QA Analyst

Job Title: QA Analyst
Location: Remote
Duration: 5 months

Position Overview:
The QA Analyst works within the software project team, and is responsible for the creation and  maintenance of automated tests as well as manual testing as needed in an Agile team setting. Through collaboration with other QA team members, this individual will proactively identify strategies to keep defects from entering the system and otherwise identify opportunities to leverage automation. The person filling this role will need to develop tests that support team development efficiency and fixture reuse. 

Must Have Skills/Experience:

• Experience in automated testing
• Experience with manual testing
• Current Environment (Tools/Technologies):
• Team uses Selenium, C#, Visual Studio and ADO (Azure Dev Ops)

Required/Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Knowledgeable of software testing, methodologies, processes, procedures and best 
• practices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required including the ability to explain 
• code to others on the team
• Ability to come up to speed quickly on a complex system and highly configurable 
• product, and understand the supporting technologies behind it
• Strong knowledge of web application test automation frameworks, such as Selenium, 
• Guage
• Experience with MS SQL Server or other relational databases with the ability to create 
• queries
• Experience with restful services, SOAP, XML, JSON
• Experience testing and automating testing for applications built using .NET 
• Strong sense of responsibility and accountability and passion about quality of work
• Ability to work independently and desire to take ownership is required
• Able to work with the team processes even if you don’t personally agree with it
• Performance testing experience preferred

Role/Responsibilities:

• Create, edit and update test plans and test cases ensuring use of appropriate test 
• methodology, complete test coverage and full test documentation for all code to be 
• tested, including integrations with partner systems
• Collaborate with developers and business analysts during the full story lifecycle to 
• ensure that everyone has the same understanding of application functionality
• Build automated tests that validate story-based functional requirements
• Document and escalate code defects per standard processes
• Provide coordination and leadership for projects as needed
• Assist with go/no go deployment decision
• Investigate issues to identify root cause and develop tests to mimic the issue
• Contribute to the QA team by initiating and collaborating on efforts related to testing 
• methods, technology improvements and test architecture improvements

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About Us: Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE® is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams. We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 140 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation. SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of “human connection,” defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA®, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people and clients can reach their highest potential. Learn more at: http://www.spectraforce.com
 
Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, critical illness, voluntary life, and hospital indemnity insurances to eligible employees. Additional benefits offered to eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching, and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE provides unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at LOA@spectraforce.com if you require reasonable accommodation. 
At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws. This position’s starting pay is: $58.00/hr.