QA Analyst (manual)

BLAZESOFT; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A technology company in Vaughan is seeking a skilled QA Analyst to ensure the quality of web applications through manual testing. Responsibilities include designing test cases, conducting various testing types, and participating in Agile processes. Candidates should have 3+ years of experience and strong analytical skills. This is a full-time on-site position offering competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary and bonuses

Opportunities for career development

Extended healthcare and dental care

On-site leisure facilities

On-site parking

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in software development testing in Agile.
• Experience with manual testing of desktop and web applications.
• Ability to document and track bugs effectively.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional and regression testing.
• Create detailed test cases and develop QA strategies.
• Communicate testing progress to QA lead.

Skills

Software development testing

Manual testing

Agile environment

Test design and case optimization

Analytical skills

Bug tracking with Azure DevOps

Working on multiple projects

Self-driven teamwork

Tools

Azure DevOps

Jira

Swagger

Postman

Fiddler

SQL Server

MySQL

Job description

Overview

We are currently seeking a skilled QA Analyst to join our growing team. In this role, you will be responsible for manual testing to ensure the quality and reliability of our web applications, developing and executing test plans to ensure that all objectives are met, and implementing and monitoring test scripts to assess functionality, reliability and quality of the service or product. This is a full-time on-site position.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional, integration, regression and system testing (manual)
• Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback
• Create detailed and well-structured test cases
• Develop QA strategies and standards based on cross-functional projects
• Estimate, prioritize and plan testing activities
• Design, develop and execute manual test scenarios under regression test plan, perform cross-browsing and cross-platform testing of web applications
• Communicate test progress and present test results to the QA lead
• Participate in meetings with developers and project managers to discuss release, scope and retrospectives
• Identify opportunities and implement appropriate best practices and test design techniques
• Ensure QA activities are completed and signed off in the expected time frames before release deployments
• Meet sprint goals, ensuring quality releases are delivered
• Contribute and support the development of automated test scripts and execute for different releases

Requirements

• 3+ years experience in software development testing, working in an Agile development environment
• Manual testing of desktop, web applications, API including the interactions with REST service endpoints through Swagger, Postman and Fiddler
• Able to identify, record, document, track and communicate bugs using Azure DevOps or Jira
• Skills to do clear and well-structured Test Design and test case optimization
• Strong analytical and problem skills are a must
• Able to work on multiple parallel projects in a fast-paced environment
• Self-driven in nature, with the ability to work closely within a collaborative team

Nice to have

• Previous experience in games testing
• Possess knowledge of relational database systems such as Microsoft SQL Server and MySQL
• ISTQB certificate, any level

Benefits

• Why Join Us?
• Exciting projects using cutting-edge technologies
• Collaborative and supportive work environment
• Competitive salary and bonuses
• Opportunities for career development, growth and advancement
• Fantastic company events
• Benefits including extended healthcare, dental care, vision care, and disability insurance
• On-site leisure facilities
• On-site parking