Software Quality Assurance Tester

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Engage in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and other Agile meetings, offering QA insights and feedback on story requirements and acceptance criteria.

• Develop clear and effective test cases that align with acceptance criteria and overall test plans.

• Conduct acceptance testing during regular sprint cycles.

• Carry out regression testing prior to releases in conjunction with automated testing efforts.

• Collaborate with QA Automation Engineers to enhance test coverage, validate defects, and ensure release readiness.

• Work closely with remote developers and cross-functional team members to facilitate rapid iteration and resolve issues.

• Replicate, document, and refine customer-reported bugs, including reproduction steps, expected and actual outcomes, and relevant details.

• Monitor testing activities, defects, and results using designated QA and development tools.

• Commit to continuous learning and adaptation to new tools, systems, and testing methodologies.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Over 1 year of experience testing web applications in a professional, academic, internship, or similar project setting.

• A foundational understanding of software quality assurance principles, test planning, and defect life cycles.

• Capability to write and execute manual test cases based on user stories, business requirements, and acceptance criteria.

• Experience in performing acceptance testing, regression testing, exploratory testing, and defect verification.

• Proficiency in clearly documenting defects, including reproducible steps, environment details, screenshots or logs when applicable, severity, and impact.

• Familiarity with Agile development practices, including sprint planning, refinement, daily standups, and sprint reviews.

• Strong attention to detail and the ability to assess software behavior against documented requirements.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills, including collaboration with remote and cross-functional team members.

• Quick learner of new tools, systems, and workflows.

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple testing tasks within sprint timelines.

• Desirable: experience with API testing concepts, tools, or workflows.

• Desirable: familiarity with Azure DevOps for work item tracking, test management, or defect reporting.

• Desirable: experience using TestRail or similar test case management tools.

• Desirable: exposure to automated testing processes or coordination with QA Automation Engineers.

• Desirable: basic understanding of browsers, HTTP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, or client/server architecture.

• Desirable: experience testing SaaS products, enterprise applications, or customer-facing web platforms.

• Desirable: familiarity with accessibility, usability, performance, or cross-browser testing concepts.

• Desirable: experience working with distributed or remote software development teams.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity to impact the quality and reliability of web-based software products.

• Collaborative team environment with chances to work closely with developers, QA automation experts, product owners, and other stakeholders.

• Exposure to Agile software development practices and modern QA tools.

• Opportunities to enhance QA skills, learn new systems, and advance within a software quality discipline.

• A workplace that prioritizes clear communication, continuous improvement, and inclusive collaboration.