IT Specialist
Albany, NY
Contracted
Experienced
“Join GD Resources for dynamic opportunities in business management and IT, where innovation meets excellence.”
About the Company
GD Resources is a Veteran Women-Owned Business Management and Information Technology company committed to excellence. GD Resources provides dynamic opportunities for veterans and professionals alike to contribute to innovative projects and drive success in a collaborative and supportive environment. Join us to make a difference, advance your career, and grow with a company that values integrity, diversity, and continuous improvement.
Job Title: IT Specialist – Quality Assurance (Expert Level)
Place of Performance: State Office Harriman Campus, Building 12, Albany, NY 12240
Minimum Experience: 7+ years in software quality assurance, including SOA environments
Rate: Based on experience
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 30 months
Position Overview:
GD Resources is seeking an Expert-Level IT Specialist to support mission-critical applications and services within a service-oriented architecture (SOA) environment for a long-term public-sector initiative. This role will focus on end-to-end quality assurance processes, including test strategy design, execution, automation, and compliance validation, for cross-functional business applications hosted on IBM z/OS mainframe systems.
Key Responsibilities:
Mandatory Qualifications:
Additional Information:
Required Documentation: Résumé, Valid Identification (Driver’s License, Visa, Passport, etc.), Relevant Certifications or Degrees
Job Reference ID: GDR-2025-000089
About the Company
GD Resources is a Veteran Women-Owned Business Management and Information Technology company committed to excellence. GD Resources provides dynamic opportunities for veterans and professionals alike to contribute to innovative projects and drive success in a collaborative and supportive environment. Join us to make a difference, advance your career, and grow with a company that values integrity, diversity, and continuous improvement.
Job Title: IT Specialist – Quality Assurance (Expert Level)
Place of Performance: State Office Harriman Campus, Building 12, Albany, NY 12240
Minimum Experience: 7+ years in software quality assurance, including SOA environments
Rate: Based on experience
Employment Type: Contract
Duration: 30 months
Position Overview:
GD Resources is seeking an Expert-Level IT Specialist to support mission-critical applications and services within a service-oriented architecture (SOA) environment for a long-term public-sector initiative. This role will focus on end-to-end quality assurance processes, including test strategy design, execution, automation, and compliance validation, for cross-functional business applications hosted on IBM z/OS mainframe systems.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop test strategy documents, test plans, test cases, traceability matrices, and user acceptance test plans.
- Write SQL queries to validate data population in database tables.
- Collaborate with Business Analysts, Developers, and Architects to interpret and refine requirements.
- Analyze business and technical documentation to create comprehensive test scenarios.
- Execute functional test cases and manage relevant test data.
- Review release notes and ensure accuracy of implementation details.
- Identify, log, and track software defects using tools such as HP ALM/QC, QTP/UFT, Katalon Studio, Selenium, and SoapUI.
- Generate test execution summary reports and provide insights on results to stakeholders.
- Maintain version-controlled test documentation.
- Perform web accessibility validation to ensure ADA compliance.
- Train users on testing tools and conduct test automation using Java/VBScript, C/C++, and Selenium.
Mandatory Qualifications:
- 84 Months of experience as a lead tester
- 84 Months of experience working with industry leading tools from the following list of vendors: IBM, HP, Mercury, or Microsoft
- 84 months experience Creating SQL queries to validate correct back-end processing
- 84 months experience in JAVA script/VB script, Selenium, knowledge of C/C++
- 84 months experience in Micro Focus toolset (ALM, UFT, Load Runner); or IBM Rational toolset (ClearCase, FunctionalTester, ClearQuest, or Manual Tester); Microsoft testing tool, BrowseEmAll, SoapUI, Tricentis Tosca and qTest
- 84 months experience testing web services in a SOA environment including functional and performance testing.
- 84 months experience working as a tester supporting Agile development
- Bachelor's Degree in or greater in Computer Science/Engineering
Additional Information:
- Work Schedule: Negotiable between 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Telecommuting: 100% on-site initially; up to 50% remote permitted at manager’s discretion
- Interview Format: Webcasting (camera required)
- Platform Environment: IBM z/OS Mainframe
Required Documentation: Résumé, Valid Identification (Driver’s License, Visa, Passport, etc.), Relevant Certifications or Degrees
Job Reference ID: GDR-2025-000089
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