Software QA Engineer - ESOP-Backed, Hybrid Role

DuCharme, McMillen & Associates, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP eligibility

Parental leave

Generous time off

Hybrid work in-office

Job summary

DuCharme, McMillen & Associates, Inc. is seeking a Software QA Engineer to assure quality across DMA’s software solutions through manual and automated testing.

You will design test plans, execute tests, and collaborate with developers to validate functionality and performance. The ideal candidate has 2–5 years of QA experience, proficiency with Jira, Selenium, Playwright, and TypeScript, and a solid understanding of SDLC and agile practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field.
• 2–5 years of experience in QA, testing web-based applications, or programming.
• Experience with Jira, Selenium, and Playwright with TypeScript is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with financial or business process applications is a plus.
• Intermediate understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Experience with automated testing tools.
• Basic familiarity with Agile development and QA methodologies.
• Experience with GitLab and Chrome.
• Basic understanding of relational databases, object-relational mapping, and distributed systems.
• Basic understanding of web development and related technologies.
• Intermediate attention to detail and analytical thinking.
• Intermediate verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, execute, and maintain test cases, test data, and test scripts for manual and automated testing.
• Perform functional, non-functional, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Participate in sprint planning, QA reviews, and project meetings.
• Assist with documenting and reporting defects and enhancements using Jira or similar issue tracking tools.
• Collaborate with developers and business analysts to understand requirements and create targeted test scenarios.
• Assist in risk analysis and quality assessments for project releases.
• Assist with establishing realistic estimates for tasks.
• Mentor and provide guidance to team members.
• Assist with diagnosing and triage of software issues; determine and document root causes.
• Support the generation and accuracy of QA documentation and reporting.
• Ensure adherence to approved development and testing methodologies.
• Contribute to QA documentation and process improvement initiatives.
• Support the implementation and maintenance of automation tools such as Selenium and Playwright.
• Provide oversight to ensure quality standards and best practices are followed across projects.

Skills

QA Engineer

Selenium

Playwright

TypeScript

Jira

GitLab

Chrome

SDLC

Agile

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

TypeScript

Jira

GitLab

Chrome

Job description

DuCharme, McMillen & Associates, Inc. is seeking a Software QA Engineer to assure quality across DMA’s software solutions through manual and automated testing.

You will design test plans, execute tests, and collaborate with developers to validate functionality and performance. The ideal candidate has 2–5 years of QA experience, proficiency with Jira, Selenium, Playwright, and TypeScript, and a solid understanding of SDLC and agile practices.