Manual QA Tester

Job Title: Manual QA Tester
Job Type: Contract
Contract Length: 6 month contract
Target Start Date: January 6,
Work Location/Structure: Remote (Chicago, Illinois location preference)

About the Opportunity:

Our client, a leader in the Internet/Tech/Social Media Platform industry, is looking for a skilled Manual QA Tester to join their team for a 6-month engagement. This project involves maintaining quality across their iOS and Android apps, as well as their Web experience, as they continuously ship new features to their users. This is a high-impact role that requires a self-motivated professional who can hit the ground running and deliver results quickly.

Key Responsibilities & Deliverables:

This role is focused on the successful completion of specific tasks and deliverables. Your responsibilities will include:

• Feature, Regression, and Ad Hoc Testing: Support multiple product teams with feature, full regression, and ad hoc testing.
• Test Plan Management: Create and update test plans in alignment with new features and product launches.
• Functionality & Issue Communication: Test app functionality and communicate issues to relevant stakeholders.
• Bug Reproduction & Ticketing: Review user-generated or internal bug reports, reproduce issues, and initiate the ticketing process.
• Exploratory Testing: Perform exploratory testing to uncover unanticipated bugs and edge cases.
• Issue Monitoring: Utilize tracking and debugging tools to monitor and resolve issues.
• Communication: Maintain clear and frequent communication with team members, stakeholders, and project/product owners regarding test results and troubleshooting.

Required Skills & Experience:

We are looking for someone with a proven track record of successful contract engagements. The ideal candidate will have:

• 3+ years of experience in a similar Manual QA Tester role.
• Deep expertise in testing on Android, iOS, and web browsers for application testing. This isn't a learning role—you need to be a subject matter expert.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and manage your own time effectively to meet project goals, and collaborate closely with product and development teams.
• Experience with Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and Git version control is a plus.
• Strong communication skills to provide clear and concise status updates to the project team, team members, stakeholders, and project/product owners.