Consulting Quality Analyst

• Work within standards, acceptable practices, and other requirements of Oracle Corporation and of the SaaS Development organization
• Develop and execute test cases (manual and automated) for acceptance, integration, system and regression testing across multiple environments for production and maintenance releases
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including the below:coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Expert in software quality and testing methodologies
• Comfortable working in a fast paced, highly collaborative, dynamic work environment
• Debug and report regression issues to developers
• Communicate test progress, test results, and other relevant information to project stakeholders
• Document test results, report software bugs and verify fixes to ensure the acceptance criteria is met
• Manage testing progress and ensure that aggressive deadlines are met
• Work closely with the development and project management teams to ensure the product meets user and quality requirements and is released within schedule
• Proactively raise issues and problems to the attention of the team and suggest solutions
• Analyze features, functionalities, and determine the best approach and techniques to improve test case designs
• Continuously improve test coverage and test efficiency
• Anticipates customer needs and applies best practices and creative solutions
• Uses best practices to drive efficiency and productivity within the team
• Makes timely and effective decisions by assessing risk, evaluating alternatives, and applying judgment even with incomplete data
• Generates insights or creative solutions to complex problems
• Demonstrates attention to detail in all aspects of work
• Knows the business and understands metrics/key performance indicators required by self and/or team to deliver results
• Write unit and integration tests using testing frameworks like JUnit, Mocha, or Jasmine
• Implement automated testing strategies, including end-to-end testing
• Design and implement comprehensive testing frameworks, driving the adoption of best practices in testing and quality assurance
• Develop and lead the execution of a comprehensive QA strategy, aligning with product and platform goals
• Collaborate to implement QA strategy, ensuring integration into SDLC and DevOps processes
• Contribute by participating in test planning and executing test cases that support quality objectives
• Architect scalable testing frameworks (functional, performance, security) for complex applications
• Design advanced test scenarios and ensure automated testing aligns with business goals
• Define test automation architecture and long-term goals, ensuring scalable solutions
• Lead automation initiatives and integrate automation frameworks within the CI/CD pipeline
• Develop and execute automated test scripts for repetitive testing tasks
• Define performance benchmarks and collaborate with architects for scalable solutions
• Conduct performance testing, analyze bottlenecks, and propose optimizations
• Execute performance test scripts and analyze load testing results
• Define defect management processes, ensuring effective tracking and prioritization of defects
• Manage defect tracking and lead root cause analysis for major defects
• Log and track defects, assist in troubleshooting, and ensure proper resolution
• Act as a quality advocate, working with stakeholders to drive a culture of quality
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and designers to ensure product quality
• Work with developers to understand requirements and ensure testing meets goals
• Lead initiatives to continuously improve QA processes, adopting new methodologies like DevOps, Agile and ML
• Suggest improvements to QA processes and tooling, participate in continuous improvement
• Provide feedback for process improvements and follow existing processes efficiently
• Define and track quality metrics across projects, creating dashboards for stakeholders
• Develop quality reports and track key metrics throughout the SDLC
• Track test results, report defects, and provide updates on testing efforts
• Mentor junior engineers, providing guidance on QA best practices, strategy, and professional development
• Mentor junior engineers, improving their technical and testing skills
• Learn from senior engineers and participate in knowledge-sharing sessions

• Extensive experience on both automation and functional manual testing
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, detailed oriented, resourceful, initiative and creative
• Knowledge of software QA methodologies and tools like Jira and Confluence
• Experience writing and executing detailed test cases, test plans and test design documents
• Experience with Oracle SQL
• Experience with Web Service Testing using REST Service
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to quickly grasp new technologies and software applications
• Experience writing unit and integration tests using tools like JUnit, Jest, or Mocha
• Proficient in automated testing frameworks, test-driven development (TDD), and behavior-driven development (BDD)
• Expertise in architecting large-scale test automation strategies, including continuous testing in CI/CD environments
• Software Automation scripting and/or programming using Java
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Dockers, and microservice architectures
• Strong experience with testing Microservices, REST services, Database Functions and PL/SQL code, and UI
• Experience with load and performance testing tools
• Experience in automation tools & eagerness to "automate all the things"
• Proficiency in tools like Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, or Cypress for automating functional and regression tests
• Knowledge of programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, JavaScript) for writing automation scripts and testing frameworks
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Bamboo) for integrating automated tests within the DevOps pipeline
