Senior QA Tester - Manual​/Agriculture

Position: Senior QA Tester - Manual / Agriculture
Description Kforce has a client in Topeka, KS that is seeking a Senior QA Tester with manual testing expertise for finance and accounting applications within the agricultural manufacturing industry. This is a hybrid contract opportunity and requires 3 days a week on-site ideally in the client's Topeka, KS location.

Duties:
* Participates in quality assurance activities for business and agriculture insurance technology applications
* Designs and executes test strategies, test cases, and automated testing solutions
* Identifies and manages defects to ensure software meets functional, performance, and business requirements
* Collaborates with cross-functional teams to improve testing processes and maintain high standards of quality throughout the SDLC
* Design and execute test plans, test cases, and quality assurance strategies
* Perform manual testing across web, enterprise, and API-based applications
* Testing covers custom-developed components focused on finance and accounting applications (GL)
* Candidate should understand system integration across custom systems, SAP, and data warehouse/reporting.
* Identify, document, and track defects while working closely with development teams to resolve issues
* Support software releases through risk assessments, impact analysis, and quality validation
* Analyze testing results and communicate quality metrics to stakeholders
* Help improve testing processes, automation efforts, and overall product quality Requirements
* Software testing certifications such as ISTQB, CSTE, or similar
* 5+ years of software quality assurance and testing experience
* Strong accounting/financial application testing experience, ideally within agriculture manufacturing (farm equipment).
* Strong SQL skills, writing queries, validation, back-end manual testing, JIRA is used for reporting/tracking
* Experience testing web, API, and enterprise applications
* Familiarity with defect tracking tools such as Jira, Azure Dev Ops, or similar platforms
* Understanding of Agile development methodologies and the software development lifecycle
* Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
* Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
* Experience with SQL, databases, and data validation
* Exposure to integration, backend, and compatibility testing
* Experience mentoring junior QA team members

Job Type Contract Compensation
53 - $60