Mobile / Agil, Manual QA

Role : Mobile / Agile Manual QA Location : Downtown Chicago, IL "Prefer locals" Duration : 6 month renewable contract Interview Mode: Phone & In-Person REQUIRED Skills: Mobile QA Engineer Frontend/ API Testing heavy Agile / Scrum CI-CD, w/ TDD, GIT, subversion Job Description: Primary Responsibilities • Apply proven analytical and problem-solving skills • Develop and establish quality assurance measures and testing standards for new development and enhancements. • Communicate test progress, test results, and quality of application changes. • Analyze test results to discover and report out on defects. • Work with business community to plan and execute UAT. • Able to test Front-end & Back-end application and web services • Knowledge of debugging a defect • Work closely with the Product, QA Automation, and Development teams during all phases of the software development lifecycle. • Track multiple test executions simultaneously and synthesize results. • Proactively identify new tools/processes/approaches and continuously strive to find ways to improve the overall testing strategy Qualifications The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following characteristics: • At least 5-10 years' experience testing, API, web apps or other enterprise software. • Experience working in an Agile environment. • Understanding of HTML and CSS • Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, continuous integration and deployment tools like Jenkins and Rundeck. Desired Skills and Experience • Hands-on experience using modern version control systems like Git and Subversion. • Mobile testing experience in both iOS & Android • Understanding of Agile Development (Scrum, Kanban, Lean, XP, etc). • Ability to work well independently and as part of a team