Software Test Analyst

IO Datasphere, Inc.; Lansing (MI); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

IO Datasphere, Inc. is seeking a Software Test Analyst to join the Quality Assurance Team in Lansing, MI. The role supports testing across web-based applications, produces reports, and collaborates with developers and business teams to ensure quality.

Location: Lansing, MI with Hybrid onsite requirements on Tue/Wed. 1+ year contract. Local candidates preferred; no relocation. W2 employment only; OPT/CPT not accepted.

Qualifications

• It requires 5 years of experience as Software Test Analyst/Quality Assurance Analyst.
• Candidate should have 5 years in DevSecOps practices and technologies.
• Experience as a tester and familiarity with testing tools is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and execute test plans, cases, scenarios, and scripts.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, system, and UAT testing.
• Review requirements to ensure clarity and testability.
• Identify, document, track, and retest defects with teams.
• Create and maintain test data and validate results against requirements.
• Coordinate testing activities and provide status, risks, and recommendations.

Skills

QA Analyst/Software Test Analyst

DevSecOps practices

Testing tools

Tools

Test automation tooling

Job description

IO Datasphere, Inc. has been providing project management, software development and IT staff augmentation services to our clients in the Midwest and throughout the U.S. since 1996. We are an approved vendor on contract to provide software development and IT staff augmentation services for the States of Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin. We also provide these services to businesses, as well as local and county governments, in the Midwest and nationwide.

Our client is looking for a Software Test Analyst that will assist with all testing activities within the Quality Assurance Team, facilitating communication with business test representatives and ensuring that critical test issues are addressed or escalated as needed. Additionally, the role involves producing reports, presentations, and meeting minutes related to quality assurance testing tasks and deliverables.

Tasks

• Develop, maintain, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, test scenarios, and test scripts based on business and system requirements.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, system, and user acceptance testing for web-based applications.
• Review business and technical requirements to ensure they are clear, complete, and testable.
• Identify, document, track, and retest application defects and work closely with developers and business teams through resolution.
• Create and maintain test data and validate application results against business requirements.
• Participate in requirement reviews, design sessions, project meetings, and system walkthroughs.
• Coordinate testing activities across projects and provide testing status, risks, issues, and recommendations to project teams and management.
• Assist with production validation, application releases, upgrades, and change-management activities.
• Maintain QA documentation, testing evidence, defect logs, and other project documentation according to established standards.
• Recommend improvements to QA processes, testing methodologies, tools, and automation opportunities.
• Provide technical guidance and support to junior QA analysts and other team members.
• Work with developers, business analysts, project managers, vendors, and clients to ensure applications meet functional and quality requirements.
• Ensure testing activities comply with organizational security, development, documentation, and quality standards.
• Provide ongoing application support, troubleshoot reported issues, and perform other related duties as assigned.

Location: Lansing, MI

Local Candidates Only. NO relocation Allowed. Candidates must be within 100 miles of Lansing, MI at time of submittal. Hybrid Position - Tuesday/Wednesday mandatory onsite. No remote only option.

Contract: 1+ years

Skills Required

• 5 years - experience as Software Test Analyst/Quality Assurance Analyst
• 5 years - experience in DevSecOps practices and technologies
• Experience as a tester / testing tools.
• Rate depends on experience
• We cannot accept OPT or CPT visas at this time. W2 Rate only.
• Companies submitting candidates should only submit direct W2 employees for this position.