Quality Analyst

Flooid; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Flexible PTO policy

401(k) plan with company match

Fully paid parental leave

Competitive salary

Job summary

Flooid is seeking a Quality Analyst based in Cincinnati, Ohio to collaborate with technical and business teams within an Agile scrum environment. The role involves creating and executing test scripts, ensuring software quality in real-world retail scenarios.

The successful candidate will have a Bachelor’s in computer science or similar field and strong experience in QA processes, including testing in retail environments. Benefits include flexible PTO, medical coverage, and a 401(k) plan with company match.

Qualifications

• Experience in a retail or hospitality environment desired.
• Ability to demonstrate delivered user stories to customers/stakeholders.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with QAs and other team members in Agile environment.
• Create test cases and acceptance tests based on business requirements.
• Perform exploratory, regression, and user acceptance testing.

Skills

Knowledge of QA/QE processes

Windows/Linux command line

SQL and non-SQL databases

Data languages (XML, JSON, YAML)

Atlassian toolset (JIRA, Confluence, Xray)

CI pipeline tools (Jenkins)

Retail hardware understanding

Mobile testing (iOS/Android)

Retail POS Testing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Job description

The Flooid Quality Analyst collaborates with both technical and business team members as part of an Agile scrum team, contributes to the creation of test scripts, executes and reports on tests, and provides key expertise to the team on quality best practices. The role requires thinking "outside of the box" to understand the various scenarios and configurations that Flooid software can be deployed within real-world retail environments and to ensure customer quality is maintained.

Primary Responsibilities

• Working alongside other QAs within a cross-functional project team
• Working closely with Business Analyst, Software Developers, Solution Engineers and Project Managers to analyze functional and non-functional business requirements, identify the required test data, and create test cases and acceptance tests
• Identifying testing tasks for new user stories during User Acceptance Testing
• Setting up and maintaining POS builds and peripherals for testing
• Performing manual exploratory, regression and user acceptance testing
• Following the defined defect management process for internal and external defects
• Owning defects through the STLC and identifying trends to support the root cause
• Deploying and testing patched defect fixes
• Demonstrating delivered user stories to customers/stakeholders

Skills and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field, or relevant work experience
• Knowledge of the software development life cycle, specializing in the QA/QE contribution
• Understanding of Retail hardware peripherals and maintenance thereof
• Experience in the following areas:
  • Windows/Linux command line
  • SQL and non-SQL databases (IBM DB2, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB)
  • Data languages (XML, JSON, YMAL, etc.)
• Knowledge of the following:
  • Atlassian toolset (JIRA / Confluence / Xray)
  • CI pipeline tools (Jenkins)
  • Windows & Linux environments
  • Cloud deployments (primarily GCP)
  • Mobile iOS / Android Testing
  • Retail POS Testing
• Natural inquisitiveness and the desire to work with different colleagues on a variety of initiatives
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with collaborators and stakeholders across the business
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and critical thinking skills, with the confidence to ask questions when blocked
• Excellent organizational, prioritization, and time management skills, with the ability to balance multiple responsibilities and tight timescales
• Proactive with a positive attitude
• Exceptional integrity and accountability – will learn from mistakes and accept guidance and suggestions for improvement
• Experience in a retail or hospitality environment desired

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio – In-Office/Hybrid (3-4 days in office each week is required).

Hours: Full-Time – At Flooid, we promote a flexible work environment that allows you to balance your work responsibilities with other priorities, like picking up your children, caring for an aging parent, or attending important family events.

Benefits: Benefits start on day one – medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage available; competitive salary; flexible PTO policy that allows for uncapped PTO; fully paid FMLA leave comparable to company-paid short-term disability coverage; 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave; 401(k) plan with company match

Reasonable Accommodations: Work is performed in an office setting with frequent interruptions. This position requires the ability to sit or stand at a workstation for extended periods of time. The ability to communicate effectively in person, by phone, and on electronic devices is necessary to perform this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: Flooid is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer and complies with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and all other applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations pertaining to EEO as well as subsequent guidelines established by the EEO Commission.