Quality Analyst

Enterprise Business Solutions, Inc.; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Enterprise Business Solutions, Inc. is seeking a Quality Analyst to ensure software quality through thorough testing and validation. You will design test plans, execute cases, and collaborate with developers and business teams to deliver reliable software.

The role covers manual and automated testing, defect tracking, and participation in Agile ceremonies. Strong analytical, communication, and documentation skills are essential to drive quality across projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Engineering or related field.
• 3–7+ years of Quality Assurance or Software Testing experience.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
• Ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business and functional requirements.
• Create detailed test plans, test scenarios, and test cases.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, system, and UAT testing.
• Execute manual and/or automated test scripts.
• Identify, document, track, and verify defects.
• Collaborate with developers, Business Analysts, and project stakeholders.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Validate bug fixes and ensure successful deployment.
• Prepare test reports and communicate testing status to stakeholders.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and best practices.

Skills

Manual Testing

Functional Testing

Regression Testing

Integration Testing

System Testing

UAT

Defect Tracking

Agile/Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT/Engineering

Tools

Jira

Confluence

SQL

Postman

CI/CD

Test management tools

Job description

We are seeking a Quality Analyst (QA Analyst) to ensure the quality and reliability of software applications through comprehensive testing and validation. The ideal candidate will be responsible for creating test plans, executing test cases, identifying defects, and working closely with development and business teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze business and functional requirements.
• Create detailed test plans, test scenarios, and test cases.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, system, and user acceptance testing.
• Execute manual and/or automated test scripts.
• Identify, document, track, and verify software defects.
• Collaborate with developers, Business Analysts, and project stakeholders.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Validate bug fixes and ensure successful deployment.
• Prepare test reports and communicate testing status to stakeholders.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and best practices.

Required Skills

Testing Skills

• Manual Testing
• Functional Testing
• Regression Testing
• Integration Testing
• System Testing
• User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
• Defect Tracking and Management

Tools & Technologies

• Experience with Jira for defect tracking
• Experience with Confluence
• Knowledge of SQL for database validation
• Familiarity with API testing tools such as Postman
• Experience with test management tools
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies

Preferred Skills

• Automation testing experience using:
• Selenium
• Cypress
• Playwright
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines
• Basic knowledge of Java, Python, or JavaScript
• Experience with performance testing tools

Qualifications

• Bachelor''''''''s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 3–7+ years of Quality Assurance or Software Testing experience.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities.
• Ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams.