Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

Socket.dev; Phoenix (AZ); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

State of Arizona in Phoenix seeks a Senior Quality Assurance Analyst IV to lead comprehensive testing of a web-based judicial case management system. You will craft test cases, run functional and integration tests, and expand automation with Selenium WebDriver and C#/Java frameworks.

The role emphasizes RTMs, back-end validation, cross-browser checks, and collaboration with developers and business stakeholders in an Agile setup. Hybrid work from Phoenix is available.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of Functional Testing experience
• 3+ years of Test Automation experience
• Advanced Functional & Black Box Testing
• Integration, System, UI, ADA/WCAG, and UAT Testing
• Web Services Testing: SOAP, REST, JSON
• Advanced Test Case Design and RTM
• Translating complex business requirements into structured test scenarios
• Selenium WebDriver and POM-based automation
• C# or Java automation experience
• SQL Queries for data verification and backend testing
• Azure DevOps and GitHub
• Visual Studio 2022+
• Smoke and regression testing
• Defect tracking and documentation
• Automated test report analysis
• Comprehensive test planning and quality metrics
• Strong verbal and written communication

Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements and translate into detailed test cases.
• Design and execute functional, integration, system, UI, ADA/WCAG, and UAT testing.
• Develop and maintain Selenium WebDriver/POM-based automation scripts.
• Execute smoke and regression testing and maintain regression suites.
• Perform SQL-based backend/data validation.
• Create and maintain test plans, test scenarios, and RTMs in Azure DevOps.
• Document defects with clear, reproducible steps.
• Analyze automated test reports and distinguish defects from automation issues.
• Collaborate with developers, testers, and stakeholders for coverage.
• Support cross-browser and integration testing within Agile sprints.
• Leverage AI testing utilities to improve test creation and automation.

Skills

Functional Testing

Test Automation

Selenium WebDriver

POM Automation

C# or Java

SQL Queries

Azure DevOps

GitHub

UAT Testing

Regression Testing

Defect Tracking

Automation Reports

Test Planning

Web Services Testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT/CS/Business

Tools

Visual Studio 2022+

Selenium WebDriver

Job description

Job Title: Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

Job Code: AZ 3051

Client: State of Arizona – AZMSC

Location: Phoenix, AZ

Work Location: 101 W Jefferson St, Phoenix, AZ 85003

Duration: Contract through 06/30/2027

Work Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM (40 hrs/week)

Closing: Immediate

Position Overview

The State of Arizona is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Analyst IV with strong expertise in functional testing for a web-based judicial case management system. The role focuses on reviewing requirements, designing comprehensive test cases, executing test cycles, reporting defects, and ensuring overall application quality.

Experience with Selenium WebDriver and C#/Java-based automation is highly valuable. The selected candidate will also contribute to expanding an existing automation regression suite.

Required Skills

• 7–10 years of Functional Testing experience
• 3+ years of Test Automation experience
• Advanced Functional & Black Box Testing
• Integration, System, UI, ADA/WCAG, and UAT Testing
• Web Services Testing: SOAP, REST, JSON
• Advanced Test Case Design and Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
• Translating complex business requirements into structured test scenarios
• Selenium WebDriver and POM-based automation
• C# or Java automation experience
• SQL Queries for data verification and backend testing
• Azure DevOps and GitHub
• Visual Studio 2022+
• Smoke and regression testing
• Defect tracking and technical defect documentation
• Automated test report analysis
• Comprehensive test planning and quality metrics
• Strong verbal and written communication

Preferred Skills

• Agile/Scrum development environment
• Experience with AI-driven testing tools, including GitHub Copilot
• Modern Requirements
• Copilot for DevOps
• Experience maintaining and expanding automated regression suites
• Cross-browser testing and complex integration testing

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze business and functional requirements and translate them into detailed test cases.
• Design and execute functional, integration, system, UI, ADA/WCAG, and UAT testing.
• Develop and maintain Selenium WebDriver/POM-based automation scripts.
• Execute smoke and regression testing and maintain regression suites.
• Perform SQL-based backend/data validation.
• Create and maintain test plans, test scenarios, and RTMs in Azure DevOps.
• Document defects with clear, reproducible technical steps.
• Analyze automated test reports and distinguish application defects from automation/script issues.
• Collaborate with developers, testers, and business stakeholders to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Support positive/negative, cross-browser, and integration testing within Agile sprint timelines.
• Leverage AI testing utilities to improve test scenario creation, documentation, and automation.

Education / Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business, or related field, OR
• 5 years of combined experience in software functional analysis/testing and test automation engineering.

Important Notes

• Background check and fingerprinting required.
• Start time is 8:00 AM.
• USC/GC candidates only.
• Hybrid position in Phoenix, AZ.

Primary Skills

Azure DevOps, GitHub, Functional Testing, Black Box Testing, System Testing, Integration Testing, ADA/WCAG Testing, UAT, UI Testing, Selenium WebDriver, POM Automation, C#/Java, SQL, Visual Studio 2022+, Smoke Testing, Regression Testing, Web Services Testing, SOAP, REST, JSON, Defect Tracking, AI-Driven Testing

Screening Question

Do you have 7–10 years of functional testing experience and at least 3 years of test automation experience, including Selenium WebDriver/POM, SQL backend testing, Azure DevOps, GitHub, web service testing (SOAP/REST/JSON), and C#/Java? Please specify your years of experience with each.

Flexible work from home options available.