QA Tester

Centric Consulting - Columbus, OH

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote - Columbus, OH

1,001-5,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The QA Tester role at Centric Consulting involves supporting an agile development team as an Automated Tester. The position focuses on creating and maintaining automated test scenarios, driving technical direction for solutions, and utilizing QA and automated testing tools to ensure application quality. This role is designed for individuals who thrive in a collaborative environment and are passionate about delivering high-quality software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support an agile development team as an Automated Tester
• Work with the client to understand the strategy and testing automation approach
• Create and maintain automated test scenarios following object-oriented test design principles
• Drive technical direction for solutions and understand the business problem the team is solving
• Use QA and Automated Testing tools to test applications
• Report and manage defects using a defect-tracking tool
• Report and communicate automated testing status

Requirements

• Experience creating and executing test scenarios, analyzing and documenting software defects based on requirements and design specifications
• Ability to interpret business requirements, understand system design, and develop effective test scenarios
• Proficiency in at least one test case management and defect management tool (e.g., Microsoft Test Manager (MTM), HP Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Quality Center (QC))
• Solid understanding of SDLC (Software Development Lifecycle) and STLC (Software Testing Lifecycle) in both waterfall and agile methodologies
• Proficiency in creating SQL queries against databases to validate business scenarios
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with industry-standard testing, development, quality assurance methodologies, verification, and validation processes
• 5 years of hands-on experience building automation scripts using Selenium, Java, Appium, Cucumber, and Ruby for UI Automation
• Experience in API automation using tools like Postman, Ready API, or similar
• Previous role as Quality Assurance Automation in Agile methodology
• Comprehensive understanding of software development lifecycle and test cycles
• Ability to write effective test cases and scripts
• Experience in gathering, documenting, and testing business and functional requirements

Nice-to-haves

• Consulting experience desired

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive health coverage
• Wellness programs
• 401K company match
• Self-managed PTO
• Professional development opportunities