Quality Assurance Specialist

Hendall Inc

$85K — $125K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3-8 years of experience in quality assurance and application testing
  • Familiarity with Section 508 compliance tools, specifically JAWS
  • Proficient with JIRA Defect Management Tool
  • Experience in creating and executing test scripts and reporting results
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Highly organized and detail-oriented
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • Support all quality assurance activities
  • Review and analyze system specifications
  • Develop effective strategies and test plans
  • Execute test cases and analyze results
  • Evaluate product code against specifications
  • Create logs to document testing phases and defects
  • Report bugs and errors to development teams
  • Conduct post-release testing
  • Ensure compliance with federal accessibility standards
  • Identify and manage project risks
  • Provide comprehensive documentation throughout the software development lifecycle

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance coverage
  • Flexible work schedule options
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Supportive team environment
  • Access to modern testing tools and technologies
Full Job Description
OVERVIEW

We are seeking Quality Assurance Specialists with varying levels of experience to join Hendall Inc. These roles will focus conducting software development quality assurance activities including integration testing, system testing, regression testing, performance testing and acceptance testing. These individuals will work closely with other Quality Assurance Specialists, Business Analyst(s), Software Developer(s) and Project Leads to define, document and test all business and technical requirements necessary to satisfy product owner's needs. They will also work with the software development team and project management to help manage scope of sprints and releases. The Quality Assurance Specialist will support project risk management activities to ensure all deliverables are delivered with consistently high quality with minimum defects.

DUTIES
  • Support all quality assurance activities
  • Review and analyze system specifications
  • Develop effective strategies and test plans
  • Execute test cases (manual or automated) and analyze results
  • Evaluate product code according to specifications
  • Create logs to document testing phases and defects
  • Report bugs and errors to development teams
  • Help troubleshoot issues
  • Conduct post-release/ post-implementation testing
  • Work with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle
  • Ensure compliance with all federal accessibility standards and guidelines
  • Identify and manage project risks
  • Provide documentation in the form of Test Management Plans, Test Cases and Test Reports throughout the complete software development lifecycle
  • Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor or manager

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
  • At least 3-8 years of experience in quality assurance and application testing
  • Working knowledge of at least one Section 508 compliance tools (JAWS preferably)
  • Experience using JIRA Defect Management Tool
  • Demonstrated experience in creating and executing test scripts, and communicating results to management
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Highly organized and detail oriented
  • Flexible, versatile, and works well under pressure
  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, related IT field of equivalent experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
  • Experience performing backend database testing
  • Experience using automated test tools (Selenium, JMeter, Python Testing Frameworks) is a plus
  • Experience with Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI)
  • Strong sense of urgency and ability to prioritize
  • Experience in software development

Salary Range: $85,000/year to $125,000/year

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