Position: Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst
Overview
As a global leader in the power and energy industry, we are looking for a skilled and motivated Software Developer/QA Analyst to join our growing team. This role focuses on creating solutions that drive efficiency and innovation in our engineering and design processes. The QA Analyst will play a critical role in ensuring software quality and business alignment by developing, implementing, and executing comprehensive test strategies—with an emphasis on User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and a variety of test platforms.
The ideal candidate will thrive in Agile environments, collaborate across teams, and support the entire software development lifecycle through to production release.
Base pay / Compensation
Base pay range: $70,510.00/yr - $/yr.
Key Responsibilities
• Test Planning & Strategy: develop, review, and implement detailed test plans and strategies mapped to business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria; design UAT processes with business stakeholders to validate user needs and business goals before release.
• UAT Management: coordinate with business users and product owners to define, organize, and execute UAT cycles; maintain UAT test cases and data; ensure alignment with acceptance criteria; facilitate UAT sign-off and capture feedback; log and resolve defects before production deployment.
• Test Execution & Automation: perform functional, integration, regression, performance, and exploratory testing across multiple environments; use test platforms (e.g., Jira, Azure Dev Ops, HP Quality Center) for test case management and defect tracking; prioritize and automate high-value tests within CI/CD pipelines.
• Database Testing: perform backend testing using SQL/Oracle to validate data accuracy and integrity; write complex queries to verify business logic, data transformations, and stored procedures; validate data migration and referential integrity across environments.
• Defect Management: identify, log, track, and retest defects; prepare and distribute test summary reports and defect logs.
• Collaboration & Continuous Improvement: partner with product owners, business analysts, developers, and release managers; participate in Agile ceremonies; contribute to quality improvements and postmortems for production defects.
Qualifications Key Qualifications
• 3-5 years of proven experience in software QA, including hands-on UAT and work with various test platforms.
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and test management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure Dev Ops, HP Quality Center).
• Proficiency in SQL for validating data.
• Experience with automation tools — Selenium, Test Sigma, Test Rigor, TestIM, QTP, Postman, SOAPUI, JMeter, Load Runner.
• Ability to write clear, traceable test cases mapped to user stories and updated throughout the project lifecycle.
• Experience coordinating and facilitating UAT with internal users and stakeholders, ensuring thorough documentation and sign-off.
• Familiarity with test automation principles and CI/CD processes; ability to write/develop scripts to automate tests and build test frameworks.
• Experience with defect lifecycle management using modern test/project management platforms.
• Strong communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills; ability to work effectively in cross-functional Agile teams.
Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Experience with manual and automated testing for web and cloud-based applications.
• Exposure to multiple test environments (Dev, QA, Stage, UAT, Prod) and their configurations.
• Certifications such as ISTQB, CSTE, or Agile certifications are a plus.
Why Join Us?
• Work in an established company that values innovation and growth.
• Collaborative team environment focused on meaningful impact in the energy sector.
• Exposure to cutting-edge projects and data-driven decision-making.
We do not sponsor employees for work authorization in the U.S. for this position.
Benefits & Compensation Details
• Awards-winning benefits, including comprehensive health plans, paid time off, and work-life balance initiatives.
• Health plans:
Medical, Dental, Vision;
Life & Accident Insurance;
Disability Coverage; EAP; 401(k); FSA/HSA; tuition assistance; and more.
• Paid vacation, sick time, holidays, parental leave, bereavement leave, and flexible work arrangements.
Organization & Roles
• Seniority level:
Mid-Senior level
• Employment type:
Full-time
• Job function:
Quality Assurance
• Industries:
Professional Services
Location:
Elk Grove Village, IL or Chicago-based roles with hybrid schedule options.
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