• Experience with API testing tools like Postman, REST Assured, or SOAPUI for testing back-end services
• Knowledge of tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, or Gatling to perform performance and scalability testing
• Proficiency in security testing tools like OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite for identifying vulnerabilities
• Experience with version control systems like Git for managing code and test scripts
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and DevOps practices, ensuring continuous testing and quality in fast-paced environments
• Proficiency in SQL to validate data integrity and perform database testing
• Experience with tools like Jira, TestRail, or Zephyr for managing test cases and tracking defects
• Ability to analyze performance testing results and identify bottlenecks in application scalability and response times
• Understanding of tools like Oracle Analytics, Tableau, or Power BI for analyzing quality metrics and driving data insights
• Knowledge of big data tools like Hadoop, Spark, or Kafka for validating data pipelines and performing big data testing
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) for testing microservices architectures
• Knowledge of compliance testing for regulatory frameworks like GDPR, HIPAA, ISO standards
• Ability to design and architect testing frameworks, ensuring scalability and maintainability
• Proficiency in identifying and managing risks associated with testing in complex systems
• Ability to define, track, and report QA metrics such as test coverage, defect density, and defect leakage rate
• Proficiency in tools like CA Service Virtualization or WireMock to simulate dependencies for early testing
• Familiarity with testing machine learning models and AI algorithms for accuracy and bias
• Experience with test data generation and management, ensuring realistic and compliant test environments
• Proficiency in testing BI tools and ensuring data consistency in reports and dashboards
• Experience with virtual environments, container orchestration, and deployment models for cloud and microservices testing
• Skill in designing, automating, and maintaining regression test suites for continuous testing in a CI/CD pipeline
• Knowledge of programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, JavaScript) for writing automation scripts and testing frameworks
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Bamboo) for integrating automated tests within the DevOps pipeline
• Experience with API testing tools like Postman, REST Assured, or SOAPUI for testing back-end services
• Knowledge of tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, or Gatling to perform performance and scalability testing
• Proficiency in security testing tools like OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite for identifying vulnerabilities
• Experience with version control systems like Git for managing code and test scripts
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and DevOps practices, ensuring continuous testing and quality in fast-paced environments
• Proficiency in SQL to validate data integrity and perform database testing
• Experience with tools like Jira, TestRail, or Zephyr for managing test cases and tracking defects
• Ability to analyze performance testing results and identify bottlenecks in application scalability and response times.
• Understanding of tools like Oracle Analytics, Tableau, or Power BI for analyzing quality metrics and driving data insights
• Knowledge of big data tools like Hadoop, Spark, or Kafka for validating data pipelines and performing big data testing
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) for testing microservices architectures.
• Knowledge of compliance testing for regulatory frameworks like GDPR, HIPAA, ISO standards
• Ability to design and architect testing frameworks, ensuring scalability and maintainability
• Proficiency in identifying and managing risks associated with testing in complex systems
• Ability to define, track, and report QA metrics such as test coverage, defect density, and defect leakage rate
• Proficiency in tools like CA Service Virtualization or WireMock to simulate dependencies for early testing
• Familiarity with testing machine learning models and AI algorithms for accuracy and bias
• Experience with test data generation and management, ensuring realistic and compliant test environments
• Proficiency in testing BI tools and ensuring data consistency in reports and dashboards
• Experience with virtual environments, container orchestration, and deployment models for cloud and microservices testing
• Skill in designing, automating, and maintaining regression test suites for continuous testing in a CI/CD pipeline

• Demonstrates resilience in driving change
• Evaluates and takes measured risk
• Handles high levels of ambiguity effectively
• Secures commitment for change initiatives and addresses any concerns
• Secures broad support for initiatives from key players across lines of business (LOB)
• Actively builds connections and partnerships with others across organizational, cultural, and global boundaries
• Addresses and resolves conflict or competing priorities that may become barriers to collaboration
• Integrates global inclusion strategies/behaviors into business strategy and plans
• Builds stakeholder relationships to gain internal and external support and backing
• Presents and articulates complex concepts and ideas in a persuasive and easy to understand manner
• Cultivates networks throughout the organization to support and create a foundation for future influence
• Motivates and inspires others to align their actions with the larger organizational goals
• Engages and values input from diverse groups
• Delegates with clearly defined responsibility and authority
• Facilitates development of all team members and stretches high performers
• A problem-solving attitude
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing environments
