-to-hire Software Test Engineer. Responsibilities will include writing and executing automated test plans and cases, analyzing, debugging, and reporting code bugs, white box and black box testing, regression and load/performance testing, as well as testing of application security. Responsibilities will also include working closely with the development teams to ensure the application is compliant to design specifications
Successful contractors wil be converted to full-time employees, with benefits and gain-sharing potential. Also, Colorado Springs is an acceptable location as well but Cleveland is preferred.
*** W2 Contractors ONLY ***** NO corp to corp & NO Visa Sponsorship available ***

- Need to have 3-5 years QTP experience
- Experience using formal testing methodologies, and ability to follow documented testing methodology procedures.
- Ability to develop and execute automated test plans/scripts successfully, and document results.
- Exceptional attention to detail and documentation.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Excellent time management and organizational skills.
- Must be self-motivated and have well-developed interpersonal skills.
- Bachelors or higher degree in Computer Science or other related technical discipline.

If interested, please forward your resume to Susan Stark; RecruitSS@PrecisionSystems.com

Expiring in 12 days



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New Jobs Update: Riverbed seeking QA Software Engineer-Customer Projects, Sunnyvale or San Francisco. (full time)

We are the market leader for WAN Optimization (Gartner ranked #1 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010). You can check us out at www.riverbed.com and we trade on the NASDAQ as RVBD.

We are seeking a QA Software Engineer-Customer Projects to join our team immediately in San Francisco or Sunnyvale. This is a "hands on" position that involves acting as a liaison with internal and external clients, setting up various network devices, QA test methodology, and Unix/Linux OS. Familiarity with object oriented programming or scripting is desired.

Who do you know who is open to considering new positions as a QA Software Engineer-Customer Projects?

Let's talk. I can be reached at email gcohen AT riverbed dot com or click link below to apply.

Expiring in 5 days


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Perm - QA LEAD with 4+ yrs lead exp and Financial (retail banking or wealth mgmt) and QTP experience - QA Cert would be a huge asset - Downtown Toronto

Our client, a consulting company that develops software for the financial industry, is looking for a QA Lead who will work with their project teams in the Greater Toronto Area for successful quality delivery of Application Development and System Integration projects. The incumbent will collaborate with their near-shore QA Team in Halifax to assist with continuous improvement of the testing processes and frameworks. Must come from a permanent employment background.

Responsibilities

● Develop, document, and maintain test deliverables including test strategies, test plans, test cases, defect logs, status reports and test metrics, and test result summaries.

● Ensure complete test coverage for the assigned project.

● Analyze application requirements, functional and/or technical specifications.

● Execute test cases, track defects and resolutions and report status.

● Ensure complete test coverage for the assigned project.

● Ensure day-to-day support to the project, and support teams for successful overall delivery.

● Act as a positive role model, mentoring employees to promote a high performance technical and business focused team.

Requirements

● Minimum 7 years experience in Information Technology with a minimum of 4 years QA leadership experience.

● Minimum Bachelor’s degree complemented with Software Testing certification (eg. ISTQB).

● Proven track record of successful quality assurance of medium to large projects in the Financial Services industry, preferably in retail banking and wealth management.

● Hands-on experience of delivering Test Strategies, Effort Estimates and Test Plans for large initiatives.

● Strong knowledge of automated testing tools.

● Experience with QTP and Quality Center Suite of Tools.

● Excellent leadership, interpersonal and motivational skills.

Competitive market rate salary

Benefits package

Bonus structure

Please send your resume to Julie.cox@careerdriven.com

Expiring in 7 days

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Looking for a Test Automation Lead - NYC - Starting ASAP

Test Automation Lead – New York City - Starting ASAP

Position: Test Automation Lead
Type: Contract, 6 months with chance to renew
Immediate need, starting ASAP
All interviews phone only
Must be US citizen, permanent resident or holding valid work visa
Rate: $40-43 inclusive

Essential job responsibilities:
• Plan and deliver end to end test automation projects, develop/implement and manage execution of the complete project.
• Able to lead team of different sizes based on the scope and length of the project.
• Need to work across multiple technologies including Web, Mainframe, .NET and Flex.
• Apply knowledge of test automation tools to help drive test automation across projects as well as continue to build on existing processes methods and assets.
• Work with functional analysts and business groups to achieve up to date coverage in automated scripts.
• Guide and provide technical assistance to the automation team members.

Required skills:
• 6+ years of test automation lead experience with test automation planning, assessments, script development and maintenance.
• Experience in leading and executing every phase of the Test Automation life cycle.
• Hands-on experience with HP QuickTest Pro (v9 and above), HP Quality Center and HP Business Process Testing.
• Should have worked on QuickTest Pro Add-ins (Web, Visual Basic and Terminal Emulator).
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in Test Complete automation tool.
• Experience in SQL queries, VBScript, Javascript and MS Access.
• Experience in automating application using 3rd party controls and custom controls.

Please send resumes to:
Michelle Raclaw
mraclaw@bctstaffing.com
Business Contract Technologies, Inc.

Expiring in 6 days

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