Manual QA Engineer – Data & SQL Testing (12M Contract)

Motion Recruitment; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Software Quality Assurance Analyst to support testing across critical business and data applications. You will perform hands-on manual testing, validate complex processes, and partner with technical teams to ensure software quality in an Agile environment.

You will work with SQL, PostgreSQL, Python-based testing tools, and enterprise data platforms while advocating for quality and driving defect resolution before production releases.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of Software Quality Assurance experience.
• Strong manual testing experience in enterprise applications.
• Experience creating and executing test plans, test cases, and test scripts.
• Experience identifying, documenting, and tracking defects through resolution.
• Strong SQL skills for database validation and data analysis.
• Experience validating data integrity and business workflows.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills.
• Experience supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.

Responsibilities

• Perform manual functional and regression testing.
• Validate data integrity and business workflows.
• Create and execute test plans, test cases, and scripts.
• Document defects and track through resolution.
• Support UAT activities and coordinate with stakeholders.
• Collaborate with developers, product teams, and data engineers.

Skills

Manual testing

SQL

PostgreSQL

Python-based testing

Agile/Scrum

UAT support

Defect tracking

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

PyTest

CI/CD

Job description

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Software Quality Assurance Analyst to support testing across critical business and data applications. You will perform hands-on manual testing, validate complex processes, and partner with technical teams to ensure software quality in an Agile environment.

You will work with SQL, PostgreSQL, Python-based testing tools, and enterprise data platforms while advocating for quality and driving defect resolution before production releases.