Quality Assurance Intern — Hands-On Testing & Automation

GreatAmerica Financial Services Corporation; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

GreatAmerica is a highly successful entrepreneurial company providing equipment financing to businesses across the United States. Our internship program offers hands-on experience in software quality assurance, testing, and modern Quality Engineering methods.

Interns will collaborate with Quality Engineers, Software Engineers, Product Owners, and Technology leaders to deliver high-quality software that supports critical business operations.

Qualifications

• Basic understanding of software testing concepts
• Exposure to programming languages such as Java, C#, JavaScript, Python
• Familiarity with Agile development practices
• Exposure to automation tools and frameworks
• Understanding of APIs and web-based applications
• Experience with Git or source control systems

Responsibilities

• Review user stories, requirements, and acceptance criteria to identify test conditions and risks.
• Design, document, and execute functional, integration, regression, and exploratory tests.
• Identify, document, track, retest, and communicate defects; participate in triage and root‑cause analysis.
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts and contribute to regression coverage.
• Create and execute API validation scenarios and verify data across integrated systems.
• Execute automated tests in CI/CD workflows; analyze results and investigate failures.
• Analyze test results, defect trends, and quality metrics; assist with dashboards and reporting.
• Participate in sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and communicate progress, risks, findings, and recommendations.
• Complete assigned training, projects, knowledge transfer, and a final capstone presentation.

Skills

Java

C#

JavaScript

Python

Software testing basics

Education

Pursuing Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science / Software Engineering / MIS

Tools

Git

CI/CD tools

SQL

API concepts

Job description

GreatAmerica is a highly successful entrepreneurial company providing equipment financing to businesses across the United States. Our internship program offers hands-on experience in software quality assurance, testing, and modern Quality Engineering methods.

Interns will collaborate with Quality Engineers, Software Engineers, Product Owners, and Technology leaders to deliver high-quality software that supports critical business operations.