Quality Assurance Analyst

Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment Agency & Contract Staffing; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment Agency & Contract Staffing is seeking a QA Engineer to validate software quality across the SDLC in an Agile setting. The role focuses on functional, integration, and performance testing of enterprise applications, with emphasis on API and web-service checks and defect management.

You will work with developers, analysts, and end users in cross-functional Agile teams, crafting test plans and cases, executing tests, and driving continuous improvement of

Qualifications

• Experience with SDLC and Agile methodologies.
• Strong QA and testing practices.
• Experience with Java/J2EE and web technologies.

Responsibilities

• Analyse business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Create test plans, test cases, and test scenarios.
• Execute functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
• Identify, document, and track defects through resolution.
• Test APIs, web services, batch processes, and interface files.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and end users in Agile teams.
• Support continuous improvement of testing processes and methodologies.

Skills

SDLC & Agile

Testing principles

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional teamwork

Selenium

UFT

SoapUI/LoadUI

ALM

SQL

JIRA

Jama

PPM

Tools

Java/J2EE

HTML5

CSS3

jQuery

AngularJS

Hibernate

JPA

JSON

XML

WebSphere

Oracle

Windows

Linux

Job description

We are seeking a QA Engineer with experience testing enterprise applications in an Agile environment. The ideal candidate will be responsible for validating software quality throughout the SDLC by executing functional, integration, and performance testing activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyse business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Create test plans, test cases, and test scenarios.
• Execute functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
• Identify, document, and track defects through resolution.
• Test APIs, web services, batch processes, and interface files.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and end users in Agile teams.
• Support continuous improvement of testing processes and methodologies.

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience with Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile methodologies.
• Strong understanding of testing principles and quality assurance practices.
• Java/J2EE
• HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, AngularJS
• Hibernate, JPA
• JSON, XML
• Experience testing applications hosted on WebSphere, Oracle, Windows, and Linux platforms.
• Hands-on experience with:
• Selenium
• UFT
• SoapUI / LoadUI
• ALM
• SQL
• JIRA, Jama, and PPM
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams in Agile environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with automated testing frameworks.
• Experience validating APIs, web services, and large-scale enterprise applications.
• Knowledge of performance and load testing methodologies.