Software QA Analyst

$100,000 - $110,000/Yr

Kestra Medical Technologies - Kirkland, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Kirkland, WA

251-500 employees

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Software QA Analyst at Kestra Medical Technologies is responsible for developing and tracing tests for software and system verification across multiple projects. This role involves collaboration with local and remote test engineers and development teams to address design quality and reliability issues, ensuring compliance with Quality System requirements and best practices related to software testing. The analyst will produce clear and technically correct work outputs and contribute to the improvement of design assurance processes and tools.

Responsibilities

• Review and modify product design inputs for completeness, adequacy, and testability.
• Develop test cases that ensure software and system meets product requirements.
• Develop, review, and execute software design verification protocols.
• Maintain traceability between requirements, test cases, and protocols.
• Create and track work tasks in project tracking software.
• Create and track issues in our issue tracking system.
• Generate progress reports for test coverage and other metrics.
• Technical document development and maintenance, including verification plans, reports, and test tool documentation.
• Compile software test results and create test reports.
• Participate in product test improvement initiatives and provide technical contributions for the evolution of product test best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience.
• 3+ years of software test experience.
• Competency in Microsoft tools (Outlook, Excel, Teams).
• Experience writing and executing detailed test cases, test plans, and test design documents.
• Experience with requirements management systems (IBM DOORS or similar).
• Experience with issue and project tracking software (Jira or similar).
• Experience in an externally regulated product development environment (FDA, FAA, etc.).
• Familiarity with 21 CFR 820 regulations and ISO 13485, and 17025 medical device standards.
• Excellent technical writing skills and strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Familiarity with one or more computer scripting languages (e.g. Python).

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in an externally regulated product development environment (FDA, FAA, etc.).
• Familiarity with one or more computer scripting languages (e.g. Python).

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k) matching