IT TechStart Associate

Job description

Minneapolis, Minnesota
FunctionalArea

Information Technology
ContractType

Full Time
HierarchyLevel

Professional
Posting

55190853
JobID

C2EBDE1DCF031EE7B9E4DB1259C348E4
JOB PURPOSE/ROLE

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

As a member of Tech Start you will:

• Gain exposure to skills and technologies used across a global IT enterprise
• Support projects and initiatives across multiple IT Departments
• Work with project teams and business stakeholders to identify requirements and develop solutions to technology needs
• Conduct needs assessments, feasibility studies and analysis; create process documentation
• Design and develop applications and solutions to support business requirements; create test requirements and execute test cases
• Ensure timely communication with key stakeholders of milestones and risks associated with assigned projects

Job Duties:
• Under general direction, responsible for the design, development, and analysis of technology initiatives and solutions to ensure the solution is viable and appropriately designed to solve the business case. Participate in solution design sessions, and recommend solutions and options to ensure outcomes are met and documented.
• Understand and translate business requirements into technical specifications and conceptual designs that are used by Developers and Quality Analysts to test systems. Develop and document solutions, processes and procedures.
• Support projects by developing and executing test cases and acceptance criteria, and facilitation of user acceptance testing. Review requirement documents and collaborate with QA
Lead, vendors and/or colleagues to provide inputs to test strategy and scope. Ensure test execution readiness including cross-system dependencies. Communicate status reports including progress against milestones, issues and risks. Identify issues and escalate to QA Lead as appropriate.
KEY REQUIREMENTS/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE

Requirements:
• 0 -1 year experience required: Relevant technical and business work experience. Related internship experience preferred
• Four-year degree required: Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Business Administration, or related
• Commitment to continuous learning and development
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

REFERENCE CODE:

AZL55190852-E


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