Junior QA Analyst

• Salary Range: $65,936 USD to $ USD

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Because of our work with the defense community, applicants must be U.S. citizens.

ARA is seeking a Junior Quality Assurance Analyst to be part of our team in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. We are a 100% employee‑owned scientific research and engineering company dedicated to solving critical national problems to improve our safety, security, and way of life. You will work with other developers and engineers to design and implement quality assurance solutions for a wide range of applications.

As a member of our development team, you will work in an agile environment focused on delivering high‑quality software to our clients.

You will be a key member of ARA supporting multiple teams developing enterprise technologies to aid real‑world operations for the Navy and military communities. As a valued member of our team your responsibilities will include:

• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to plan and execute manual and automated testing
• Work with cross‑functional teams to define a testing vision/test plan with respect to stakeholder goals and customer feedback
• Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to create test cases
• Support code reviews and ensure the team is creating adequate unit, regression, and system tests
• Identify, record, and document findings and create reports

• BA/BS in Computer Science or a related field
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance processes, principles, and methodologies
• Experience in one or more object‑oriented programming languages
• Practical experience authoring software test functions using test automation frameworks
• Demonstrated problem‑solving and debugging skills

• U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance

• Experience with one or more frontend libraries (React, Vue, Angular, etc.)
• Experience with C#
• Experience or familiarity with automating QA processes using a continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform such as Git Lab

• 401K Matching
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid holidays and Paid Time Off

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