Test Analyst III

Agile Resources, Inc.; Chattanooga (TN); Hybrid; USD 51,000 - 73,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Short-term and long-term disability

HSA/FSA

Term life insurance

Supplemental health insurance options

Job summary

Agile Resources, Inc. is seeking a QA Tester to ensure high-quality releases for web and mobile applications. The role focuses on manual testing, API checks, and SQL-driven test data, partnered with product and engineering teams to validate readiness for production.

You will own test plans, execute diverse testing types, investigate defects with logs and screenshots, and drive release readiness in a hybrid remote environment in Chattanooga, TN.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on QA experience with manual functional, regression, exploratory and integration testing.
• Experience testing mobile apps and validating defects across releases.
• Strong API testing experience validating services, responses and integrations.
• 2+ years in web-based testing with test plans and detailed cases.
• Proficient in SQL Server/SQL for test data setup and validation.
• Experience in Agile teams and SDLC, with defect investigation skills.
• Ability to troubleshoot environments independently.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain structured test plans, scenarios and test cases for web and mobile apps.
• Execute manual functional, regression, exploratory and integration testing; document results.
• Validate mobile app functionality across releases and devices.
• Perform API testing to verify web services behavior and end-to-end flows.
• Investigate, reproduce and document defects with actionable steps and logs.
• Use SQL queries to prepare test data and verify outcomes.
• Troubleshoot environments by reviewing logs and deployments to identify root causes.
• Collaborate in Agile ceremonies to clarify acceptance criteria and readiness.
• Prioritize test coverage by risk and communicate blockers clearly.

Skills

Manual testing

Regression testing

Exploratory testing

API testing

SQL

Agile / SDLC

Defect investigation

Tools

TestRail

JIRA

Postman

Fiddler

Selenium

Job description

Location/Remote: Hybrid remote in Chattanooga, TN, 37421 (3 days per week onsite)

Employment Type: 12 month W-2 contract with potential for long-term extensions

Compensation: up to $45/hour W-2 (no IC/1099 or 3rd party)

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability (STD/LTD), HSA/FSA, term life insurance, and supplemental health insurance options (e.g., Aflac) for eligible employees and their families.

This role focuses on ensuring high-quality releases across mobile and web applications by planning, executing, and documenting thorough manual testing and validating integrations through API and database checks. Success in this position requires strong ownership of test quality, sharp defect investigation skills, and the ability to troubleshoot environments independently. You will partner closely with product and engineering teams to clarify requirements, identify risk, and confirm readiness for release.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain structured test plans, test scenarios, and detailed test cases for new features and regression coverage across web and mobile applications.
• Execute manual functional, regression, exploratory, and integration testing and provide clear pass/fail evidence and results documentation.
• Validate mobile application functionality and user experience across releases, identifying issues in workflows, usability, and device-specific behavior.
• Perform API testing to verify web services behavior, request/response integrity, error handling, and end-to-end system integrations.
• Investigate, reproduce, and document defects with actionable steps, logs, screenshots, and data details to accelerate resolution.
• Use SQL Server queries to extract, insert, and update data to create reliable test conditions and verify application outcomes.
• Troubleshoot test environments by reviewing logs, confirming configurations, validating deployments, and isolating failures to root cause.
• Collaborate within Agile/SDLC ceremonies to clarify acceptance criteria, surface quality risks early, and support release readiness decisions.
• Drive testing quality by prioritizing coverage based on risk, tracking execution status, and communicating blockers and impacts with clarity.

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of hands-on software QA experience performing manual functional, regression, exploratory, and integration testing with ownership of quality and release readiness.
• Experience testing mobile applications, including validating user experience and documenting defects across multiple releases.
• Hands-on API testing experience validating web services, integrations, responses, and functional behavior using appropriate tools and methods.
• 2+ years of web-based application testing, including creating, maintaining, and executing test plans, scenarios, and detailed test cases.
• Working knowledge of SQL Server and SQL, including writing queries to extract, modify, and add data for test setup and validation.
• Experience working in Agile teams and SDLC processes, partnering effectively with developers and product stakeholders to investigate and resolve defects.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot test environments, review logs, validate deployments/configurations, document results, and solve problems independently.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience testing payment-processing solutions, POS terminals, card-processing hardware, or NFC-enabled applications.
• Exposure to test management and defect tracking tools such as TestRail and JIRA.
• Experience using API and traffic inspection tools such as Postman and Fiddler to validate integrations and diagnose issues.
• Familiarity with UI automation tools such as Selenium (or comparable frameworks) to support regression coverage.
• Ability to perform basic hardware/electrical troubleshooting to support testing involving devices or terminals.