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Quality Assurance Analyst 

About the Organization NCU was founded with the goal of providing accessible, high-quality, online graduate degrees to working professionals. No other university can match NCU's uniquely flexible approach to online learning, which includes weekly course starts and personal one-to-one mentoring from our professionally seasoned, all-doctoral faculty in a class size of one. With no residency requirements, NCU is perfect for the independent, self-motivated student who seeks a world-class education no matter where they live!

Across all four of our Schools - the School of Business & Technology Management, School of Education, School of Psychology, and School of Marriage & Family Therapy - NCU is committed to helping students achieve academically to become valuable contributors to their communities and within their professions.

With administrative offices in Prescott Valley and Scottsdale, Arizona, and San Diego, California, as well as students, alumni and faculty in more than 50 countries, NCU is an excellent choice for professionals around the world who share our passion for excellence. We envision growth trends to continue, and eagerly seek highly-credentialed and enthusiastic individuals to join our team.
 
Description

Have you ever heard the saying, “A company is only as good as the people it keeps?”

At Northcentral University, we strongly believe that our University is only as good as our team of staff, faculty and students around the world united by a commitment to excellence, innovation, diversity and accountability.

 We celebrate personal and professional growth and desire to see our team members fully realize and reach their potential. When you join the Northcentral team, you will enjoy a challenging, but positive and fun work environment that promotes productivity, achievement and fulfillment.

If you are passionate about making a difference and are ready to be challenged and inspired in your daily work as part of a growing, success-oriented company, then we want to hear from you!

Who We Are:

Northcentral University (NCU) was founded with the goal of providing accessible, high-quality, online graduate degrees to working professionals. Students have the opportunity to earn a degree from a regionally accredited university in the areas of business and technology management, education, psychology and marriage and family therapy while working One-to-One with members of our 100% doctoral faculty via advanced delivery modalities. NCU is committed to helping students achieve academically and become valuable contributors to their communities and within their professions.

With administrative offices in Prescott Valley and Scottsdale, Arizona, as well as students, alumni and faculty in over 50 countries, NCU is an excellent choice for professionals around the world who share our passion for excellence. We envision growth trends to continue, and eagerly seek highly credentialed and enthusiastic individuals to join our team.

Quality Assurance Analyst:

This position provides Quality Assurance testing deliverable for various projects.

Skills and Responsibilities:

  • Review functional and design specifications to ensure full understanding of individual deliverables
  • Perform backend database testing in Microsoft SQL environment including validating stored procedures, jobs and triggers
  • Identify test requirements from specifications and map test case requirements, and design test coverage plan
  • Develop, document and maintain functional test cases and other test artifacts such as the test data, data validation, harness scripts and automated scripts
  • Execute and evaluate manual or automated test cases and report test results
  • Hold and facilitate test plan/case reviews with cross-functional team members
  • Identify any potential quality issues and escalate to QA Lead
  • Ensure that QA deliverables meet the functional and design specifications and requirements. Isolate, replicate, and report defects and verify defect fixes as necessary
  • Responsible for analyzing the requirements and planning, creating and executing all test cases & test scripts for the project and complete progress status reporting
  • Write Test Cases & Test Scripts, and review with peers
  • Perform Data Driven development, test-environment configuration, and test-script configuration management (if necessary)
  • Test Traceability Matrix (tracing the test-procedures to the test requirements) as needed
  • Test-process implementation and test execution plan, overall system reliability, performance and quality
  • Ensure that test-product documentation is completed, and assist in the test analysis for projects with automation
  • Provide solid and well documented automation & testing
  • Display a commitment to deliver systems in a timely matter according to business need
  • Provide support as needed to production systems ensuring that both internal and external client’s needs are met
  • Aggressively work to provide solutions to challenges
  • Possess a positive and constructive attitude
  • Actively work to improve tech skills using available methods (books, seminars, etc.)
  • Communicate effectively with team members and senior engineering staff as necessary

 

 
Position Requirements

Requirements:

  • 3+ years’ experience in a Quality Assurance or Development role
  • Understanding of software engineering and web development
  • Knowledge of the systems management industry an asset
  • All skills, abilities and education will be considered for minimum qualifications

Education:

  • Bachelor's degree is required, preferably with emphasis on Business or Computer Science
  • Strong organizational and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience in higher education preferred.
  • All skills, abilities and education will be considered for minimum qualifications.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
 The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  The physical
requirements for performing the essential functions of this position require the employee to be able to:

  • Sit, stand, kneel, walk and reach.
  • Be able to lift, push, pull and/or move up to 20 pounds.
  • Hear well enough to communicate with others.
  • Read a computer screen and written material.
  • Write and use phone system.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Conditions
Good working environment with the absence of disagreeable conditions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

What We Offer:

In addition to excellent earning potential and a comprehensive benefits package—including medical, dental, vision, 401K, paid holidays and PTO—Northcentral University supports the professional growth of its team members through education benefits, growth opportunities and room for advancement.

Are you ready to take advantage of this exciting opportunity to join a growing team of passionate individuals who work together to change lives through higher education?    Apply today!

 
Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time  
Category Information Technology  
Exempt/Non-Exempt Non-Exempt  

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