ParentChild+ is seeking a consultant, MIS Quality Assurance, to support our management information system in meeting industry standards and design specifications. The consultant will be responsible for conducting regular inspections and assessments, reviewing documentation, and providing comprehensive reports to the Senior Manager, Data Quality and Analysis. The ideal candidate will value working with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, and make racial equity a focal point of measurement and evaluation. Additionally, the ideal candidate will understand how data has been used to harm people and communities, think critically about these risks, and seek to develop frameworks and practices that mitigate harm.
- Ensures software applications meet business requirements and system goals
- Work alongside developers to verify application functionality, usability, scalability and data
- Identifies areas of improvement to enhance software’s efficiency
- Creates test plans and writes detailed test scenarios and test cases
- Tests new applications, enhancements, and/or bug fixes throughout the development life cycle
- Tracks and reports maintenance items and specifies scope of work for feature development to software developers.
Skills and Qualifications
- Proficient in SQL for querying data, database testing and validation
- Strong knowledge of quality assurance concepts, best practices, and methodology
- At least one years’ experience testing web applications with role-based functionality and complex workflow
- At least one years’ experience in performing different types of software testing including web usability, functional, cross browser compatibility, and database backend validation
- Considers the impact of the work on communities of color and immigrants
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we make a particular effort to recruit people with historically marginalized identities to apply for open positions.
