Description

The ASCEND team is looking for highly qualified interns to assist with Quality Assurance Testing in summer 2025 as they implement multiple application releases. Their responsibilities will be to understand the process below and engage in various steps, liaising between teams and team members, helping to communicate status and/or record results.  There will be the opportunity to dive deeper into any of these activities based on skills, aptitude, and interests: 

Requirements

 1.Planning: 

Define Objectives: Establish clear goals for what the testing aims to achieve. 
Create Test Plan: Develop a detailed plan outlining the scope, approach, resources, and schedule for testing activities. 

2. Preparation: 

Set Up Environment: Prepare the testing environment, including data refresh, data staging/ sub-setting, and ID readiness. 
Develop Test Cases: Create specific test cases based on requirements and design documents. 

3. Execution: 

Run Tests: Execute the test cases, including functional, integration, system, and user acceptance testing. 
Record Results: Document the outcomes of each test case, noting any defects or issues encountered. 

4. Defect Management: 

Identify Defects: Log any defects found during testing. 
Prioritize and Fix: Prioritize defects based on severity and impact, and work on fixing them. 

5. Validation: 

Re-test: Conduct re-testing to ensure defects have been resolved. 
Regression Testing: Perform regression testing to confirm that new changes haven’t introduced new issues.

6. Reporting: 

Generate Reports: Compile test results and defect reports. 
Review and Sign-off: Review the reports with stakeholders and obtain sign-off to proceed to the next phase. 

7. Deployment: 

Final Validation: Conduct final validation in the production environment. 
Go-Live: Deploy the system to production.