A. General March 6, 2007

Position Type: Contractor - Full Time	Shift Work?: No, some OT may be required
Location: Cleveland, OH (replacement for another contractor leaving)	Job Title: Quality Assurance Analyst/Lead Project Name: Misc Projects
Number of Positions: 1	Desired Rate Range: $ 50.00 on 1099 or $40-$45 on W2 no benefits
Desired Start Date: ASAP or by March 15, 2007	Estimated Assignment Length: 6 mo or 9/15/07

Note: Job Title = QA Analyst/Lead

Please submit 2 candidates by March 9, 2007. This individual must be able to work independently, be able to have the confidence to take the project from beginning to end.

B. Please describe the day-to-day responsibilities of the position:

Leading a project from start to finish and following the documented QA process. This resource will be assigned a project and is accountable for all test planning and executing and working with the prospective teams. The following deliverables need to be completed and owned by this resource.

- All aspects of the planning about the QA phase of the project

- Creation and update of Test Strategy

- Creation and update of Test Plan and Functional Coverage Map

- Creation of all test scripts (manual)

- Test Execution

- Defect Tracking

- Team Meetings

- Provide Daily and weekly status deliverables to gauge measurable progress

C. Please give an example of the end product this person would produce. (i.e. code, business analyst spec’s, QA script).

Accurate and repeatable test scripts written following QA standards

Progress metrics detailing activities planned versus accomplished

Accurate and measurable test results

Accountability for work of all to be completed on time

D. List of hard skills required in order of priority:

No	Skill	Competency
1	Planning of scripting & testing activities (lead)	Superior
2	Writing of manual test scripts	Superior
3	Execution of manual test scripts	Strong
4	Rational automation exp	Moderate
5	SQL experience	Moderate

Note: Competency = Superior or Strong or Moderate or Light

E. List of soft skills required (Written Communication, Verbal Communication, Presentation, etc.) in order of priority:

No	Skill	Competency
1	Verbal Communications	Superior
2	Written Communications	Superior
3	Lead experience	Superior
4	Working with teams	Superior

Note: Competency = Superior or Strong or Moderate or Light

F. List of desirable skills (Hard Skills, Soft Skills, etc. desired but not required) in priority order:

No	Skill	Competency
1	Ability to work independently	Superior

G. Desired Educational or Professional Candidate background? (i.e., CPA, worked on accounting systems, etc.)

BS in Computer Sciences, related field or relative experience

Minimum 5-7 years QA experience

H. Other Comments (include travel requirements, if any):

No travel, Professional personality to support QA processes and lead respective project appropriately