New York is leading the nation in the fight on global climate change and the transition to a clean energy-powered economy. The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (Climate Act) has created the most aggressive climate change goals in the nation and requires an ambitious agenda that blends proven catalysts with innovative approaches while operating across a broader energy arena that is rapidly evolving. New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA) is a driving force in realizing this agenda. NYSERDA works with stakeholders that span residents, business owners, developers, community leaders, local government officials, universities, utilities, investors, entrepreneurs, and more, to develop, invest, and foster conditions that:
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Attract the private sector capital investment needed to expand New York’s clean energy economy.
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Overcome barriers to using clean energy at a large-scale in New York.
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Enable New York’s communities and residents to benefit equitably from energy efficiency and renewable energy.
NYSERDA seeks an IT QA Analyst I to join our highly nimble team of Information Technology professionals dedicated to delivering high quality project deliverables through thorough and thoughtful planning and testing as well as consultation with a wide variety of end users. The IT QA Analyst I play a vital role in helping to execute and support the overall NYSERDA mission by ensuring our Program teams are provided with high quality solutions to implement program needs.
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Work alongside developers to verify implementation of requirements through application functionality, usability, scalability, and data integrity.
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Participate in meetings with Business Analysts, Developers, Architects, and Program staff in understanding requirements.
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Interpret business and technical requirements to develop effective test plans, manual and automated test cases and provide peer review to ensure accuracy and coverage.
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Ensure the applications and/or data meet the specified requirements and there are no defects in the application or underlying data.
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Act as liaison between agile team and program teams to ensure understanding of requirements, accuracy of implementation, obtain production approvals, and to build strong working relationships between cross functional teams.
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Meet with Stakeholders to define testing scope and objectives and clearly communicate the expected timeline and commitment.
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Coordinate UAT session with program staff by scheduling UAT sessions, providing system demos, preparing, and reviewing UAT test cases, document identified issues, communicate identified issues with agile team, and provide status to program staff and management.
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Create SQL queries to validate database updates and end user reporting.
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Analyze and evaluate automation & defect metrics, providing feedback to developers, system & data architects, analysts & subject matter experts.
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Attend daily standups prepared to discuss work assignments, progress, and blockers.
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Ability to demonstrate respect, equity and inclusive behavior and practices of a diverse workforce and community.
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An Associate degree in Computer Science or other STEM related major and 6 years’ experience.
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Excellent communication, analytical, and negotiation skills to engage with business subject matter experts.
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Experience communicating and working directly with Stakeholders to resolve any identified issues.
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Close attention to details.
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Experience with deriving test case suites from Acceptance Criteria.
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Strong knowledge of the Software Development Life Cycle.
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Experience working in as part of an Agile team.
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Strong understanding of relational databases.
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Experience with web services (SOAP or REST).
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Preferred Bachelor’s in Computer Science or other STEM related major and 4 years’ experience
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Experience with Clean Energy and Renewable Energy Programs
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Experience with developing automation suites
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Exposure to Force.com and Azure development
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Experience with Jira, Confluence, and Zephyr
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