QA Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test scripts to ensure the quality and reliability of software applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, business analysts, and project managers, to understand project requirements and identify testable features.
• Conduct functional, regression, performance, and usability testing to verify software functionality and performance. 
• Develop custom scripts to automate software testing using open-source tools as well as our proprietary testing platform.
• Utilize test plans and testing frameworks effectively to ensure rigorous quality assurance.
• Identify, document, and track software defects, ensuring their timely resolution and retesting.
• Perform root cause analysis of software defects and provide detailed reports on findings.
• Continuously improve testing processes and methodologies to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of testing activities.
• Stay up to date with industry best practices, emerging technologies, and trends in software quality assurance and testing.
• Participate in the review and analysis of business and technical requirements to provide valuable insights and ensure testability of software applications.
• Work closely with the release management team to ensure smooth software deployments and releases.
• Provide accurate and timely status reports on testing progress, test coverage, and defect metrics to project stakeholders.

Requirements:

•  Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
   

The successful candidate will be:

• Able to work with a geographically distributed staff across different time zones and multi-functional software development team members in diverse technical disciplines
• Interested in learning about hi-tech software and data privacy technologies 
• Bringing a positive and solution focused attitude
• Possess the ability and desire to take initiative and think independently