Business Systems Analyst II

We seek an experienced software tester to join REL SQA Test Team at Navy Federal Credit Union.

As a software tester, you will oversee quality assurance activities associated with software analysis. This includes developing test plans, performing exploratory testing and executing functional and regression testing. You will work closely with engineering, product management and system support teams to ensure the product is ready for release.

This could be your dream job if you are zealous about mortgage origination and servicing design, system analysis and debugging software problems. We offer competitive pay and abundant growth opportunities in a fast-paced, inclusive environment within the company.

Tasks

• Work with project developers, business analysts and customer support teams to ensure software solutions meet our user expectations
• Develop software test cases, based on business specifications and requirements
• Perform root cause analysis on defects found to identify and mitigate project risks
• Conduct exploratory and usability testing to locate bugs before the software is introduced into production
• Execute comprehensive testing against the software, ensuring all features function as designed and intended
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of software testing methodologies and develop standard operating procedures, if necessary

Responsibilities

• Evaluate operational efficiency and effectiveness
• Analyze information, requirements, data, work quality, work methods, processes, service specific practices, standards and metrics/statistics
• Uses elicitation techniques to gather information at the right level of detail and scope to represent all of the stakeholder's needs
• Analyze, define and document technical design for data, workflow, logical processes, hardware and operating systems environment, interface with other systems, internal and external controls and output
• Supervise modeling efforts to ensure that specifications and constructs adhere to appropriate mathematical and statistical standards and answer particular analytic questions
• Identifying business requirements (e.g., needs, objectives, functions, features, input and output)
• Perform qualitative and quantitative analysis using analytical techniques, tools, models, simulation, etc.
• Develop, recommend and document adjustments to workflow to streamline processes
• Coordinate integration of solutions with existing applications; identify and resolve existing conflicts to ensures compatibility
• Develop and maintain an understanding of relevant industry standards, best practices, business processes and technology used within related business areas to ensure compliance with policy, vendor contractual requirements, procedures, processes and standards
• Involved in cross-organizational task groups concerning new automated systems, products and/or services
• Work with project teams to plan, coordinate and rollout software change/release to Controlled Testing and Production, obtain required approvals as scheduled, and transition project to Production
• Interact with other ISD staff, business units (end users) in problem resolution efforts
• Utilize performance measurements and indicators to identify areas for improvement; develop process improvement plans for each performance indicator or area identified
• Partner with other business units and vendors to improve procedures, resolve problems, and implement initiatives; presents conclusions and recommendations to management
• Implement new/enhanced products, services and/or operational changes
• Identify and communicate key responsibilities and practices, evaluate results, and provide leadership and guidance to ensure successful implementation of business unit projects
• Interpret results of analysis; present recommendations, alternatives and implications
• Write requirements and define editorial workflow for business owner projects
• Develop and oversee project plans and roadmaps that outline preventative and corrective actions necessary to remediate control deficiencies, maximizing effectiveness and mitigating future exposure
• Ensure preventative, detective, and corrective controls are properly identified and documented
• Develop test plans, test criteria, scenarios and documentation; ensure acceptance of delivered solutions
• Conduct and/or facilitate user acceptance testing to include developing and executing test cases, communication with project teams, validating and documenting results
• Report testing activity including time spent, testing time lost and discrepancies found
• Apply and communicate changes and new trends in systems/technology
• Represent the business unit in iden