Software Quality Analyst – Manual Testing

My3tech; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

My3tech seeks a Software Quality Analyst specialized in manual testing to join our QA team in Ann Arbor, MI. The role collaborates closely with Development and Operations to ensure overall code quality throughout design, delivery, operations and maintenance.

You will develop test strategies, create and execute manual test cases, validate defects, and participate in cross-system integration and regression testing for each release. Strong knowledge of Agile, API testing, and SQL is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance with Agile practices.
• 1+ years of Automated QA practices including BDD/TDD.
• 2+ years of experience in Secure Development Lifecycle processes.
• Experience with identity and access management concepts.
• Experience with QA for SaaS, eCommerce, POS, and mobile apps.
• Experience with mobile/web app QA (iOS, Android, Windows).
• Experience with backend API testing (Java/C#, SQL, NoSQL)
• Knowledge of performance and load testing is a plus.
• Kubernetes/container deployments a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and document test strategy and test scenarios.
• Create, modify and execute manual test cases.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure test coverage and log issues.
• Manage defect log and validate fixes.
• Coordinate dev, QA, and production release activities.
• Perform manual testing across mobile/web, accessibility, and analytics.
• Communicate test plans, reports, and metrics clearly to Agile team.
• Contribute to QA standards, guidelines, and procedures.
• Analyze incidents to improve test cases and reduce outages.
• Design cross-system integration and regression tests for releases.

Skills

QA testing

Agile practices

BDD/TDD

API testing

SQL

NoSQL

Java/C#

UI testing web/mobile

Splunk

Kubernetes

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience

Tools

Splunk

Kubernetes

SQL/NoSQL databases

Job description

Position: Software Quality Analyst – Manual Testing

Duration: Long Term

Summary: The Manual Tester - Software Quality is responsible for developing and executing quality assurance test suites and testing approaches throughout the application development and support lifecycle from design, delivery, operations and maintenance.

This individual will collocate with the Development teams and Operations teams for ensuring overall code quality and ongoing maintenance and operations of a set of applications.

Job Description

• Participate in developing and documenting user stories, including testing estimates and validation tests.
• Develop, document, and maintain the test strategy and test scenarios.
• Partner with the developers to ensure all areas of the application are fully tested and issues are clearly logged and prioritized consistently.
• Manage the defect log and ensure issues are resolved, including validation of the fix.
• Work with integration build teams to manage dev, QA and production release of software.
• Evaluate product requirements to create, modify, and execute test cases for functional testing (manual) and report results in a clear, concise manner to another member of the Agile team.
• Report and troubleshoot bugs directly with developers on the Agile team.
• Effectively communicate test plans, test reports, and test metrics to team.
• Perform manual testing in a wide variety of areas from mobile/web app, accessibility, and analytics to hardware firmware.
• Contribute to QA standards, guidelines and procedures as needed
• Participate in analyzing Major Incidents and Emergency Change controls to identify opportunities to improve software quality test cases to reduce or eliminate those
• Design and execute cross-system integration tests and regression tests for each release
• Review automated QA test suites which can be handed over to Reliability and NOC teams who can execute these at-will in Production environment for operational validation of systems
• Engage in various Agile ceremonies for the team, document and estimate QA strategy for each story/card

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience
• 3+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance program with Agile practices
• 1+ years of experience in Automated Software Quality Assurance practices including BDD/TDD
• 2+ years of experience of Secure Development Lifecycle processes
• Experience with identity and access management including user registration, access provisioning, role-based access control and user de-provisioning
• Experience with QA for eCommerce, Point of Sale, and Software as a Service (SaaS) applications
• Experience with QA for Mobile websites and Native Mobile applications (iOS, Android, Windows)
• Experience with high-availability architectures in a large heavy-traffic environment
• Experience testing of backend applications and APIs developed in Java/C# with SQL, NoSQL, ActiveMQ and caching technologies such as Hazelcast
• Experience testing for Applications with user interface implemented in Visual Basic
• Nice to have hands-on experience with scripting languages such as shell scripts, Python etc.
• Must have good understanding of network topologies and technologies
• Must have good understanding of data management practices including good experience with SQL
• Experience with full life cycle software deployment using Agile practices
• Nice to have knowledge of performance and load testing of web applications
• Nice to have experience querying Splunk for application metrics for operational behavior
• Nice to have experience with Kubernetes and container-based application deployment and operations
• Candidates might be required to perform real runs testing (which involves driving around with the apps) as and when required. “Vendors would be required to carry the additional insurance required for performing real run testing.