Software QA Specialist
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Full-time
Information Services / Technology (IT)
Posted on May 3, 2024
Announcement
Details
Open Date
05/02/2024
Requisition Number
PRN38438B
Job Title
Software QA Specialist
Working Title
QA Engineer
Job Grade
E
FLSA Code
Computer Employee
Patient Sensitive Job Code?
No
Standard Hours per Week
40
Full Time or Part Time?
Full Time
Shift
Day
Work Schedule Summary
This position is fully remote. Incumbent must be available during the team core hours of 10:00 am – 3:00 pm MT.
VP Area
U of U Health - Academics
Department
01828 - Univ Faculty Info & Support
Location
Other
City
Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment
External Posting
Pay Rate Range
$50,000 - 55,000/annually
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Job Summary
As a Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst with University Faculty Information & Support, you will work directly with our software development team to help ensure the quality of our web-based software. You will be tasked with feature-testing software as we deploy new features and improvements to our software. You will also be responsible for maintaining a suite of regression tests that can be run periodically to ensure the overall stability of our system. You will also be working in an agile environment where communication and teamwork is a key to success while working directly with teammates to catch any unexpected results that may exist. You will also work with our QA team to develop and maintain test plans, smoke test after deployments, test API endpoints, work with basic SQL in a database environment, and help run test automation.
University Faculty Information & Support provides administrative applications and support to leadership across all colleges at the University of Utah including University of Utah Health Academics (non-clinical). Our information systems and integration with other institutional data sources allow us to provide comprehensive management of financial data, financial processes, faculty data and faculty-centric processes in support of the various missions of the university.
Our generous University staff benefits package includes but is not limited to: health care and dental plan options, tuition reduction, UTA pass (Bus, TRAX, & FrontRunner), paid holidays, paid leave time, employer and employee paid retirement, and more!
Responsibilities
This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.
Comments
Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. Works under general supervision; typically reports to a manager. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required.
Minimum Qualifications
Requires a bachelor's degree in a related area or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience) and 2-4 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.
Preferences
Department Specific Qualifications
Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information
The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS' post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.
All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran's status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.
To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action ( OEO/AA). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator's office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at: https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/
Online reports may be submitted at oeo.utah.edu
https://safety.utah.edu/safetyreport This report includes statistics about criminal offenses, hate crimes, arrests and referrals for disciplinary action, and Violence Against Women Act offenses. They also provide information about safety and security-related services offered by the University of Utah. A paper copy can be obtained by request at the Department of Public Safety located at 1658 East 500 South.
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
Required Documents
Details
Open Date
05/02/2024
Requisition Number
PRN38438B
Job Title
Software QA Specialist
Working Title
QA Engineer
Job Grade
E
FLSA Code
Computer Employee
Patient Sensitive Job Code?
No
Standard Hours per Week
40
Full Time or Part Time?
Full Time
Shift
Day
Work Schedule Summary
This position is fully remote. Incumbent must be available during the team core hours of 10:00 am – 3:00 pm MT.
VP Area
U of U Health - Academics
Department
01828 - Univ Faculty Info & Support
Location
Other
City
Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment
External Posting
Pay Rate Range
$50,000 - 55,000/annually
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Job Summary
As a Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst with University Faculty Information & Support, you will work directly with our software development team to help ensure the quality of our web-based software. You will be tasked with feature-testing software as we deploy new features and improvements to our software. You will also be responsible for maintaining a suite of regression tests that can be run periodically to ensure the overall stability of our system. You will also be working in an agile environment where communication and teamwork is a key to success while working directly with teammates to catch any unexpected results that may exist. You will also work with our QA team to develop and maintain test plans, smoke test after deployments, test API endpoints, work with basic SQL in a database environment, and help run test automation.
University Faculty Information & Support provides administrative applications and support to leadership across all colleges at the University of Utah including University of Utah Health Academics (non-clinical). Our information systems and integration with other institutional data sources allow us to provide comprehensive management of financial data, financial processes, faculty data and faculty-centric processes in support of the various missions of the university.
Our generous University staff benefits package includes but is not limited to: health care and dental plan options, tuition reduction, UTA pass (Bus, TRAX, & FrontRunner), paid holidays, paid leave time, employer and employee paid retirement, and more!
Responsibilities
- Develops, publishes, and implements test plans across multiple cloud-based application.
- Performs test plans and communicates results.
- Helps maintain quality assurance standards including bug reporting.
- Defines and tracks quality assurance metrics and analyses risks.
- Familiarity with test automation.
This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.
Comments
Relies on experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Performs a variety of tasks. Works under general supervision; typically reports to a manager. A certain degree of creativity and latitude is required.
Minimum Qualifications
Requires a bachelor's degree in a related area or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience) and 2-4 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.
Preferences
Department Specific Qualifications
- Work experience in software development
- Ability to troubleshoot features on a technical level
- Must have a working knowledge of current quality assurance methodologies
- Ability to be adaptable to current needs
- Proven experience with the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
- Test Automation experience
- Experience with agile environment / Jira
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Team player
Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information
The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS' post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen.
The University of Utah values candidates who have experience working in settings with students and patients from all backgrounds and possess a strong commitment to improving access to higher education and quality healthcare for historically underrepresented students and patients.
All qualified individuals are strongly encouraged to apply. Veterans' preference is extended to qualified applicants, upon request and consistent with University policy and Utah state law. Upon request, reasonable accommodations in the application process will be provided to individuals with disabilities.
The University of Utah is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or protected veteran's status. The University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in the education program or activity that it operates, as required by Title IX and 34 CFR part 106. The requirement not to discriminate in education programs or activities extends to admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and its regulations may be referred to the Title IX Coordinator, to the Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, or both.
To request a reasonable accommodation for a disability or if you or someone you know has experienced discrimination or sexual misconduct including sexual harassment, you may contact the Director/Title IX Coordinator in the Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action ( OEO/AA). More information, including the Director/Title IX Coordinator's office address, electronic mail address, and telephone number can be located at: https://www.utah.edu/nondiscrimination/
Online reports may be submitted at oeo.utah.edu
https://safety.utah.edu/safetyreport This report includes statistics about criminal offenses, hate crimes, arrests and referrals for disciplinary action, and Violence Against Women Act offenses. They also provide information about safety and security-related services offered by the University of Utah. A paper copy can be obtained by request at the Department of Public Safety located at 1658 East 500 South.
Posting Specific Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
- * Do you have a related Bachelor's degree or equivalency? (2 years related work experience may be substituted for 1 year of education)
- Yes
- No
- * Indicate your level of knowledge / expertise related to software development methodologies:
- None or limited
- Basic
- Moderate
- Advanced
Required Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- Appropriate discharge document (such as a DD-214 – Member Copy 4) – Veteran Only – Call 801.581.2169
- Addendum to the University of Utah - Veteran Only - Call 801.581.2169 after submission
