Quality Assurance Engineer

Boardroom Appointments; United States; Remote; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer with a robust background in software development and quality assurance. This role involves collaborating with product managers and developers to ensure product quality through comprehensive testing processes. The ideal candidate will have experience in creating test plans, managing testing activities, and conducting thorough regression testing. Join a forward-thinking team that values accountability and collaboration while keeping up with industry trends. This position offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the quality of cutting-edge software solutions.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in software development and quality assurance.
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies and tools.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with product managers to identify system requirements.
• Create test plans and monitor quality deliverables.
• Document testing results and analyze errors.

Skills

Software Development

Software Quality Assurance

QA Methodologies

Test Plans and Test Cases

Remote Team Management

SQL Knowledge

Scripting

Agile/Scrum

Performance Testing

Security Testing

Job description

About the job Quality Assurance Engineer

• 4+ years proven work experience in software development
• Proven work experience in software quality assurance
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes
• Be accountable, trustworthy, and a good team collaborator
• Experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases
• Experience in working and managing remote teams
• Keeping up-to-date with industry trends and developments

Nice to have

• Experience with performance and/or security testing is a plus
• Experience with deployment processes
• Knowledge of SQL and scripting
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process
• Experience working for e-learning platforms
• Experience working with data analytics

Responsibilities:

• Liaise with product manager and developers to identify system requirements
• Review product specifications and technical documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback
• Set the QA process objectives to support the fulfillment of all product requirements
• Create test plans, manage test activities, and monitor quality deliverables
• Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs
• Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities
• Conduct testing activities during appropriate development stages to eliminate bugs and flaws
• Be responsible for quality gate-keeping prior to product releases
• Document the testing results and analyze the errors to identify their root cause
• Work with product, developers, customer support and other stakeholders to support feature releases,
  integration flows, troubleshoot testing failures and bugs
• Communicate activities and progress
• Monitor performance and uncover system vulnerabilities through testing scenarios and bug tracking
• Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts
• Understand system configuration and user personas to support end to end testing scenarios
• Identify, record, document thoroughly and track bugs across various products
• Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved
• Investigate the causes of non-conforming software and train users to implement solutions