Lead functional quality assurance for software products, defining testing strategies and executing manual, regression, integration, exploratory, cross-browser, security, and UAT testing. Collaborate with software engineers and Agile teams, create test data and defect metrics, support production implementations, validate user stories, and use TFS or Jira for test management. Mentor quality analysts, research testing tools and practices, and apply SQL, web-service testing, and database skills.
As a Senior Software Quality Analyst at The Company, you will be working in a high-energy team, supporting the quality delivery of our product. A passion for all aspects of software development is critical. We are building teams that are empowered to solve the business needs by having a rapid development and deployment pipeline with a focus on automation and releasing software. As a Senior Software Quality Analyst, you may assist other scrum teams and participate in our Engineering Huddles to learn and share best practices within The Company. Research new technologies and tools to remain abreast of current and emerging technologies, and to introduce new opportunities for innovation. Passionate about quality.
Location: 100% remote. Working hours are based on US Central or Eastern Time Zone.
About the Company:
Abstra is a fast-growing, Nearshore Tech Talent services company, providing top Latin American tech talent to U.S. companies and beyond. Founded by U.S.-bred engineers with over 15 years of experience, Abstra specializes in sourcing skilled professionals across a wide range of technologies to meet our clients’ needs, driving innovation and efficiency.
Job Description:
Job Functions, Essential Duties, and Responsibilities:
- Advanced experience in manual testing techniques, methodologies, testing tools and best practices.
- A team player who actively participates, coordinates, and contributes to all Agile ceremonies.
- Define testing strategies for complex initiatives.
- Collaborates with Software Development Engineer in Test and Software Engineers on developing an effective Testing Strategy.
- Solid understanding on how to create and execute on functional, cross browser, exploratory, security, regression, edge-case and integration testing as required.
- Ability to create metrics related to testing results and defects.
- Continuously demonstrates the pursuit of knowledge of systems, architecture, products and industry by
attending classes/seminars, reading articles on technical websites and listening to technical podcasts. - Supports Implementations to Production.
- Utilizes TFS or Jira to create scenarios, execute tests, and log defects based on user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Reviews and provides feedback to the team on testability of user stories and acceptance criteria.
- Shares knowledge of business processes and databases with Quality Analysts and Engineers and other team members.
- Provides documentation and supports client User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scenarios.
- Advanced understanding of how to set up test Data for software test execution.
Experience, Skills, Knowledge Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or Business-related field.
- Business experience in the financial or retirement industry.
- Strong hands-on experience in quality assurance.
- Experienced with Agile philosophy and frameworks.
- Solid understanding of relational databases and SQL skills to perform CRUD operations as well as multi table joins.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with clear, concise technical writing style.
- Problem Solving/Analytical Skills.
- Critical thinking and the ability to lead as part of a problem-solving group. Desire to learn automation scripting and debugging.
- Ability to lead and mentor others in quality assurance practices.
- Lead researching of new tools, processes, best practices and build consensus across the discipline to implement.
- Ability to swarm on user stories and assist in others disciplines on the scrum team.
- Experience using Web Services testing tools such as SOAP UI, Boomerang and/or Swagger API Endpoint testing.
Nice to Have Skills:
- Experience with Mobile App Testing.
- Exposure to automation scripting and debugging.
- Certified associate in software Testing (CAST)
What we Offer:
- A fully remote, global work environment.
- Excellent compensation in USD.
- Opportunity to shape a key growth function at a fast-growing, values-driven company.
- Access to top-tier marketing and sales tools.
- A culture built on curiosity, ownership, relationships, and excellence.
- Hardware and software setup (mandatory).
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