Office of the Professions Software QA Project Assistant for the Modernization Program (Unpaid)
Office of Professions is engaged in a program modernization project to convert mainframe applications from an 40-year-old Unisys DMS-II mainframe system to a modern stand alone application that will support New York State Education resources that perform License and Permit requests for 56 professions. The project team is creating a New Professions System (NPS).Ìý
Responsibilities include:
Creation of Automation Scripts and execute them
Helping develop and maintain the application (using java, vue 3, and SQL)
Execute multiple phases of functional and non-functional testing to guarantee the quality of software releases from design to implementation.
Provide testing estimates and manage the testing schedule and activities.
Participating in the user stories review/ prioritization and ensuring traceability with the Business requirements
Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases.
Perform research and collaborate with a small team to aid in Quality assurance testing, Gather business requirements, participate in virtual and in-person meetings, participate in User acceptance testing.Ìý
- Creation of Automation Scripts and execute them
- Helping develop and maintain the application (using java, vue 3, and SQL)
- Participating in code reviews
- Write automated and manual tests needed to ensure the operation and precision of new product features and overall system behavior (e.g., regression testing).
- Execute multiple phases of functional and non-functional testing to guarantee the quality of software releases from design to implementation.
- Provide testing estimates and manage the testing schedule and activities.
- Ensure software applications meet technical and functional requirements.
- Review user stories and confirm acceptance criteria support required test steps.
- Execute end-to-end testing validating data from source UI to target UI and testing the database hops in between.
- Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases.
- Verifying and validating database records to duties.
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- Comprehensive exposure to daily department technology and operations.
- Learn Strategic thinking behind technology management.Ìý
- Hands on experience participating and developing enterprise-level professional documentation.
- Work collaboratively within a team to meet agency's diverse needs.
- Understanding the roles requirement in Quality Assurance. Exposure to Project Manager, Product Owner, Developers, and Business Resources.
- Understand different roles of participants in State government. How does that apply to a Business environment. Same concepts as well as differences
- How will this work apply to where you want to go in the future. Enhance the Intern's growth with lesson's learned from the deliverables and interactions in this experience
- Enhance written, oral and listening communication skills
- Spending some time each week to learn coding best practices and patterns and generally improving your development skills on the job
Associates, Bachelor, or Master Degree aligned with business administration, business analytics or similar.
At least 20 hours to be applied throughout the work week Monday through Friday
Must report to location at least 30% of the time.
Flexibility to choose any hours between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM.
UNPAID
To apply for this position, please send your resume, cover letter, transcript (unofficial is acceptable), and signed application to Internships@nysed.gov with the code OP-FA26-4U in your subject line. Failure to send complete applications or follow the instructions will result in your removal from consideration for this position.
