Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Advanced Solutions International, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Remote Work

Job summary

Advanced Solutions International, Inc. is a global software company serving not-for-profits and membership organizations.

We seek a Software Quality Assurance Engineer to shape acceptance criteria, write and execute test plans, and reduce production defects. You will automate UI and API tests with Selenium, Playwright, and Cypress, perform exploratory testing, own defects to resolution, and help ensure release readiness in a hybrid remote work environment with comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of experience in software quality assurance or testing, preferably on enterprise-level applications.
• Proficiency using automated UI test tools such as Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress, with some scripting ability for test automation and room to grow.
• Experience with Postman, REST Assured, or similar tools for validating backend services.
• Strong experience writing test plans and test cases and validating new features and fixes.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into build processes.
• Skilled in manual and exploratory testing techniques to uncover edge cases and ensure product stability.
• Experience with Visual Studio, Azure DevOps, and Git.
• Good SQL and relational database knowledge, preferably Azure SQL.
• Practical experience in an Agile environment using team-level Scrum, comfortable in a model where the dedicated Scrum Master role is retired and team facilitation sits with player/coach engineering managers.
• Detail oriented and organized, with strong time management skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Able to work independently and as a team player, and comfortable with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Testing the specifications you are assigned, serving as a quality owner for one or more specifications at a time.
• Shaping acceptance criteria for testability by collaborating during refinement.
• Writing and executing the test plan against acceptance criteria.
• Automating where it pays off with automated UI and API tests.
• Performing exploratory, regression, and functional testing where automation is not feasible.
• Owning defects to resolution and partnering with developers to fix.
• Driving escaped defects down through root-cause analysis.
• Supporting the release-readiness decision with coverage and risk assessment.
• Performing other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Test automation

QA testing

CI/CD

Exploratory testing

SQL

Agile/Scrum

Communication

Teamwork

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

Postman

REST Assured

Visual Studio

Azure DevOps

Git

Job description

Advanced Solutions International is a global software company focused on helping not-for-profits and membership organizations grow revenue, reduce expenses, improve performance, engage and serve members and donors through innovative software solutions. Our portfolio of solutions also includes the iMIS Engagement Management System, TopClass LMS, and the Clowder mobile app. Together, we help our clients achieve great things.

About our position

The Software Quality Assurance Engineer (SQAE) tests the work of one or more product specifications at a time, attached to the specification rather than embedded in a single team. Working within the quality function, the SQAE helps shape testable acceptance criteria during refinement, writes and executes the test plan for the specifications they own, and performs the manual and automated testing that confirms a change is correct before it ships. Reducing the defects that escape into production, quarter over quarter, is the shared measure of success for the role and the department.

What you’ll be doing

• Testing the specifications you are assigned. Serving as a quality owner for one or more specifications at a time, attached to the spec rather than to a single team, and carrying testing from refinement through validation.
• Shaping acceptance criteria for testability. Joining product, developers, architects, and designers during refinement to clarify requirements, make acceptance criteria genuinely testable, and surfacing quality risks before build begins.
• Writing and executing the test plan. Author the test plan against the acceptance criteria for the specs you own, before build starts, and keep it current as the build teaches you more.
• Automating where it pays off. Designing, building, and maintaining automated UI and API tests using standard tools and the shared automation framework the Test Automation team maintains, so coverage grows without duplicating effort across teams.
• Testing what automation cannot. Performing exploratory, regression, and functional testing where automation is not feasible or not yet built, validating new features and fixes thoroughly.
• Owning defects to resolution. Identifying, documenting, and tracking defects on the work item, and partnering with developers to see them fixed, keeping the full history where the work lives.
• Driving escaped defects down. Treating every defect that reaches a customer as a signal, contributing to root-cause analysis, and helping convert findings into upstream prevention rather than downstream inspection.
• Supporting the release-readiness decision. Providing the coverage, defect status, and risk picture the quality function relies on to make an independent release call and supporting the regression and release-readiness gate.
• Performing other job-related duties and responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time.

What we want you to have

• BS/BA in a relevant field or equivalent practical experience.
• 4+ years of experience in software quality assurance or testing, preferably on enterprise-level applications.
• Proficiency using automated UI test tools such as Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress, with some scripting ability for test automation and room to grow.
• Experience with Postman, REST Assured, or similar tools for validating backend services.
• Strong experience writing test plans and test cases and validating new features and fixes.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into build processes.
• Skilled in manual and exploratory testing techniques to uncover edge cases and ensure product stability.
• Experience with Visual Studio, Azure DevOps, and Git.
• Good SQL and relational database knowledge, preferably Azure SQL.
• Practical experience in an Agile environment using team-level Scrum, comfortable in a model where the dedicated Scrum Master role is retired and team facilitation sits with player/coach engineering managers.
• Detail oriented and organized, with strong time management skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Able to work independently and as a team player, and comfortable with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.

What we offer

At ASI, we've forged an employee-first culture, fostering a dynamic and cohesive environment where collaboration thrives, and continuous improvement is our focus. Over the past 30 years, we’ve established a solid foundation for long-term success by empowering our team to challenge the status quo and driving positive change by encouraging new ideas, fresh perspectives, and positive attitudes.

Compensation

The compensation for this position is determined based on a wide variety of factors, including but not limited to an individual’s skill set, experience, training, certifications, education, as well as business needs and internal equity. Employees are typically not hired at the top of the range for their role. A reasonable estimate of the current compensation range for this position is $75,000 - $90,000.

In addition to a competitive base salary and bonuses for eligible positions, we offer the following employee benefits:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account
• Healthcare Savings Account
• 401k Retirement Plan with Discretionary Match
• Opportunities for Professional Growth
• and Development
• Employee Assistance Program
• Hybrid Remote Work

ASI provides equal opportunities to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected category. Applicants requiring accommodation in the application and/or interview process should notify the ASI Human Resources Department at [e-mail].