[Hiring] Software Quality Analyst @Arbitration Forums Inc.

Role Description

The Software Quality Analyst position exists to ensure that software changes are tested and validated prior to releasing them into our production environment. This position is responsible for the full QA lifecycle within an agile team. Manual testing and automated testing skills are used in the functional and regression phases. Additional skills in performance and security testing are required along with the capability to assess testing needs beyond the obvious.

The Software Quality Analyst works closely with Developers and Business Analysts, in an agile sprint format, developing and executing test plans and test cases using automated test methodologies and manual test execution. The QA team members must ensure that the entire QA lifecycle (including feature conception/design, functional testing, security testing, performance testing, regression testing and deployment) is complete for any feature or code output of the given team. Deep knowledge of QA methodology, automation and AF specific products and tools is required to excel in this position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related field
• Minimum 3 years testing experience
• Minimum 1 year of automation testing experience; Cypress Automation Tool
• Analyst quality problem-solving skills required
• Industry-related certifications a plus
• Insurance industry experience/knowledge a plus
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to train and/or explain product behaviors, new features, and updated functionality
• Ability to function as a liaison between the business, technical organization, and operational areas
• Quickly understand business issues and data challenges of Member's organization and industry
• Interact professionally with a diverse project team, including executives, managers, technical IT staff, and subject matter experts
• High attention to detail
• Experience in strategizing and completing functional testing projects
• Experience building feature and product based automated testing strategies
• Working knowledge of testing web services using SOAP UI
• Working knowledge of QA’s role within the Agile software development process
• Working knowledge of database modeling and design; strong SQL / query skills
• Ability to multi-task and work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Team player, open-minded, and flexible
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• Proficient in creating high level test plans, detailed test cases, and test automation scripts for products that have been released into commercial environments
• Web services, client/server, and web-based testing experience
• Experience writing automated test scripts, preferably with Cypress

Requirements

• Solid analytic and problem solving skills (key skill)
• Strong QA Testing skills (key skill)
• Adheres to AF Policy and Procedures
• Acts as a role model within and outside AF
• Looks for opportunities to share knowledge and act as a mentor
• Performs duties as team workload necessitates
• Maintains a positive, respectful and inclusive attitude
• Communicates regularly with supervisor about team and department issues
• Demonstrates flexible and efficient time management and ability to prioritize workload
• Consistently reports to work on time prepared to perform duties of position
• Meets team and department productivity standards
• Alignment with AF Leadership Brand

Benefits

• Remote working environment