Quality Assurance Analyst

Added Aug 25, 2026 Quality Assurance Analyst (46346) Milwaukee, WI | Full-time

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Codeworks, an LRS company, is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer who enjoys uncovering risks before they become problems, improving software quality through automation, and helping teams deliver exceptional solutions with confidence. This opportunity is a contract position and offers a blend of hands‑on testing, test automation, quality leadership, and collaboration within an Agile environment.

• Partner with developers and project teams to define and enhance testing strategies, automation frameworks, and quality practices.
• Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated and manual test solutions.
• Lead testing efforts throughout the software development lifecycle, from requirements analysis through production release.
• Create and execute test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test data for functional, integration, regression, data validation, and performance testing.
• Review business requirements, technical designs, and acceptance criteria to identify risks, gaps, and testability concerns.
• Identify, document, communicate, and track defects through resolution.
• Develop QA metrics, dashboards, and reporting to monitor quality trends and support continuous improvement.
• Coordinate test environments, test data preparation, and release activities with project teams.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, backlog refinement sessions, and design reviews while advocating for quality‑focused development practices.
• Mentor team members on testing methodologies, automation practices, and quality standards.
• Contribute to process improvements, automation initiatives, and the ongoing evolution of QA practices.
• Develop risk‑based testing strategies that provide appropriate test coverage and traceability across multiple initiatives.

• 5+ years of IT, software development, quality assurance, or related experience, including 3-5 years of hands‑on QA, test automation, or software engineering experience.
• Strong experience designing and executing manual and automated testing strategies.
• Ability to translate business and technical requirements into comprehensive test cases and test scenarios.
• Knowledge of software testing methodologies including functional, regression, integration, system, black‑box, white‑box, gray‑box, and negative testing.
• Experience working within Agile delivery frameworks such as Scrum, Kanban, or Lean.
• Experience testing APIs, integrations, and data flows across distributed systems.
• Hands‑on experience with automated testing tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Thunder Client, SOAP UI, or similar solutions.
• Strong SQL skills with experience validating data quality, integrity, transformations, and reporting accuracy.
• Experience with defect management, QA reporting, and quality metrics.
  
  Familiarity with test management tools such as Azure Dev Ops, Microsoft Test Manager, Quality Center, or similar platforms.
• Strong communication, collaboration, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing business needs.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Business Administration, Finance, or a related field.
• Experience with application monitoring and observability tools such as Dynatrace or Azure monitoring solutions.
• Experience leading quality initiatives across multiple projects or teams.
• Experience mentoring QA professionals and promoting quality best practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Experience supporting large‑scale enterprise applications and complex data integrations.

The base range for this contract position is $55.00 - $65.00 per…