Quality Assurance Specialist

Virtusa Corporation; Stockholms kommun; Hybrid; SEK 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Virtusa Corporation in Stockholm, Sweden is seeking a skilled Quality Assurance Engineer for a contract role with hybrid work (2–3 days in office). You will collaborate with product, design and engineering teams to define test strategies and ensure product quality across web and mobile apps.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in QA, strong knowledge of QA methodologies, agile practices (Scrum/Kanban/SAFe), and problem-solving skills. ISTQB certification is a plus.

Qualifications

• A relevant academic degree or equivalent work experience within IT.
• 5+ years of experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer or similar role, preferably within banking/financial services.
• Experience with testing web applications and/or mobile app testing.
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, processes and best practices.
• Experience in agile development environments (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Attention to detail to ensure thorough testing across lending products.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product manager, business analysts, UX designers and developers within agile teams to define test strategies.
• Develop comprehensive test plans, test cases, and required testing documentation.
• Execute manual tests to ensure product quality.
• Identify, document, track, and resolve defects effectively.
• Participate in sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives and other agile ceremonies.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Test planning

Manual testing

Agile

Defect tracking

Cross-functional collaboration

Banking domain knowledge

ISTQB

Education

Relevant IT degree or equivalent

Job description

Quality Assurance Engineer- Stockholm in Sweden - Contract (Hybrid working 2/3 days in a week office) , Client: Virtusa Job Description:

Main responsibilities:

• Collaborate with product manager, business analysts, UX designers, developers within agile teams to understand requirements and define test strategies
• Develop comprehensive test plans, test cases, and required testing documentation
• Execute manual tests to ensure product quality
• Identify, document, track, and resolve defects effectively
• Participate in sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and other agile ceremonies

Requirements:

• A relevant academic degree or equivalent work experience within IT
• 5+ years of experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer or similar role, preferably within the banking or financial services sector
• Experience with testing web applications and/or mobile app testing
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, processes, and best practices
• Previous experience working in agile development environments and familiarity with agile methodologies such as Scrum, Kanban, SAFe
• Excellent problem-solving skills to investigate issues and provide effective solutions quickly
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including developers, business analysts, UX designers, product manager
• Keen attention to detail ensuring thorough testing coverage across all features of lending products
• Knowledge of banking products and lending processes is considered as a big advantage
• ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level or similar certification is considered as an advantage