Quality Assurance Analyst

• Perform hands-on manual and automated testing across multiple enterprise applications

• Develop comprehensive test scenarios, test cases, and automated test scripts based on business and technical requirements

• Review requirements, user stories, specifications, technical documentation, and design documents to identify testing needs

• Participate in requirements walkthroughs, sprint planning, backlog refinement, release planning, and design reviews

• Estimate testing effort and provide input to project planning and release schedules

• Execute functional, regression, integration, system, API, and end-to-end testing

• Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts using approved frameworks

• Validate interfaces and integrations between enterprise applications and external systems

• Perform backend database validation using SQL queries

• Execute API and web service testing using industry-standard tools

• Document test results and communicate testing progress to project leadership

• Identify, document, prioritize, and manage software defects through resolution

• Participate in defect triage and validate software fixes

• Ensure traceability between requirements, test cases, and executed tests through the RTM

• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, architects, project managers, vendors, and State stakeholders

• Support production implementations through release validation and post-production verification

• Improve QA standards, automation frameworks, testing processes, and quality practices

• Mentor junior testers and share testing and automation knowledge when appropriate

Requirements

• Five (5) or more years of Quality Assurance experience testing large enterprise applications
• Strong experience with manual and automation testing
• Experience throughout the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, testing processes, and best practices
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience working directly with business stakeholders and technical teams
• Ability to convert business requirements into detailed test scenarios and test cases
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments
• Experience using Jira for defect tracking and Agile project management
• Experience with Selenium, TestNG, Java, Salesforce application testing, REST API testing, SOAP web services, Postman, SQL, mobile application testing, PWA, JSON/XML validation, and CI/CD concepts
• Understanding of API and web service testing, test automation frameworks, defect lifecycle management, RTM, test planning, test strategy, and test estimation
• Hands-on experience with manual, automation, functional, regression, smoke, integration, SIT, end-to-end, UAT, API, backend data validation, cross-browser, mobile, and Salesforce testing
• Ability to work independently and within cross-functional teams
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in Quality Assurance with a focus on manual and automated testing of large enterprise applications. Proficient in developing test scenarios, executing various testing types, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure quality standards are met.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Quality Assurance Experience
• Manual And Automation Testing
• Selenium And TestNG
• API And Web Service Testing
• Agile/Scrum Experience

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Test Case Development
• Functional Testing
• Regression Testing
• Integration Testing
• SQL Queries
• REST API Testing
• SOAP Web Services
• Mobile Application Testing
• Test Automation Frameworks
• Defect Lifecycle Management

Soft Skills

• Analytical Skills
• Problem-Solving Skills
• Written Communication
• Verbal Communication
• Organizational Skills

Industry Keywords

• Software Development Life Cycle
• Agile Project Management
• Testing Processes
• Quality Practices
• Traceability Matrix

Tools & Technologies

• Jira
• Postman
• Salesforce
• CI/CD Concepts
• JSON/XML Validation