Sr Quality Assurance Analyst

Job Summary

The Senior Quality Assurance Analyst, reporting to the QA Manager (PMO), will work with business and development teams to define, design, document and execute functional, regression tests to ensures that new and existing systems and features and applications meet quality and performance expectations.

Maintains and reports on QA metrics.

Location : Hybrid to company headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA

Responsibilities

• Participate in creating test plan, testcases, data, procedures and component based manual scripts based on business function for one or more medium sized projects or multiple small projects
• Participate in functional requirement and code reviews as applicable
• Accountable for ensuring test coverage and mapping of requirements to tests
• Ensure tests are self-contained, well documented, maintainable and reusable
• Plan and coordinate timely availability of test data and create test data for multiple or complex projects
• Execute systems, functional and end to end test scenarios and cases
• Participate in risk-based analysis for test execution
• Ensure test environment reflects requirements for test execution
• Write and reproduce accurate software problem reports including steps to reproduce the defect
• Work closely with the Business Analyst and Developers to resolve defects
• Analyzes and reports overall test status and results of test case execution
• Review test results, applies analytical skills to identify when issues need to be escalated and identifies associated risk and / or impact
• Ensure all post test execution wrap up activities are conducted for projects as per procedures and process
• Train the QA / BA teams as and when required
• Identify the gaps and define tests to be added to a regression / automation suite

Skills / Abilities

• Bachelors Degree in computer science or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of solid software testing background through extended quality assurance experience
• Ability to work in an informal SDLC and Agile environments.
• Experience working with Azure DevOps
• Application / technology knowledge in several areas including Web Technology, Oracle, SQL, batch processing, Jira, Confluence, ServiceNow
• Knowledge of platforms such as Salesforce
• Working Knowledge of automation tools such as Playwright, Eclipse
• Strong verbal, written communication, and interpersonal skills
• Very strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and work efficiently while preserving accuracy and attention to detail
• Energetic self-starter, with the ability to work independently
• Knowledge of Agile and experience working in an Agile environment
• Knowledge of and experience with Jira, Zephyr Scale and SoapUI / ReadyAPI
• Knowledge of and experience with Postman
• Experience with testing micro services in a Kubernetes environment
• Experience with testing Cloud-based services and applications

Who We Are :

EdgeCo Holdings' is made up of several affiliated companies including AmericanTCS and NewEdge Capital Group that have been providing a suite of technology and support services to financial intermediaries and their clients, including full-service retirement plan administration, wealth management, brokerage, advisory, and trust and custody solutions for over four decades.

NewEdge Capital Group provides best-in-class technology-enabled solutions and support services to financial advisors and their clients.

Comprised of NewEdge Wealth, NewEdge Advisors, and NewEdge Securities, they have over $30 billion in client assets and support over 300 financial advisors servicing several thousand households, family offices and institutions comprising more than 75,000 client accounts.

What We Offer :

Compensation will be comprised of a base salary and an opportunity to qualify for bonus(es) or commissions. EdgeCo Holdings benefit package includes health, dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance, PTO and 401(k) match (after applicable waiting periods).

Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.