BlueVoyant is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Manual Tester to join our team to guide and implement best practices for manual testing in support of technology platforms.
General Responsibilities
Design, develop, and document test plans with well thought out test casesWork with cross-functional teams to proactively improve on existing test plans and test cases.Become a user expert on how our products work, gaining an understanding of the strengths and weaknessesAssist in the definition of test environment and support requirements
Manual testing of new softwareBoth the pre- and post-release stage of the development lifecycle - black box and white box testing, etc.Regression testing - look for problems and bugs in the system that users may encounter and help developers find solutions to the issues.
Triage defects Ensure logged issues are quickly resolved.Ability to identify above the line / below the line issues in order to prevent critical bugs from being deployed.Take ownership of issues in production environments that were not caught by QA with a mission to ensure QA practices are in place to prevent likelihood of recurrence.Monitor support channels to support proper defect logging and improvement of QA testing.
ReportingAnalyze results of testing and provide high quality reporting with the goal to provide insights into coverage and completion.
Demonstrate thought leadershipMaintain up-to-date knowledge of QA standards, industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices.Design and develop a testing process that will scale as the team growsShare expertise with the team to improve test mindshare.Grow coverage and depth of testing - data validation test cases etc. in addition to functional testing
Qualifications
6-10 years of experience
QA / Testing experience in a technology / led company, working as part of QA / Testing team
Experience creating and executing a test plan
Experience reviewing written requirements and UX documents to create test cases
Experience performing manual testing against test cases
Excellent understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle in an Agile environment. Excellent understanding of the different types of software testingBlack box, white box, etc.Regression testing
Proficiency using ticketing systems (JIRA)
Experience logging high quality, thoroughly written defects
Experiencing learning new systems to expand test coverage, testing, and triage capabilities.
Basic debugging skills to better inform defect loggingInspect from browser, etc.
Must bring Quality Assurance thought leadership to the table
Must be self-driven, independent, creative, and especially eager to learn new skills.
Strong analytical and communication skills
Extremely high attention to detail
BA degree in computer science or information technology or a combination of education and work experience
Ideal candidates will
Thrive in our small, fast-paced, product-driven culture.
Collaborate with teams from across the organization.
Execute on commitments as part of a Scrum team.
Present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language.
Demonstrate ownership of tasks with escalation as needed.
Be a subject matter expert in quality assurance.
Relentlessly push for successful operational outcomes.