Senior QA Analyst – Hybrid (Security & Automation)

Anoka County; Anoka (MN); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive insurance including Med,

Pension plan

Paid time off 24 days

Paid holidays 12.5

Job summary

Anoka County is seeking a Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst to establish and lead QA practices across the department. You will design test strategies, oversee manual and automated testing, and ensure security and reliability of software applications across Windows, web, and mobile platforms.

This full-time hybrid role offers a competitive salary range and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, a pension plan, and generous paid time off and holidays.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of job-related experience.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the planning, design, and execution of complex test strategies to ensure software meets functional, technical, and cybersecurity requirements.
• Manage the execution of manual and automated test cases, analyzing results and driving defect resolution.
• Conduct in-depth root cause analysis and work with development teams to implement preventive measures.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on software specifications, user requirements, and cybersecurity standards, ensuring software quality at all stages of the development cycle.
• Perform and oversee functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing for windows, web, and mobile applications.
• Proactively identify opportunities for process improvement, including tool and methodology adoption to enhance testing efficiency.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to clarify requirements and ensure comprehensive test coverage, particularly for security-related aspects.
• Perform security testing initiatives, including penetration testing and vulnerability assessments.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior QA analysts, fostering professional development.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory frameworks (e.g., NIST, GDPR, HIPAA).
• Communicate effectively with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on quality, security objectives, and timelines.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and/or mentoring to a subordinate group.
• Able to work and lead in a project team setting while also able to complete tasks individually within the provided timeline or as needed, accelerated timeline to meet the desired timeframe.
• Ensure compliance with industry best practices, quality standard, and regulatory requirements.
• Create a Community of Practice with an emphasis on automation.

Skills

Quality assurance

Test automation

Security testing

Automation strategy

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Selenium

Cucumber

JUnit

Jira

AzureDevOps

Job description

Anoka County is seeking a Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst to establish and lead QA practices across the department. You will design test strategies, oversee manual and automated testing, and ensure security and reliability of software applications across Windows, web, and mobile platforms.

This full-time hybrid role offers a competitive salary range and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, a pension plan, and generous paid time off and holidays.