Power Platform QA Analyst (Remote) — Public Sector

Cloud & Things Inc; City of Albany (NY); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Cloud and Things seeks a QA Analyst to support a NYS public-sector modernization project, focusing on Microsoft Power Platform QA for Power Pages and Power Apps. You will own test planning, automation, and end-to-end validation from sprint through UAT and go-live.

The role emphasizes security, performance, and release readiness, with remote work and occasional onsite in Albany, NY. You will validate integrations with Dataverse and SharePoint, coordinate with state testing teams, and verify fixes

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software QA and testing experience.
• 2+ years testing Microsoft Power Platform solutions, including Power Pages portals and model-driven or canvas apps.
• 2+ years testing within Agile sprints against user-story acceptance criteria.
• Experience testing Dataverse and SharePoint integrations and single sign-on flows.
• Experience supporting security testing, including penetration-test coordination, vulnerability triage by severity, and remediation verification.
• Experience performance-testing high-traffic public-facing applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive test plan covering system integration, QA, UAT, performance, and penetration testing.
• Build and execute test scripts across Agile sprints, validating user-story acceptance criteria and end-to-end registration and back-office workflows.
• Manage the defect lifecycle, including triage, prioritization, tracking, retesting, and verification of fixes through closure.
• Coordinate security and performance testing with State testing teams; track remediation of critical and high-severity findings before go-live.
• Validate Power Pages, Power Apps, Dataverse, SharePoint document management integrations, and single sign-on workflows.
• Support agency staff during UAT, verify release readiness, and monitor application health during the post-go-live warranty period.

Skills

QA Analyst

Microsoft Power Platform

Agile testing

Security testing

Performance testing

Remote work

Education

ISTQB or security credential

Tools

Power Pages

Power Apps

Dataverse

SharePoint

Job description

Cloud and Things seeks a QA Analyst to support a NYS public-sector modernization project, focusing on Microsoft Power Platform QA for Power Pages and Power Apps. You will own test planning, automation, and end-to-end validation from sprint through UAT and go-live.

The role emphasizes security, performance, and release readiness, with remote work and occasional onsite in Albany, NY. You will validate integrations with Dataverse and SharePoint, coordinate with state testing teams, and verify fixes