Job Description
The software QA engineer ensures high-quality software delivery by planning, implementing, and automating quality assurance testing. Responsibilities include developing test plans, creating test cases, writing test automation code, and reporting results.
Plan and implement testing (e.g., regression, functional, data validation, system integration, load, or performance tests) for new and existing functionality.
Work closely with development teams to design testing strategies and integrate testing into the development process.
Plan, create, execute, and automate test cases, working with business partners, developers, and other stakeholders.
Document and analyze test results and recommend corrective action.
Isolate, reproduce, manage, and maintain defects and test case databases, and verify fixes.
Support user acceptance testing conducted by business partners or end users.
Conduct exploratory testing and risk analysis for complex features, e.g., those that span across platforms or teams.
Identify opportunities to reduce testing time and effort by automating repeatable tests.
Enhance and maintain the test automation framework.
Understand and apply automated testing approaches such as model-based testing or record-and-replay.
Research, recommend, and implement new testing technologies and practices, such as incorporating machine learning.
Define and champion quality and testing best practices among development teams.
Collaborate and share information with other software QA engineers, e.g., by participating in a community of practice.
Review developers' test plans to ensure comprehensive coverage.
Required Skills & Experience
5+ years of experience as a Software QA
Proficient in software devleopment (Java, JavaScript, .NET, or Python)
Experience writing test automation scripts.
Experience with SQL - tables, quries, pivot tables
Experience designing and implementing test plans.
Experience with test management tools (e.g., TestRail, XRay, Qtest, Quality Center).
Experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Puppeteer, Playwright).
Experience with application performance monitoring and observability tools.
Attention to detail and ability to identify, isolate and document defects.
Strong knowledge of agile practices and experience with agile planning tools (e.g., Jira).
Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.