Sr Software Tester/QA Analyst – Contract Position

• Mechanicsville, VA
• Posted on December 2, 2025

Contract Length: 6 months with the possibility of extending based on performance.
**Local Richmond, VA candidates required due to onsite requirement.

ON SITE: 2-3 days/week. Parking is NOT available for contractors

ITQM – Sr. Test Analyst – performed manual and/or automated testing using industry standard testing tools, standards, and methodologies.

Virginia Tax seeks a qualified person who works well with teams and have excellent communicator with the ability to deal effectively with the functional and non-functional teams within IT Services as well as business users. The Senior Test Analyst will also co-ordinate UAT users and assist in the preparation of UAT test scripts. The ability to work within, and contribute to a team environment and build and maintain effective working relationships with customers, users and colleagues.

The ideal candidate should have 8 + years of experience in the following:

Responsibilities & Expectations:

• ISEB / ISTQB qualification in Software Testing to practitioner level or equivalent qualifications or experience.
• Proficiency in implementing and executing testing strategies, plans, methodologies and frameworks in support of Agile development
• Experience of using test management/ Version Control tools (Azure DevOps/ TFS/ Git) and extensive experience writing test cases in Gherkin.
• Experience in writing Complex SQL queries for Creating and Maintenance of test data to support automation testing and Business users
• Proficiency in Oracle SQL, PL/SQL, XML,
• Knowledge of programming language e.g. Ruby, Java OR Python
• Experience working in Window and Linux environment
• Experience in reviewing metrics to identify areas for process optimization, Conduct dry run/smoke testing to ensure scripts readiness and Execute automation scripts
• Gather requirements from the Business Analyst to understand the project, analyze requirements, identify gaps in the requirements, skill sets required and provide LOE
• Provide Test Scenarios/ Cases walkthrough and seek customer sign off inclusive of Prioritization of Test cases, Optimization options
• A thorough understanding of risk-based testing
• Test the defect and update the status, conduct root cause analysis of the defects logged and assist developers in recreating bugs
• The ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical colleagues at all levels in both verbal and written communications
• Strong analytical, interpersonal and verbal communication skills are necessary due to the dynamic nature of collaborations with engineering teams and solving complex system problems together

Required/Desired Skills

Experience providing guidance on the implementation of AI resources in Azure, and experience implementing, maintaining, and monitoring those resources

Required

3

Years

Experience with implementing, monitoring, and maintaining Azure environments.

Required

8

Years

Experience performing regular patching and updates to ensure system security and stability.

Required

10

Years

Experience overseeing backup operations and recovery processes in mission-critical environments.

Required

10

Years

Experience planning & executing cloud migrations, and moving workloads from on-premises to the cloud.

Required

10

Years

Experience providing support and troubleshooting issues for production applications.

Required

10

Years

Experience with tools like SCCM & SCOM for automated patch management & deployment.

Required

10

Years