Software QA Analyst

Position Summary

As a Software QA Analyst, you will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of software products through comprehensive testing methodologies.

You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to understand product requirements, design test cases, and execute test plans to identify defects and ensure the highest level of product quality.

Your expertise in manual & automation testing and test case development will be instrumental in delivering robust and user-friendly software solutions.

LOCATION AND HOURS

• This position is based in the US and may be remote or hybrid.
• Must be available to work in U.S. with core hours of 9 : 00 am to 3 : 00 pm Central Time.

Duties & Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL

Test Planning and Strategy :

o Collaborate with product managers and development teams to understand project requirements and define comprehensive test plans.

o Design test strategies, including scope, approach, resources, and schedule estimation, to ensure thorough test coverage.

o Identify and prioritize test cases based on risk analysis and business impact.

Test Case Development :

o Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test cases and test scenarios based on functional specifications and user stories.

o Define test data and environment setup requirements for effective test execution.

o Maintain test case repositories and ensure documentation accuracy and completeness.

Manual Testing :

o Execute manual test cases to validate software functionality, performance, usability, and compatibility across different platforms and environments.

o Identify, isolate, document, and track software defects using bug tracking tools (Jira) and collaborate with development teams to resolve issues.

o Perform ad-hoc testing as needed to uncover unexpected behaviors and usability issues.

Regression Testing :

o Conduct regression testing to ensure the stability of software releases and verify that new features and enhancements do not adversely impact existing functionalities.

o Automate repetitive manual test cases where applicable to improve testing efficiency and effectiveness.

Quality Assurance :

o Participate in peer reviews of test cases, test plans, and other testing artifacts to ensure quality standards are met.

o Continuously monitor and evaluate testing processes and methodologies to identify areas for improvement and optimization.

Automated testing suites development :

o Develop and document scalable automated testing suites.

o Convert manual tests to automated tests.

o Develop, document, run, and report on automatic tests.

SAFETY

Ensure that the Safety policies and procedures are understood and adhered to as far as is reasonably practicable to ensure a safe working environment.

Qualifications

REQUIRED SKILLS

• Minimum 3 years of experience working with software testing methodologies, best practices, test automation, using tools like Cucumber, REST-assured, Selenium, Postman etc.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• Able to perform cross-browser / load / performance testing automatically.
• Must be fluent in the English language.
• Must be based in the U.S. and available to work core hours of 9 : 00 am to 3 : 00 pm Central Time.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Agile methodologies and continuous integration / continuous deployment (CI / CD) pipelines.
• XRay Test Management.
• Selenium.
• C# Programming.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES, AND OTHER CHARACTERISTICS

• Gives and receives constructive feedback.
• Ensures that regular consistent communication takes place within area of responsibility.
• Ensures that important information from management is shared with employees and others as appropriate.
• Self-motivated, confident, and passionate.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills.
• Provides vision and inspiration to peers and subordinates.
• Able to make decisions in conflicting situations.
• Should be comfortable with ambiguity.
• Able to manage a wide variety of discrete functions and services.
• Able to set priorities in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment.
8 days ago