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Career Level - IC5

• Work within standards, acceptable practices, and other requirements of Oracle Corporation and of the SaaS Development organization
• Develop and execute test cases (manual and automated) for acceptance, integration, system and regression testing across multiple environments for production and maintenance releases
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including the below:coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Expert in software quality and testing methodologies
• Comfortable working in a fast paced, highly collaborative, dynamic work environment
• Debug and report regression issues to developers
• Communicate test progress, test results, and other relevant information to project stakeholders
• Document test results, report software bugs and verify fixes to ensure the acceptance criteria is met
• Manage testing progress and ensure that aggressive deadlines are met
• Work closely with the development and project management teams to ensure the product meets user and quality requirements and is released within schedule
• Proactively raise issues and problems to the attention of the team and suggest solutions
• Analyze features, functionalities, and determine the best approach and techniques to improve test case designs
• Continuously improve test coverage and test efficiency
• Anticipates customer needs and applies best practices and creative solutions
• Uses best practices to drive efficiency and productivity within the team
• Makes timely and effective decisions by assessing risk, evaluating alternatives, and applying judgment even with incomplete data
• Generates insights or creative solutions to complex problems
• Demonstrates attention to detail in all aspects of work
• Knows the business and understands metrics/key performance indicators required by self and/or team to deliver results
• Write unit and integration tests using testing frameworks like JUnit, Mocha, or Jasmine
• Implement automated testing strategies, including end-to-end testing
• Design and implement comprehensive testing frameworks, driving the adoption of best practices in testing and quality assurance
• Develop and lead the execution of a comprehensive QA strategy, aligning with product and platform goals
• Collaborate to implement QA strategy, ensuring integration into SDLC and DevOps processes
• Contribute by participating in test planning and executing test cases that support quality objectives
• Architect scalable testing frameworks (functional, performance, security) for complex applications
• Design advanced test scenarios and ensure automated testing aligns with business goals
• Define test automation architecture and long-term goals, ensuring scalable solutions
• Lead automation initiatives and integrate automation frameworks within the CI/CD pipeline
• Develop and execute automated test scripts for repetitive testing tasks
• Define performance benchmarks and collaborate with architects for scalable solutions
• Conduct performance testing, analyze bottlenecks, and propose optimizations
• Execute performance test scripts and analyze load testing results
• Define defect management processes, ensuring effective tracking and prioritization of defects
• Manage defect tracking and lead root cause analysis for major defects
• Log and track defects, assist in troubleshooting, and ensure proper resolution
• Act as a quality advocate, working with stakeholders to drive a culture of quality
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and designers to ensure product quality
• Work with developers to understand requirements and ensure testing meets goals
• Lead initiatives to continuously improve QA processes, adopting new methodologies like DevOps, Agile and ML
• Suggest improvements to QA processes and tooling, participate in continuous improvement
• Provide feedback for process improvements and follow existing processes efficiently
• Define and track quality metrics across projects, creating dashboards for stakeholders
• Develop quality reports and track key metrics throughout the SDLC
• Track test results, report defects, and provide updates on testing efforts
• Mentor junior engineers, providing guidance on QA best practices, strategy, and professional development
• Mentor junior engineers, improving their technical and testing skills
• Learn from senior engineers and participate in knowledge-sharing sessions

• Extensive experience on both automation and functional manual testing
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, detailed oriented, resourceful, initiative and creative
• Knowledge of software QA methodologies and tools like Jira and Confluence
• Experience writing and executing detailed test cases, test plans and test design documents
• Experience with Oracle SQL
• Experience with Web Service Testing using REST Service
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to quickly grasp new technologies and software applications
• Experience writing unit and integration tests using tools like JUnit, Jest, or Mocha
• Proficient in automated testing frameworks, test-driven development (TDD), and behavior-driven development (BDD)
• Expertise in architecting large-scale test automation strategies, including continuous testing in CI/CD environments
• Software Automation scripting and/or programming using Java
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, Dockers, and microservice architectures
• Strong experience with testing Microservices, REST services, Database Functions and PL/SQL code, and UI
• Experience with load and performance testing tools
• Experience in automation tools & eagerness to "automate all the things"
• Proficiency in tools like Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, or Cypress for automating functional and regression tests
• Knowledge of programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, JavaScript) for writing automation scripts and testing frameworks
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Bamboo) for integrating automated tests within the DevOps pipeline
