Company Description Artech is the 10th Largest IT Staffing Company in the US, according to Staffing Industry Analysts' 2012 annual report. Artech provides technical expertise to fill gaps in clients' immediate skill-sets availability, deliver emerging technology skill-sets, refresh existing skill base, allow for flexibility in project planning and execution phases, and provide budgeting/financial flexibility by offering contingent labor as a variable cost. Job Description Job Description : Job Title: QA Lead / Sr. QA Analyst Location: Minneapolis MN Duration: 6 plus Months (with the possibility to extend up to 18 months) Looking for only W2 candidates Required Skills: • 5+ years IT quality assurance and systems/application testing experience. • Need someone with QA lead who can review requirements, design documents, and create test plans, estimates, test cases. • Need to have experience using automation tools (UFT nice to have). • Need to have strong experience writing complex SQL scripts. • Absolute must to have excellent communication skills Responsibilities: • Creates, prepares and implements systems quality assurance reviews for numerous applications. • Responsible for primary development of testing strategies. • Consults with users, providing advice and direction. • Performs more complex analysis of business requirements and system specifications. • May serve as a coordinator for all testing activities on a project. • Creates test plans and scripts for own projects. • May lead and review test plans written by others. • Performs moderately complex to complex test data conditioning, regression testing and testing validation. • Provides specific guidance on defects to developers. Gives direction to less experienced analysts. • Logs, tracks, and verifies resolution of software and specification defects. • Documents all phases of the Systems QA process Additional Information For more information, Please contact Pavithra P 973 507 7535 pavithra.p(at)artechinfo.com