QA Test Analyst II (SQL Database Specialist)

Qualitest Group - Burlingame, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Burlingame, CA

Publishing Industries

About the position

Qualitest is seeking a skilled Test Analyst II to join our team for a project with a leading client in the Virtual Reality space. This role is pivotal in ensuring the quality and functionality of our client's current and future VR products, particularly focusing on manual testing for Android-based devices and web applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in QA testing, especially in mobile environments, and will be responsible for providing comprehensive manual testing support for both existing and upcoming releases of Android-based devices. As a Test Analyst, you will become a feature expert, taking ownership of specific functionalities and ensuring they meet the highest quality standards. Your responsibilities will include identifying key quality challenges and goals, developing detailed Test Plans, and writing test cases based on interactions with various stakeholders. You will serve as the point of contact for testing a particular feature or functional area, prioritizing test plans to execute early in the development cycle to identify potential issues before they escalate into significant problems. Effective communication is crucial in this role, as you will need to relay plans, updates, and statuses to both the QA and product teams. You will also be responsible for triaging bugs, determining their root causes, and collaborating with development teams to pursue resolutions. In this fast-paced and constantly evolving field of interactive VR, you will be expected to identify and implement innovative testing methods for hardware, ensuring that our client's products maintain their competitive edge in the market.

Responsibilities

• Provide manual testing support for our Client's Android-based devices for both current and future releases.
• Become a feature expert and take ownership of that feature.
• Identify key quality challenges/goals and develop the Test Plan and write test cases based on interaction with various stakeholders.
• Be the Test Point of Contact (PoC) for a feature/functional area.
• Prioritize which test plans to execute to identify issues early before they become real problems.
• Communicate the plan/updates/status effectively to the QA and product team.
• Triage bugs reported to determine root cause.
• Pursue bug resolution with development teams.
• Identify and implement new ways to test hardware in a fast-paced and constantly-changing frontier of interactive VR.

Requirements

• Solid ability to troubleshoot and identify bugs both visually and through various interfaces.
• Knowledge of working with Android APK's and Android ADB.
• Strong extroverted personality and excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to take initiative and own a problem through resolution regardless of blocking dependencies.
• Experience working in fast-paced changing environments.
• Good documentation skills for bug reporting, status updates, and written communication.
• Ability to learn new tools that are built in-house.
• Ability to work independently.
• 5 years of experience in QA testing.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with SQL queries and understanding of databases to identify data discrepancies between the database and UI.
• Ability to analyze data on UI and root cause issues related to data rendering.