Quality Assurance Analyst — End-to-End Testing & Flexible Work

First Orion; Arkansas; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Open PTO

Flex Fridays

Flexible work arrangements

Health and dental/vision options

Retirement plans

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

First Orion is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Analyst to help ensure our software meets high standards of quality, reliability, and usability. This role is well‑suited for someone who takes pride in their work, cares about product quality, and can manage testing responsibilities independently in a fast‑paced environment.

In this role, you’ll support multiple projects and work closely with engineers and product partners to make sure quality is considered throughout development—not just

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of professional software QA experience.
• Experience testing web applications, services, or data-driven systems.
• Hands-on API testing with tools like Postman.
• Working knowledge of SQL for data validation.
• Familiarity with the software development lifecycle and defect tracking.
• Strong attention to detail and a mindset focused on delivering quality software.
• Ability to manage your own work, meet deadlines, and adapt as projects evolve.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute manual test cases based on requirements and expected behavior.
• Test software features across UI, APIs, backend, and data flows; identify gaps and edge cases.
• Document defects with steps to reproduce and expected results.
• Work closely with engineering teams to verify fixes and confirm readiness.
• Take ownership of testing work and follow tasks through to completion.
• Support product quality by flagging concerns before release.

Skills

QA testing

API testing

SQL

UI testing

Manual testing

Defect tracking

Tools

Postman

Job description

First Orion is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Analyst to help ensure our software meets high standards of quality, reliability, and usability. This role is well‑suited for someone who takes pride in their work, cares about product quality, and can manage testing responsibilities independently in a fast‑paced environment.

In this role, you’ll support multiple projects and work closely with engineers and product partners to make sure quality is considered throughout development—not just