QA Analyst II

About the position

The position is accountable for performing both manual and automated testing of applications that support business objectives. The role requires independence in project analysis and a strong technical background in development concepts and formats such as SQL, XML, JSON, and various scripting languages. The individual will provide input in prioritizing, estimating, and defining acceptance criteria, as well as clearly defining test plans, scenarios, scripts, and procedures. Additionally, the role involves providing usability and functionality feedback to developers, interacting with customers on issues, and making recommendations. The ability to build automated test scripts and plan tests and strategies according to the project is essential. The candidate should be thorough, disciplined, and capable of analyzing problems while weighing the severity of issues. A dedicated worker skilled at collaborating in a team setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead analysis for the purposes of developing test cases for websites, web applications, and infrastructure.
• Perform hands-on manual testing while scripting automated tests to ensure application quality.
• Serve as a liaison to business analyst and product owner, providing feedback on application readiness for migrations.
• Provide technical guidance to junior testers and other team members.

Requirements

• Bachelor's in computer science, or related field or equivalent experience
• 4+ years of proven experience in the software development industry, participating in team environment
• 4+ years of experience in automation tools such as Selenium WebDriver using programming languages like Python, C#, Java
• 3+ years of proven experience in testing and automating web services such as RESTful API
• 2+ years of proven experience in performance testing using tools such as Apache JMeter
• 1+ years of web-application mobile testing automation experience with Appium
• Strong experience with programming languages such as Python, Java, C# .Net
• Experience with testing SaaS & PaaS products
• Experience with monitoring and SRE practices
• Experience in CI/CD technologies (e.g., Bamboo, Bitbucket, Octopus, Maven, etc.)
• Knowledge or experience of other languages/tools - AngularJS, Protractor, Jasmine, JavaScript, RestAssured
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, automation, and operations
• Knowledge or experience in AWS Cloud
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills
• Ability to learn and adapt to continuously changing technology
• Familiarity with Atlassian Jira and Confluence
• Familiarity with Agile (Scrum)
• Familiarity with working in a Continuous Integration atmosphere