Quality Assurance Specialist

VLink Inc; Utah; On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent IT consulting firm located in Salt Lake City, UT, is seeking a Quality Analyst with at least 6 years of release testing experience. The ideal candidate will validate release builds, perform regression tests, and have strong skills in software automation tools. Responsibilities include collaborating with development teams and maintaining documentation. This is a full-time role with opportunities to work in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of release testing experience is required.
• Extensive experience with software test automation tools and frameworks.
• Proficiency in SQL and relational databases is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive validation of release builds and patches.
• Conduct regression testing to ensure no adverse impacts on existing workflows.
• Collaborate closely with development and environment teams.

Skills

Release testing experience

Software test automation tools

SQL proficiency

REST API testing

Azure DevOps

Cloud technologies

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

ReadyAPI

Postman

Jenkins

Chef

XL Release

Maven

Job description

Position

Quality Analyst (Release Testing)

Location

Salt Lake City, UT – Onsite

Duration

Long Term Contract

Responsibilities

• Release Readiness & Patch Testing
  • Perform comprehensive validation of release builds and patches before production deployment.
  • Verify that new features, enhancements, and fixes behave as expected across impacted modules.
  • Conduct regression testing to ensure no adverse impacts on existing workflows.
  • Validate installation/upgrade steps, configuration changes, and environment readiness.
• Non-Functional Testing
  • Validate performance, stability, recoverability, failover readiness, and system resource utilization.
  • Ensure background jobs, batch processes, interfaces, file transfers, and schedules function within expected thresholds.
  • Perform smoke and sanity checks post-deployment.
• End-to-End Operational Validation
  • Check platform jobs and schedules to ensure all batch processes run as intended.
  • Validate inbound and outbound files are dropped correctly, picked up by downstream systems, and processed without errors.
  • Monitor environment logs, queues, and file systems for anomalies.
• Coordination & Documentation
  • Collaborate closely with development, environment teams, release management, and business SMEs for smooth release cycles.
  • Maintain clear test plans, test cases, and release sign‑off documentation.
  • Provide timely defect reporting, triage support, and resolution follow‑up.
  • Support go‑live activities and post‑deployment verification.

What You'll Bring

• 6+ years of release testing experience.
• Extensive experience with software test automation tools, design methodologies, automation frameworks, platforms, and related systems.
• Experience in BaNCS.
• Proficiency in SQL and relational databases.
• Extensive experience with REST API testing (ReadyAPI, Postman).
• Strong analytical, organizational, problem‑resolution, customer‑service, and communication skills.
• Experience with Azure DevOps (repos, builds, pipelines), Jenkins, Chef, XL Release, Maven.
• Experience with pipelines and containers (CI/CD).
• Experience with cloud technologies.
• Ability to make sound decisions and recommendations.

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor’s Degree

Employment Practices

EEO, ADA, FMLA compliant. VLink is an equal‑opportunity employer. We embrace diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion. VLink does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. All aspects of employment are based on qualifications, merit, performance, and business needs.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior Level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting; Technology, Information and Media