Senior QA Test Analyst

Quantam Solutions provides IT solutions and consulting for various clients. We offer competitive hourly wages, health benefits, paid time off, and a 401(k) plan. We are currently seeking a Software Test Analyst 5. Candidates must be located within 90 miles of Lansing, MI. Interviews will be held in person in Lansing, MI. There is no option for a video interview. The work schedule is hybrid with two days onsite in Lansing, MI and three days remote. There is no option for a fully remote work schedule.

Job Description

The Senior Software Test Analyst will work as a contract resource supporting an enterprise Accounts Receivable and Collections project. The resource will act as a software test analyst, with duties including designing and executing manual and automated test cases, generating and documenting test plans and strategies, generating testing reports and metrics, API testing, and ADA compliance testing.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 5 years of professional experience in software testing, quality assurance, or test analysis.
• 3–5 years of hands-on experience with automated testing, including web application test automation.
• 3–5 years of hands-on experience with performance and load testing using tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Experience using Azure DevOps for user stories, test cases, defect tracking, and/or testing metrics.

Testing & Quality Assurance Skills

• Designing and executing manual and automated test cases.
• Ability to analyze requirements, user stories in Azure DevOps, and acceptance criteria to design effective, reusable test cases, including positive, negative, and boundary testing.
• Generating and documenting test plans and strategies.
• API testing and tools like Postman, REST Client, and others.
• Understanding of software testing methodologies and quality assurance processes, including Quality Assurance, User Acceptance, System Integration, Accessibility, Performance, Regression, Post Deployment Validation, and Data Conversion.
• Generating testing reports and metrics.
• Generating and acquiring test data.
• ADA compliance testing tools, such as AccVerify, JAWS, etc.
• Building DEV, UAT, QAT, and PRE-PROD specific test suites with integrated application lifecycle management.
• Experience identifying, documenting, and tracking bugs clearly and concisely in a tool like Azure DevOps.
• Hands-on experience performing performance and load testing using tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner, including scripting, executing test scenarios, analyzing results, and identifying system bottlenecks.

Automation & Technical Skills

• Demonstrable experience automating web applications using frameworks such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, or similar.
• Proven experience writing clean, maintainable, and object-oriented Java code for test automation.
• Writing clear and effective Gherkin scenarios using Given/When/Then.
• Implementing Step Definitions in Java.
• Writing SQL and PL/SQL queries.
• Ability to write and execute SQL queries, including SELECTs and JOINs, for test data setup and validation against Oracle and/or SQL Server databases.
• Proficiency using Git for version control, including merging and pull requests, as part of a team.

Agile & Collaboration

• Experience working as an active participant in an Agile/Scrum team and its ceremonies.
• Strong ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and design test cases.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced Agile development environment.
• Strong skills in communicating test results, bugs, and risks to developers, business analysts, and other stakeholders.

Security & Compliance

• Understanding of the secure application development lifecycle.

Soft Skills & Other Requirements

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work in person in downtown Lansing 2 days a week.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience automating web applications using the Playwright for Java library.
• Background in Selenium WebDriver, which provides a strong foundation for understanding browser automation.
• Experience using Azure DevOps Testing Module.
• Experience with mobile app testing of iOS and Android applications.
• Experience using Eclipse as a primary development environment.
• Experience with the TestNG framework.
• Additional experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner, including advanced workload modeling or CI/CD-based performance automation.
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman, RESTAssured, or APIRequestContext.