Colorado Judicial Department

Job Code: R44068

Full Time Salary Range: $101,340.00 - $146,942.00

FLSA Status: Exempt

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The Judicial Department works to provide equal access to justice, contribute to public safety, and strengthen the rule of law across Colorado. Together our courts and probation departments are committed to impartial and timely dispute resolution; support for families, litigants, and victims; client rehabilitation; and meaningful community engagement.

General Statement Of Duties:

The QA/Testing Lead will develop and establish quality assurance standards and measures for the Information Technology Services (ITS) division within the Colorado Judicial Department. This position will establish separate testing procedures for each platform and determine formulas unique to each development platform that identify the rough quantity of QA/Testing hours required for use in the determination of the overall project level of effort as identified in the Project Intake Process. Duties include working with their team members to write test plans and scripts for tracking defects and fixes for application development, solution implementation and other projects which impact business critical functions. The QA/Testing Lead will apply proven analytical and problem-solving skills to help validate that solutions created by IT will deliver the expected capabilities without negatively impacting other systems or data through careful testing in order to maximize the benefit of business investments in IT initiatives.

Distinguishing Factors:

This classification is distinguished from other QA Analysts and Testers in that it may have supervisory responsibilities for a minimum of 3.0 FTE, which may include the scheduling of staff, providing direction and instruction to staff concerning operating procedures and policies necessary to achieve division objectives, and the development and implementation of quality assurance and testing strategies.

Supervisor Responsibilities:

May have supervisory accountability for other employees. Plans, coordinates, and implements strategies for the team. Duties include training in all facets of work, quality control, and decisions impacting the pay, status and tenure of others. Conducts performance appraisals and provides input into, and participates in, the disciplinary, dismissal, and hiring processes.

Minimum Education:

Graduation from an accredited four year college; or four years of experience as an ITS Analyst within the Colorado Judicial Department, or six years of IT supervision outside the Colorado Judicial Department. Additional work experience in these or other related areas may be substituted on a year for year basis for the required formal education. Manual and automated software testing experience is required; Experience working in Agile environment is preferred. Industry standard QA certifications (i.e. ISTQB, QAI) are preferred.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms and perform repetitive motions with wrists, hands, and fingers. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds or more. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, color vision, depth perception, ability to adjust and focus, and the ability to see clearly at 20 feet or more.

Work Environment:

Frequently handles emergency or crisis situations and may be subject to varying and unpredictable situations and work hours. The employee is subject to frequent interruptions, multiple calls and inquiries, and may occasionally handle absentee replacement on short notice. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Evening and weekend work may be required to support software application deployments. Occasional travel may be required.