Configuration Quality Assurance Analyst

About Costco Wholesale: Costco Wholesale is a multi-billion-dollar global retailer with warehouse club operations in eleven countries. They provide a wide selection of quality merchandise, plus the convenience of specialty departments and exclusive member services, all designed to make shopping a pleasurable experience for their members. At Costco Wholesale India, we foster a collaborative space, working to support Costco Wholesale in developing innovative solutions that improve members’ experiences and make employees’ jobs easier. Quality Assurance Analysts are responsible for ensuring quality across team/domain specific applications. This is accomplished through: software/web testing; developing, modifying, and executing software strategies and test plans; analyzing and writing test standards and procedures; and modification of software. This role oversees the processes, practices, and execution of both manual and automated UAT, BAT, and Regression testing for all countries deployed on the Costco International ECommerce solution. Designs, develops, and executes software test strategies, test plans, and test scripts. Designs, creates, and approves (or oversees the creation and approval of) project test cases, scripts, and conditions, as well as QA-related documentation. Develops and ensures adherence to standardized software quality assurance best practices, policies, processes, and controls as it pertains to the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Develops and communicates accurate project estimates based on testing dependency analysis as requested by the project/management team. Analyzes and determines test dependencies including QA environment, QA tools, training, build and deployment plans, and communication processes. Analyzes relevant business content and participates in requirement gathering sessions; assesses requirements for testability, clarity, purpose, inherent ambiguity, contradictory functions, and implementation. Manages defects appropriately by assigning, monitoring, and providing timely communication through the defect lifecycle. Conducts QA risk management process throughout the test plan phase defining and differentiating between risk, defect, and issue. Coordinates and oversees test team activities for in-house, onshore, and offshore testing of multiple initiatives. Creates and gains project approval on project test plans. Creates and/or oversees the creation and approval of project test cases and QA-related documentation. Assists with automating and executes automated test cases. Oversees or generates all QA-related documentation. Ensures adherence to standardized QA policies, processes, and documentation standards. Ensures that QA processes and procedures for test environments are followed, and that the integrity of the various environments are not compromised. Provides weekly QA project status reports. Helps to mentor and develop skills in others. Computer, phone, printer, copier, fax Experience, Skills, Education & Licenses/Certifications: Minimum 5 years’ experience in software testing and leadership capacity. Minimum 5 years’ functional and back-end testing of eCommerce websites and backend applications. Minimum 5 years’ hands-on experience using industry standard software QA tools. Strong knowledge of SDLC and SQA methodology, as well as experience testing on an Agile team. Experience leading QA teams. Experience in eCommerce Solutions, specifically SAP Commerce Platforms. Excellent organizational and planning skills, with experience building tactical plans. Ability to produce effective software test plans and test cases. Familiar with source code, version management, and code deployment standards; Solid understanding of build tools and software configuration management standards. High level understanding of design/development methodologies and project management concepts. Ability to work effectively and produce consistent results with minimum supervision. demonstrated team-building skills with ability to influence and motivate team members that report to other groups in the organization. Flexible; Ability and willingness to travel internationally and adjust work hours to accommodate international teams. Scheduling flexibility to meet the needs of the business in a 24x7x365 operations environment - evening, weekend, and holiday work. Degree in Computer Science or in a related technical field preferred. ~Experience with projects focused on infrastructures and software solutions. ~ SQA experience working within an iterative development framework. ~ Knowledge of French, Spanish, Korean, and Mandarin is a plus. ~ Proficient in the use of Google products: email, spreadsheet, document, presentation, and analytics. ~