Data Analyst/Software Tester

Primary Purpose: The successful candidate will learn the team processes, data and software required to test Car-Part’s iPro Analytics releases. This role is expected to grow into iPro Analytics QA Tester. Included tasks: Contribute to SDLC of iPro Analytics team by documenting requirements, decisions and releases. Work with team to deploy analytics releases as needed. Verify software, database and analytics updates that affect iPro Analytics by planning, executing, and documenting functional, regression, and performance tests. Major Tasks and Responsibilities: 1) Learn team and company processes, data and software. 2) Learn and test data transformation processes that create data used by analytics. 3) Learn and test software functionality and workflow and its relationship to the data used by analytics. 4) Communicate and work well with team members. 5) Take initiative to learn and expand role 6) Attend and participate in team meetings 7) Determine test objectives by reviewing requirements. 8) Write test plans including testing methods, cycles, phases, conditions and test cases based on requirements. 9) Test capability and reliability by conducting functional, system, regression, and performance tests according to test plans. 10) Set up and maintain test environment including test data and equipment. 11) Determine if issues found are problems with the test itself and if so, resolve testing problems by correcting the test case 12) Use JIRA to manage and report defects per Car-Part standards 13) Recommend changes as issues are found. 14) Confer with management to revise test objectives and standards based on results from testing. 15) Contribute to team goals by organizing and maintaining team and release specific documentation. 16) Enforce and comply with Car-Part.com procedures, rules, and regulations. 17) Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies. 18) Write training documentation and work with other teams to train them on our new application changes as well as changes to existing applications. 19) Perform other tasks and have such other responsibilities as assigned by Car-Part from time to time Education/Certifications Required: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent data science/software testing/debugging experience Essential Knowledge and Skill Requirements: · Effective Time Management · Data testing experience · Software testing experience · Attention to detail · Knowledge of databases and web architectures · Knowledge of software quality assurance process · Knowledge of software development standards · Black Box and White Box testing experience · Good communication skills · Proactive team player · Ability to document and report results · Automated testing · Process improvement · Software debugging experience · Basic knowledge of programming Non-Essential but Valued Skills and Experience: · Atlassian products experience preferred · Tableau experience preferred · Unix/Linux experience preferred · Technical or business degree preferred Knowledge of automotive, automotive recycling industry, or collision repair industry highly preferred Company DescriptionVoted #1 "Cincinnati Top Workplaces" in 2024 & "Best Places To Work In Kentucky" winner in 2021, 2022, 2023, & 2024. Car-Part.com is a Blue Ribbon Small Business Award Winning IT Company located in Ft. Wright, KY. We are a leading provider of software and web solutions for auto recyclers in areas such as inventory searching, web design and hosting, promotion, inventory management, and email services. Our products provide auto recyclers with a comprehensive product suite, which assists them in making their inventory available to all potential buyers including body shops, insurance adjusters, core buyers, and retail customers. Car-Part.com provides outstanding customer support while helping recyclers make it easy for their customers to find the best part based on condition, location, availability, brand, and price. Car-Part.com employees enjoy a great culture, competitive salaries, performance-based bonuses, 401K matching, workplace flexibility, free parking and a casual dress code in a unique software development atmosphere. For full time employees, health care benefits are also available. If you are interested in being part of a high-energy, innovative company, we invite you to submit your resume and explore the opportunities that we have to offer. Be sure to include your salary requirements when applying for this position. Apply Job!