QA Tester

Apex Systems; Charlotte, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth Apex Systems is seeking a QA Tester to drive testing of complex software across multiple environments. You will craft detailed test cases, run manual and automated tests, and document results to support business outcomes.

Onsite role based in Charlotte, NC, contract for 12 months, with responsibilities for data conditioning, traceability, and defect triage. Experience with Jira and Selenium is required; Agile coaching background is a plus.

Qualifications

• Experience writing and executing detailed test cases based on functional, non-functional, and compliance requirements.
• Lead test planning and ensure acceptance criteria are clear in stories.
• Identify test data, traceability, and ensure data compliance across environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed, comprehensive test cases based on requirements.
• Lead test planning and refine stories with acceptance criteria.
• Identify automation opportunities and develop test automation for applicable types.

Skills

Selenium Automation

Agile coaching

Tools

Jira

Job description

QA Tester

Location: Charlotte, North Carolina (Onsite)Employment Type: ContractContract Duration: 12 Months

Role OverviewA QA Tester is responsible for testing and delivering complex software to accomplish business outcomes. These individuals are subject matter experts on testing practices ensuring that software is tested to meet functional, non-functional, and compliance requirements. They help condition and generate test data, build and execute both manual and automated test suites, record and communicate test results, and assist with triaging defects.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test cases based on functional, non-functional, and compliance requirements.
• Lead test planning, usually at a team level. When part of a Scrum team, ensure stories are well refined and contain clear acceptance criteria.
• Ensure in-scope and out-of-scope items are clearly identified during test planning.
• Implement the test framework for the team and lead test case reviews with subject matter experts.
• Identify automation opportunities and develop test automation for applicable test types.
• Help condition and generate test data and ensure data compliance requirements are met on all levels of test environments.
• Execute manual and automated test cases and record test results.
• Report and participate in triaging issues and defects, assisting with resolution or escalation as necessary.
• Create and manage traceability through the development lifecycle.
• Use testing tools and processes to complete testing on a given test environment.
• Maintain and catalog test suites across test types (Smoke, Integration, Regression, etc.).

Required Qualifications

• Experience with Agile tools (Jira).
• Proficiency in Selenium Automation.
• Experience in an Agile Coach capacity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Program and Project Management.
• Familiarity with SWIFT.

Benefits

• Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection.
• We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure.
• Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.
• Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [e-mail] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.

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