• Experience with API testing tools like Postman, REST Assured, or SOAPUI for testing back-end services
• Knowledge of tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, or Gatling to perform performance and scalability testing
• Proficiency in security testing tools like OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite for identifying vulnerabilities
• Experience with version control systems like Git for managing code and test scripts
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and DevOps practices, ensuring continuous testing and quality in fast-paced environments
• Proficiency in SQL to validate data integrity and perform database testing
• Experience with tools like Jira, TestRail, or Zephyr for managing test cases and tracking defects
• Ability to analyze performance testing results and identify bottlenecks in application scalability and response times
• Understanding of tools like Oracle Analytics, Tableau, or Power BI for analyzing quality metrics and driving data insights
• Knowledge of big data tools like Hadoop, Spark, or Kafka for validating data pipelines and performing big data testing
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) for testing microservices architectures
• Knowledge of compliance testing for regulatory frameworks like GDPR, HIPAA, ISO standards
• Ability to design and architect testing frameworks, ensuring scalability and maintainability
• Proficiency in identifying and managing risks associated with testing in complex systems
• Ability to define, track, and report QA metrics such as test coverage, defect density, and defect leakage rate
• Proficiency in tools like CA Service Virtualization or WireMock to simulate dependencies for early testing
• Familiarity with testing machine learning models and AI algorithms for accuracy and bias
• Experience with test data generation and management, ensuring realistic and compliant test environments
• Proficiency in testing BI tools and ensuring data consistency in reports and dashboards
• Experience with virtual environments, container orchestration, and deployment models for cloud and microservices testing
• Skill in designing, automating, and maintaining regression test suites for continuous testing in a CI/CD pipeline
• Knowledge of programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, JavaScript) for writing automation scripts and testing frameworks
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, Bamboo) for integrating automated tests within the DevOps pipeline
• Experience with API testing tools like Postman, REST Assured, or SOAPUI for testing back-end services
• Knowledge of tools like JMeter, LoadRunner, or Gatling to perform performance and scalability testing
• Proficiency in security testing tools like OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite for identifying vulnerabilities
• Experience with version control systems like Git for managing code and test scripts
• Knowledge of Agile methodologies and DevOps practices, ensuring continuous testing and quality in fast-paced environments
• Proficiency in SQL to validate data integrity and perform database testing
• Experience with tools like Jira, TestRail, or Zephyr for managing test cases and tracking defects
• Ability to analyze performance testing results and identify bottlenecks in application scalability and response times.
• Understanding of tools like Oracle Analytics, Tableau, or Power BI for analyzing quality metrics and driving data insights
• Knowledge of big data tools like Hadoop, Spark, or Kafka for validating data pipelines and performing big data testing
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) for testing microservices architectures.
• Knowledge of compliance testing for regulatory frameworks like GDPR, HIPAA, ISO standards
• Ability to design and architect testing frameworks, ensuring scalability and maintainability
• Proficiency in identifying and managing risks associated with testing in complex systems
• Ability to define, track, and report QA metrics such as test coverage, defect density, and defect leakage rate
• Proficiency in tools like CA Service Virtualization or WireMock to simulate dependencies for early testing
• Familiarity with testing machine learning models and AI algorithms for accuracy and bias
• Experience with test data generation and management, ensuring realistic and compliant test environments
• Proficiency in testing BI tools and ensuring data consistency in reports and dashboards
• Experience with virtual environments, container orchestration, and deployment models for cloud and microservices testing
• Skill in designing, automating, and maintaining regression test suites for continuous testing in a CI/CD pipeline

• Demonstrates resilience in driving change
• Evaluates and takes measured risk
• Handles high levels of ambiguity effectively
• Secures commitment for change initiatives and addresses any concerns
• Secures broad support for initiatives from key players across lines of business (LOB)
• Actively builds connections and partnerships with others across organizational, cultural, and global boundaries
• Addresses and resolves conflict or competing priorities that may become barriers to collaboration
• Integrates global inclusion strategies/behaviors into business strategy and plans
• Builds stakeholder relationships to gain internal and external support and backing
• Presents and articulates complex concepts and ideas in a persuasive and easy to understand manner
• Cultivates networks throughout the organization to support and create a foundation for future influence
• Motivates and inspires others to align their actions with the larger organizational goals
• Engages and values input from diverse groups
• Delegates with clearly defined responsibility and authority
• Facilitates development of all team members and stretches high performers
• A problem-solving attitude
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing environments
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team