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Quality Analyst

Location: Plano, TX

Job Type: contract

Company: IDR

Category: Quality Assurance

Job Description Apply Now

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Quality Analyst to join one of our top consulting clients in Plano, TX! In this role, you will be responsible for gathering and analyzing business requirements, creating user stories in JIRA, supporting project planning, identifying tasks, assisting software developers, conducting quality assurance testing, providing status updates, and ensuring clear communication with project stakeholders. If you're looking for an opportunity to work for growing company in Plano, TX, APPLY TODAY!

Responsibilities: You will be responsible for documenting project requirements, meeting notes, and ensuring all project documentation is up-to-date. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical understanding, excellent communication skills, and a passion for ensuring successful project delivery.

Key Areas:

• Requirements Gathering & Analysis: Collaborate with business stakeholders to gather, document, and prioritize business requirements. Translate these requirements into detailed functional specifications and user stories.
• JIRA User Story Creation: Create, maintain, and manage user stories in JIRA, ensuring they are well-defined and align with project goals. Work with product owners, developers, and other stakeholders to clarify and refine requirements.
• Project Planning Support: Assist in the development and maintenance of project plans, schedules, and milestones. Ensure that all necessary tasks are identified and assigned to appropriate team members.
• Task Identification & Management: Work with development teams to identify, track, and manage tasks and dependencies. Help in breaking down large tasks into manageable units and track their progress to ensure on-time delivery.
• Support for Software Developers: Provide support to the development team by ensuring they have all the information and clarification they need to successfully implement technical solutions. Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and the development team.
• Quality Assurance & Testing: Assist in defining test cases, performing quality assurance testing, and ensuring the product meets the specified requirements. Identify and report any issues, working with the team to resolve them.
• Status Reporting & Updates: Regularly update stakeholders on project progress, issues, risks, and milestones. Prepare clear and concise status reports for management and key project participants.
• Clear Communication: Maintain open lines of communication with all project stakeholders, ensuring that any changes, issues, or delays are communicated promptly. Help facilitate meetings, presentations, and discussions to ensure project alignment and transparency.
• Meeting Notes: Attend project meetings and document key decisions, action items, and discussions. Ensure meeting notes are clear, concise, and distributed to the appropriate stakeholders in a timely manner.
• Project Documentation: Maintain and organize comprehensive project documentation, including functional specifications, technical documentation, user stories, test plans, and meeting notes. Ensure that all documents are up-to-date and accessible to relevant stakeholders.
   

Top Skills:

• 3+ years of experience as a Technical Quality Analyst, IT Analyst, or similar role in a technical environment.
• Strong experience with requirements gathering, documentation, and user story creation.
• Proficiency in JIRA and Agile methodologies.
• Strong understanding of project management principles, tools, and processes.
• Familiarity with software development processes, quality assurance testing, and defect management.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with additional project management tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Trello, or Asana.
• Experience in a software development environment (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
• Knowledge of content management systems

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive compensation package
• Full Benefits; Medical, Vision, Dental, and more!
• Opportunity to get in with an industry leading organization
• Close-knit and team-oriented culture

 Why IDR?

• 27+ Years of Proven Industry Experience in 4 major markets
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing® Client and Talent Award winner 10 years in a row

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. IDR is subject to certain governmental recordkeeping and reporting requirements for the administration of civil rights laws and regulations. In order to comply with these laws, we invite employees to voluntarily self-identify their race or ethnicity, gender, and veteran status (if applicable). Submission of this information is voluntary and refusal to provide it will not subject you to any adverse treatment. The information obtained will be kept confidential and may only be used in accordance with the provisions of applicable laws, executive orders, and regulations, including those that require the information to be summarized and reported to the federal government for civil rights enforcement. You may access this form here.

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