QA ANALYST II-Lanham, MD

At Pitney Bowes staying in front of the competition means producing innovative business solutions rather than simply servicing a need.   Today, after more than 80 years of industry-leading research and technology, our products and services go well beyond advanced mailing systems. Our end-to-integrated approach includes creating and preparing numerous forms of electronic and standard communications; the ability to track and trace; developing software programs that correct addresses and show comparative courier rates; multi-channel delivery options; response management and much more.

We are currently seeking a QA Analyst II for our Group 1 Software division, a growing leader in Customer Communications Management and Data Quality Solutions. An ideal candidate will perform advanced testing tasks requiring planning, scheduling, and testing to assure that developed products meet design specifications and are within total quality management limits and standards.  Working within a delivery team, the Quality Assurance Engineer communicates with product developers and technical support specialists to identify and correct software bugs found in various products.

Essential Functions:

Responsible for creation and implementation of test plans, test cases and procedures for various Group 1 products.

Executes software applications tests generating test data and metrics, communicating test status and ultimately analyzing test results.  

Recording of defects in bug tracking software (Siebel), including documentation of information useful in the debugging process, evaluation of test data, problem discovery, tracking and resolution

Understand the market requirements for the product features being tested, including how the users use the features and their performance requirements for the features. 

Schedules tasks for self and meets agreed upon deadlines.

B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience

Three to five years of experience in development or software application testing and/or computer programming experience

Three to five years experience installing and executing software.

Specialized Knowledge and Skills:

Good understanding of the QA process with good testing skills.

Good application knowledge and use awareness.

Able to accurately estimate task durations and meet schedules.

Good understanding of full-life-cycle software development process

Good knowledge of available test tools

Good industry knowledge

Excellent written and verbal communication skills