What are the responsibilities and job description for the QA Engineer position at IHC Specialty Benefits?
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Description
SUMMARY
We are seeking a proactive QA Engineer who will work alongside business analysts, product managers, and developers to test daily development tickets, coordinate and execute User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and lead the development and maintenance of automated regression tests.
This role is critical in ensuring product quality across releases and features. You will work across manual and automated testing efforts, with a strong focus on Selenium-based test automation and supporting the team in delivering reliable, high-quality software.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Execute daily manual testing for development tickets returned for QA.
- Collaborate with analysts, developers, and stakeholders to define and write test cases based on requirements.
- Manage and coordinate UAT efforts, including obtaining stakeholder sign-off for new features and releases.
- Identify, document, and track software defects using issue-tracking systems (e.g., Jira).
- Lead the design, development, and maintenance of automated test scripts using Selenium or other automation frameworks.
- Manage and maintain the regression test suite, ensuring automated tests are regularly executed and updated.
- Work closely with development teams to understand new features and ensure test coverage.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Continuously improve QA processes and recommend automation and tooling enhancements.
Qualifications
REQUIREMENTS
- 3 years of QA experience, with both manual and automation testing responsibilities.
- Hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver and automation frameworks (e.g., TestNG, JUnit, or Pytest).
- Experience writing and maintaining automated regression suites.
- Proficiency in writing test cases, test plans, and test scripts from requirements or user stories.
- Experience with tools such as Postman for API testing is a plus.
- Familiarity with bug tracking and test management tools (e.g., Jira, Zephyr, TestRail, Asana).
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with Microsoft Office and Google Workspace tools.
- Able to work independently, manage time effectively, and drive testing efforts to completion.
- Knowledge of HIPAA Privacy Rules is a plus (if relevant to your product).
Preferred Skills (Nice to Have)
- Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI) for integrating test automation.
- Knowledge of performance testing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner.
- Experience testing in healthcare or other compliance-heavy industries.
- Familiarity with version control systems like Git.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATION
- IT, or equivalent, relevant work experience in Development QA
PAY TRANSPARENCY
The base pay for this role in the Akron Ohio office is: $70,000 - $90,000 per year. You are also eligible for employee benefits medical, dental, vision, life, and participation in the company 401(k) plan. Final offer amounts, within the base pay set forth above, are determined by factors including your relevant skills, education, and experience.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
none
Why Join Us?
- You'll help shape and scale our testing and automation processes from the ground up.
- Work closely with a passionate, cross-functional product and engineering team.
- Make a direct impact on the quality of our platform and user satisfaction.
- Enjoy a collaborative work culture with room for growth..
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Small Motor Skills: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working primarily with fingers rather than with whole hand or arm, as in handling.
- Speaking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of spoken word. Those activities in which require detailed or important spoken instructions must be conveyed to other workers accurately and quickly.
- Hearing: Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication with or without correction.
- Repetitive Motion: Substantial movement (motions) of the wrist, hands, and fingers.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
This Hybrid Remote / In-office role provides the opportunity to gain knowledge while collaborating with co-workers while also considering a life work balance.
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Normal office environment with controlled temperature.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
The company reserves the right to determine if this position will be assigned to work on-site, remotely, or a combination of both. Assigned work location may change. In the case of remote work, physical presence in the office/on-site may be required to engage in face-to-face interaction and coordination of work among co-workers.
COMPUTER PROGRAMS USED ON A DAILY BASIS
Google Apps
Microsoft Office Suite
Microsoft Azure Storage
Asana
RapidAPI
Adobe Acrobat
INSXCloud proprietary software application
Salary : $70,000 - $90,000