QA Functional Analyst (Temporary)

Applaudo; Comisión de Fomento de Perú; Presencial; ARS 42.519.000 - 71.432.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Applaudo is seeking an analytical QA Functional Analyst for a 3-month temporary assignment to ensure end-to-end quality across business processes, data and transactions, not just UI behavior.

You will design risk-based test scenarios, perform functional, integration and regression testing, use SQL to verify data integrity, and work with developers, analysts and product owners in an Agile environment.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field is desired, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of professional experience in Functional Quality Assurance within complex or enterprise applications.
• Strong experience with functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Intermediate SQL skills, including joins, aggregations, subqueries, and data validation.
• Experience validating data consistency, transaction integrity, and persistence across frontend, backend, and database layers.
• Knowledge of formal test-design techniques, including equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis, decision tables, and risk-based testing.
• Experience testing web, mobile, API-based, integrated, or transactional applications.
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, autonomy, ownership, and communication skills.

Responsabilidades

• Analyze requirements and acceptance criteria to identify scenarios, risks, and coverage gaps.
• Design and execute functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end tests.
• Validate business rules and complete workflows across multiple application layers.
• Use SQL to verify data consistency, transaction integrity, and correct persistence.
• Compare frontend behavior against backend and database results.
• Document, track, retest, and follow defects through resolution.
• Prioritize testing according to business and technical risks.
• Collaborate with Developers, Business Analysts, Product Owners, and distributed teams.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and communicate progress, blockers, and quality concerns.
• Adapt to changing requirements while maintaining quality under strict deadlines.

Conocimientos

Quality Assurance

SQL Skills

End-to-End Testing

Data Validation

Analytical Thinking

Communication

Educación

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/SE/IS

Herramientas

Postman

Swagger

Jira

Xray

Zephyr

Descripción del empleo

You are an analytical and proactive QA Functional Analyst who enjoys understanding how complex business processes work beyond the user interface. You approach quality from an end-to-end perspective, validating not only application behavior but also the business rules, transactions, and data that support each workflow.

You are comfortable identifying scenarios that may not be explicitly documented, designing tests based on risk, and investigating inconsistencies across frontend, backend, and database layers. You bring strong attention to detail, ownership, and autonomy, and you can maintain a high standard of quality while working with changing requirements and demanding timelines.

Note: This is a temporary 3-month opportunity.

You Bring to Applaudo the Following Competencies:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field is desired, or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years of professional experience in Functional Quality Assurance within complex or enterprise applications.
• Strong experience with functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Intermediate SQL skills, including joins, aggregations, subqueries, and data validation.
• Experience validating data consistency, transaction integrity, and persistence across frontend, backend, and database layers.
• Knowledge of formal test-design techniques, including equivalence partitioning, boundary value analysis, decision tables, and risk-based testing.
• Experience testing web, mobile, API-based, integrated, or transactional applications.
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, autonomy, ownership, and communication skills.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in banking, fintech, insurance, or financial services environments.
• Experience testing financial transactions, accounts, payments, loans, balances, or reconciliation processes.
• Familiarity with Postman, Swagger, Jira, Xray, or Zephyr.
• Exposure to test automation, CI/CD, and backend integrations.

You Will Be Accountable for the Following Responsibilities:

• Analyze requirements and acceptance criteria to identify scenarios, risks, and coverage gaps.
• Design and execute functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end tests.
• Validate business rules and complete workflows across multiple application layers.
• Use SQL to verify data consistency, transaction integrity, and correct persistence.
• Compare frontend behavior against backend and database results.
• Document, track, retest, and follow defects through resolution.
• Prioritize testing according to business and technical risks.
• Collaborate with Developers, Business Analysts, Product Owners, and distributed teams.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and communicate progress, blockers, and quality concerns.
• Adapt to changing requirements while maintaining quality under strict deadlines.

Additional Information

About Us

We Are Engineered Different.

At Applaudo, talented people design, build, and scale meaningful, AI-powered solutions that create real business impact. As an AI-native organization, we collaborate across design, development, cloud, data, and artificial intelligence to turn ideas into scalable products that transform how companies operate, make decisions, and grow.

We are building a high-performance culture grounded in five values: Empowering Excellence, Collaborative Teamwork, Unsolicited Respect, Consistent Transparency, and Efficient Communication. These define how we work, how we support one another, and how we hold ourselves accountable.

Applaudo is a place for people who want to learn fast, take ownership, and work alongside strong teams they are proud to belong to. Joining us means being part of an organization that is evolving intentionally, investing in modern ways of working, and leading AI-native transformation at scale.