Junior QA Analyst

Applied Research Associates - Baton Rouge, LA

Full-time - Entry Level

Baton Rouge, LA

1,001-5,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Junior Quality Assurance Analyst at ARA will play a crucial role in supporting multiple teams in developing enterprise technologies for the Navy and military communities. This position involves collaborating with developers and engineers to design and implement quality assurance solutions in an agile environment, ensuring the delivery of high-quality software to clients.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan and execute manual and automated testing
• Work with cross-functional teams to define a testing vision/test plan with respect to stakeholder goals and customer feedback
• Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to create test cases
• Support code reviews and ensure the team is creating adequate unit, regression, and system tests
• Identify, record, and document findings and create reports

Requirements

• BA/BS in Computer Science or a related field
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance processes, principles, and methodologies
• Experience in one or more object-oriented programming languages
• Practical experience authoring software test functions using test automation frameworks
• Demonstrated problem-solving and debugging skills
• US citizen with the ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with one or more frontend libraries (React, Vue, Angular, etc.)
• Experience with C#
• Experience or familiarity with automating QA processes using a continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform such as GitLab

Benefits

• 401K Matching
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid holidays and Paid Time Off