QA Engineer

TechDigital Group; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity to grow towards Senior QA or SDET paths

Collaborate with experienced developers

Job summary

A leading cybersecurity firm is seeking a skilled quality assurance professional to enhance testing processes. Ideal candidates will have 3–5 years of experience in software quality assurance and strong analytical skills. You will collaborate closely with developers and product managers, crafting effective test cases and ensuring a high standard of product quality. This role offers opportunities to grow towards Senior QA or SDET paths while becoming a vital part of a mission-critical team.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in software quality assurance.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Test cases clearly reflect product logic and system behavior.
• Defects are reported with precision, context, and actionable insight.
• QA work is visible, respected, and integrated into the development process.

Skills

Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills

Ability to craft test cases from specifications

Confidence in debugging and issue analysis

Clear communicator

Hands-on mentality

Passionate for success

Team player

Excellent stakeholder relationship skills

Tools

TestRail

Azure Boards

API testing

Job description

Core Skills & Mindset

• 3–5 years of experience in software quality assurance.

• Strong analytical and systems-thinking skills.

• Ability to craft test cases from specifications, not just from UI behavior.

• Comfortable reasoning about:

  • Data flows

  • State transitions

  • Business rules

  • Failure modes

• Confidence in debugging and issue analysis, including reading logs, inspecting responses, and isolating root causes.

• Clear communicator who can explain why something fails, not just that it fails.

Collaboration & Process

• Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.

• Comfortable working closely with:

  • Developers

  • Product managers

  • SDETs

• Able to give structured input to automation efforts without needing to write automation themselves.

• Values quality as a shared responsibility, not a final gate.

Tools & Technologies

• Test Management: TestRail

• Work Tracking: Azure Boards

• Testing Types: Functional, regression, exploratory, and integration testing

• Nice to Have:

  • API testing experience

  • Basic understanding of test automation concepts (Playwright, API automation, CI pipelines)

  • Experience with SaaS platforms, security products, or complex configuration-driven systems

Personal Must-Haves

• Hands-on mentality

• Passionate for success and execution at speed

• Team player

• Excellent stakeholder relationship skills

• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Ability to hit the ground running, quickly absorb new subject areas and start delivering value

What Success Looks Like

• Test cases clearly reflect product logic and system behavior.

• Defects are reported with precision, context, and actionable insight.

• SDETs receive high-quality scenario input that improves automation coverage.

• QA work is visible, respected, and integrated into the development process.

• Fewer surprises late in the release cycle.

Why Join Us

• Work on a mission-critical cybersecurity platform.

• Be part of a QA culture that values thinking, reasoning, and engineering judgment.

• Collaborate with experienced developers and SDETs in a mature, evolving quality practice.

• Opportunity to grow toward Senior QA or SDET paths over time.