QA Test Analyst (Manual & Automation)-Hybrid

Generis Tek Inc; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Generis Tek Inc. in Hartford, CT is seeking a QA Test Analyst (Manual & Automation) for a hybrid role to support mission-critical enterprise applications serving Connecticut residents.

The role emphasizes testing Spanish-language functionality and content, requiring proficiency in English and Spanish, and hands-on experience in manual and automated testing within state government contexts. You will develop test scenarios, execute cases, document defects, and collaborate with stakeholders to

Qualifications

• Five (5) or more years of Quality Assurance experience testing large enterprise applications.
• Strong hands-on manual testing experience.
• Experience with test automation and automated testing frameworks.
• Professional working proficiency in English and Spanish sufficient to perform Spanish-language application and content validation.
• Experience working throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, testing processes, and best practices.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working directly with business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Ability to interpret business requirements into detailed test scenarios and test cases.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Experience using Jira for defect tracking and Agile project management.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly when comparing English and Spanish application content.

Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on manual and automated testing across multiple enterprise applications.
• Perform dedicated testing and validation of Spanish-language application functionality and resident-facing content.
• Compare Spanish-language functionality and content against approved English requirements and expected business outcomes.
• Validate Spanish screens, correspondence, notices, messages, forms, labels, instructions, and application workflows.
• Develop comprehensive test scenarios, test cases, and automated test scripts based on requirements.
• Develop test scenarios addressing Spanish-language functionality and content.
• Review requirements, user stories, and design documents to identify testing needs.
• Participate in requirements walkthroughs, sprint planning, backlog refinement, release planning, and design reviews.
• Estimate testing effort and provide input into project planning and release schedules.
• Execute functional, regression, integration, system, API, and end-to-end testing.
• Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts.
• Validate interfaces and integrations between enterprise applications and external systems.
• Perform backend database validation using SQL queries.
• Execute API and web service testing using industry-standard tools.
• Document test execution results and communicate testing progress to leadership.
• Identify, document, prioritize, and manage defects through resolution.
• Document defects precisely for bilingual contexts and coordinate with teams.
• Participate in defect triage meetings and validate fixes.
• Ensure traceability between requirements and tests via RTM.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, architects, project managers, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Support production rollouts with release validation and post-production verification.
• Help improve QA standards and automation frameworks.

Skills

Manual testing

Automation testing

Bilingual EN/ES

SDLC

QA methodologies

Analytical skills

Communication

Agile/Scrum

Defect tracking

Tools

Jira

Job description

Contract role QA Test Analyst (Manual & Automation)-Hybrid for client at **Hartford CT.**

Position Details:

QA Test Analyst (Manual & Automation)-Hybrid-Hartford CT

Location : Hartford, CT 06105 Hybrid (Required one day in office a week.)
Project Duration : 6 months

Pay Rate : $36- $40/hr on W2

Job Description:

The client is seeking an experienced QA Test Analyst with expertise in manual and automation testing to support mission-critical enterprise applications that deliver essential services to Connecticut residents.

A significant need for this position is the testing and validation of Spanish-language functionality and content. Therefore, professional proficiency in both English and Spanish is highly important for this assignment.

The selected tester will be expected to perform functional QA activities involving Spanish-language screens, correspondence, notices, messages, workflows, and other resident-facing content. The tester must be capable of independently reviewing Spanish-language content for functional accuracy, consistency, completeness, and alignment with the approved English-language requirements and expected business outcomes.

Spanish-language proficiency is being sought specifically because of the testing responsibilities associated with this assignment. Candidates will be evaluated based on their ability to perform the required QA responsibilities and demonstrate the language proficiency necessary to validate Spanish-language application functionality and content.

This role will work closely with business stakeholders, developers, business analysts, solution architects, project managers, and technical teams to ensure applications meet business requirements, technical specifications, State policies, and federal regulations.

The ideal candidate has experience testing complex enterprise systems within State government, Human Services, Healthcare, Medicaid, Medicare, or Eligibility programs. Candidates who understand policy-driven applications and business terminology used in public-sector environments will be highly successful in this role.

This assignment has a substantial Spanish-language testing component.

Candidates should demonstrate professional working proficiency in both English and Spanish, including the ability to:

• Read and comprehend complex Spanish-language application content.
• Validate Spanish translations against approved English-language requirements and source content.
• Test Spanish-language screens, fields, labels, instructions, error messages, alerts, and other user-facing functionality.
• Validate Spanish correspondence, notices, forms, and other resident communications.
• Identify incorrect, incomplete, inconsistent, misleading, or contextually inappropriate Spanish-language content.
• Validate that Spanish and English application experiences provide consistent business functionality and outcomes.
• Develop and execute test cases specifically covering Spanish-language functionality.
• Document Spanish-language defects clearly for business and technical teams.
• Communicate identified discrepancies to English-speaking project stakeholders.
• Perform regression testing of Spanish-language functionality following application changes.

Candidates should be prepared to demonstrate the level of Spanish-language proficiency necessary to perform these job-related testing responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform hands-on manual and automated testing across multiple enterprise applications.
• Perform dedicated testing and validation of Spanish-language application functionality and resident-facing content.
• Compare Spanish-language functionality and content against approved English requirements and expected business outcomes.
• Validate Spanish screens, correspondence, notices, messages, forms, labels, instructions, and application workflows.
• Develop comprehensive test scenarios, test cases, and automated test scripts based on business and technical requirements.
• Develop test scenarios specifically addressing Spanish-language functionality and content.
• Review business requirements, user stories, functional specifications, technical documentation, and design documents to identify testing needs.
• Participate in requirements walkthroughs, sprint planning, backlog refinement, release planning, and design review sessions.
• Estimate testing effort and provide input into overall project planning and release schedules.
• Execute functional, regression, integration, system, API, and end-to-end testing activities.
• Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts using approved automation frameworks.
• Validate interfaces and integrations between enterprise applications and external systems.
• Perform backend database validation using SQL queries.
• Execute API and web service testing using industry-standard tools.
• Document test execution results and communicate testing progress to project leadership.
• Identify, document, prioritize, and manage software defects through resolution.
• Clearly document defects involving Spanish-language content or functionality so they can be understood and resolved by business and technical teams.
• Participate in defect triage meetings and validate software fixes.
• Ensure complete traceability between business requirements, test cases, and executed tests through the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM).
• Collaborate closely with developers, business analysts, architects, project managers, vendors, and State business stakeholders.
• Support production implementations by performing release validation and post-production verification.
• Assist in continuously improving QA standards, automation frameworks, testing processes, and quality best practices.

Required:

• Five (5) or more years of Quality Assurance experience testing large enterprise applications
• Strong hands-on manual testing experience
• Experience with test automation and automated testing frameworks
• Professional working proficiency in English and Spanish sufficient to perform Spanish-language application and content validation
• Experience working throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Strong understanding of Quality Assurance methodologies, testing processes, and best practices
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working directly with business stakeholders and technical teams
• Ability to interpret business requirements and convert them into detailed test scenarios and test cases
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum development environments
• Experience using Jira for defect tracking and Agile project management
• Strong attention to detail, particularly when comparing English and Spanish application content