Quality Assurance tester

Job Description
Application Quality Assurance/Tester
About KYTC OIT
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) is committed to meet or exceed the needs and expectations
of our business customers.  We strive to continually improve both the delivery of our products and
services and the processes which support that delivery.
The Office of Information Technology (OIT) within KYTC makes decisions based on this commitment and
always strives to provide value to our business units and external stakeholder community.  
OIT has an immediate need for an exceptional individual to join our organization as an application
Quality Assurance/Tester to help us deliver excellent software for our customers. The ideal candidate
will have strong communication skills, critical thinking skills, possesses leadership skills, and is
committed to delivering successful and quality work products that completely address Business Unit
requirements. This opportunity is based in Frankfort, KY.  
QA Position Description
• Active Role as a Tester in TDD (Test Driven Development), Functional / Integration, Regression,
and UAT Testing initiatives
• Develops, executes and maintains software test plans
• Develop manual test scripts for user interface, functionality, and system testing
• Execute regression tests, functional tests and data tests
• Log bugs/issues via an issue tracking tool, and help determine priority of reported bugs
• Provide internal Quality Assurance
o Provide clear reporting on test plan results
o Report on progress of the test process
o Ability to manage change during the test process
o Verification testing in production to ensure the changes were properly installed
o Maintains documentation of test results to assist in validation and modification of
software
o Administration of test control and statistics collection (i.e. defect tracking)
Desired Experience
• University Degree in a relevant technical field
o A combination of experience and education may be substituted
• General IT Experience
o Understanding, and hands-on experience with Application Development Lifecycle
o Agile and Iterative Development processes
o Team Foundation Server (TFS)/Automation scripting using TFS
o Exposure to MS SQL or MySQL preferred
o Programming experience a plus
• 3 - 5 years of experience with Quality Assurance Manual Testing
o IT Application testing experience
o Defect management and reporting systems knowledge
Job Description
Application Quality Assurance/Tester
Desired Skills
• Strong Communication skills
o Excellent at English writing and oral communication
o An effective listener that can seek clarification when needed
o Able to explain issues and concepts
o Effective in communicating with diverse people, from developers, project managers, and
customer technical experts to executive management
o Able to demonstrate the application to end users if required
 Training experience is a bonus
• Self-reliant, shows initiative, and can work independently with minimum supervision
o Excellent time-management
o Very detail oriented
• Driven with a sense of urgency to make things happen
o Able to deliver within stringent timelines
o Enjoys working in a fast paced atmosphere and works well under pressure
• Have a strong collaborative spirit
o Builds and maintains solid working relationships across the organization
o Team oriented to create and sustain an environment for success
• Highly adaptable
o Embraces change as priorities, requirements, and resources change to ensure the
application is delivered
o Focused on delivering the best product with the people and resources available
• Strong analytical, design, and problem solving skills
o Ability to quickly learn new technology and apply appropriately to business situations
o Ability to work with technology and grasp new concepts quickly
o Able to identify inefficiencies in UI workflow and effectively communicate them to Project
Manager, Business Analyst, and Developers
• High level of professionalism
o Polite and well-spoken whether interacting with customers, superiors, or co-workers
o Remains calm, even during tense situations
o Accountable for your actions at all times