Associate QA Tester (Software/Mobile)

Alertus Technologies; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 30,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Paid Holidays

401(k) Retirement Plan

Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans

Short-term Disability, Accident, and S

Live Near Your Work Homebuying Incenti

Employee Referral Bonuses

Job summary

Alertus Technologies in Baltimore is seeking an Associate QA Tester to join our QA team, working with developers to understand software operations and craft test plans for reliable code.

The role is office-based, with 70% manual testing and 30% automated testing, requiring clear bug reproduction and documentation, strong collaboration with engineering and non-engineering teams, and occasional travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
• Internship or academic project experience in software or mobile testing preferred

Responsibilities

• Perform functional, user experience, and performance testing for our suite of software and mobile products.
• Job will consist of 70% manual testing and 30% automated testing.
• Create and design test plans and test cases for various features and products.
• Execute test plans from specifications.
• Clearly isolate, reproduce, and document bugs in pre-production and customer environments.
• Manage issue tracking software to track testing progress of all known issues.
• Work cross-departmentally to report and resolve issues.
• Help to implement automation of software testing as instructed.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Manual testing

Attention to detail

Documentation

Team collaboration

Bug reproduction

Troubleshooting

Communication

Agile/SDLC familiarity

Travel ability

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jira

Trello

Confluence

Job description

Company Description

At Alertus, protecting people from harm is our mission and our passion. As the leader in mass notification, we are committed to providing customizable, scalable, and cost-effective solutions, as we know even a few seconds of warning can help save lives during an emergency.

Our employees are integral to the company’s success and impact countless people's lives, safety, and well-being. We aim for a positive, collaborative environment that allows employees to work across departments easily and effectively.

Job Description

Our Quality Assurance (QA) team is on the search for a talented tester to make a meaningful impact on Alertus, its customers, and the mass emergency notification industry. The Associate QA Tester will work directly with the development team to understand software operation(s) and execute suitable test plans for reliable code. Our ideal candidate has keen attention to detail and the ability to catch errors and deficiencies in a critical life safety system.

This is an office based role and requires reporting to our HQ in Baltimore daily.

A Day in the Life:

• Perform functional, user experience, and performance testing for our suite of software and mobile products
• Job will consist of 70% manual testing and 30% automated testing
• Create and design test plans and test cases for various features and products
• Execute test plans from specifications
• Clearly isolate, reproduce, and document bugs in pre-production and customer environments
• Manage issue tracking software to track testing progress of all known issues
• Work cross-departmentally to report and resolve issues
• Help to implement automation of software testing as instructed
• Other duties as assigned

Required Skills & Abilities:

• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to document testing processes for use in technical manuals and/or product support site
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and communicate clearly with both engineering and non-engineering teams
• Ability to troubleshoot complex software issues.
• Manual testing - knowledge of Agile environment, SDLC,
• Knowledge of Test Plans and Test cases
• Exposure to functional testing (Sanity, Blackbox, Whitebox, Regression, Ad hoc)
• Exposure to management tools (Jira, Trello, Confluence, or similar)
• Ability to travel on occasion

Desired Skills:

• Scripting/coding experience on Flutter applications
• Experience in testing of AWS, RestAPIs and Database(SQL/MongoDB)Non-functional testing (Stress/Load and Performance testing) using tools like JMeter, LoadRunner
• Experience in automating web and mobile applications (Flutter based)
• Knowledge of programming languages- Java/JS/Python/Dart
• Experience with Flutter Driver/Selenium/Appium libraries and frameworks like TestNG, Cucumber etc
• Automation testing - knowledge of creating/maintaining framework and optimized test scripts

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Internship or academic project experience in software or mobile testing preferred

Alertus Career Advantages:

• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans
• Short-term Disability, Accident, Hospital, and Cancer Insurance
• Live Near Your Work Homebuying Incentive Program
• Employee Referral Bonuses

$22 - $30.85 an hour

The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Alertus’ salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will depend on several factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications.

Additional Information:

All applicants who wish to be employed by Alertus, regardless of work location, must be fully vaccinated or in the progress of vaccination by the first day of their employment (some exceptions may be considered if within the guidelines of the company policy). Proof of vaccination or exemption must be provided prior to their start date.

Protecting people from harm is what we do. It's our mission and our passion. As a company dedicated to developing advanced technologies to help save lives, we feel strongly that our employees protect themselves and others from a potentially fatal virus. We encourage everyone who can safely do so to vaccinate against COVID-19.

Alertus Technologies is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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