QA Analyst

Test Managemen t (Jira / Zephyr Scale / Other Tools)

• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive end-to-end testing strategies covering user workflows, system integrations, and API functionalities
• Document test plans, test cases, defect reports, and test results with clarity, maintaining live documentation that adapts to product updates and sprint cycles
• Perform regression, functional, integration, and user acceptance testing to validate software quality and functionality
• Identify, categorize, and track defects, performing root cause analysis to facilitate timely resolution
• Apply QA best practices, including Agile/Scrum methodologies and continuous testing principles, to enhance testing efficiency
• Contribute to sprint planning, story refinement, and retrospective discussions as the QA subject matter expert
• Define and verify acceptance criteria aligned with product requirements before release
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including developers, product managers, compliance, and business analysts to ensure quality standards are met
• Leverage AI tools such as Cursor and Claude AI to accelerate test case creation, exploratory testing, and documentation
• Utilize Cursor to develop, review, and refactor automation scripts with AI assistance
• Use Claude AI for brainstorming test scenarios, analyzing requirements, and covering edge cases comprehensively
• Stay current with emerging AI testing tools and promote their integration into existing QA workflows

• Develop and execute API test cases focused on functionality, error handling, authentication, and performance
• Verify request/response payloads, status codes, headers, and adherence to data contracts
• Collaborate with backend teams to review API specifications early in the development lifecycle

• Validate data pipelines by assessing accuracy, completeness, and integrity during Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) processes
• Write and execute SQL queries for data validation, reconciliation, and source-to-target
• Mapping Identify data anomalies, including nulls, duplicates, truncations, and transformation errors
• Coordinate with data engineers and BI teams to understand pipeline logic and translate it into test cases
• Maintain detailed ETL test plans and ensure traceability between data requirements and testing scope

• 3+ years of experience as a QA Analyst or Software Tester
• Proven expertise in end-to-end testing of web, mobile, or enterprise applications
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, SDLC, and Agile/Scrum practices
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted testing tools, specifically Cursor and/or Claude AI
• Proficiency with Jira, Zephyr Scale, and comparable test management platforms
• Demonstrated API testing experience using tools like Postman or similar
• Experience with ETL data pipeline testing and SQL for data validation
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in dynamic environments
• Experience handling compliance and audit-related testing requests

• ISTQB or equivalent QA certification
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins or Git Hub Actions
• Knowledge of cloud platforms, including AWS, and data warehouse environments
• Experience testing microservices architectures and event-driven systems

• Test management:
  Jira, Zephyr, Test Rail, Xray, qTest
• Automation scripting:
  Cursor, AI-assisted code review
• Cloud platforms: AWS, cloud-based testing environments
• CI/CD tools:
  Jenkins, Git Hub Actions
• Data warehouses and microservices architecture