Quality Assurance Engineer

**Job Title**: Quality Assurance Engineer**Position Type**: Full-Time, Remote**Working Hours**: U.S. client business hours (with flexibility for release cycles, sprint deadlines, and testing windows)**About the Role**:**Responsibilities**:Test Planning & Design**:- Develop comprehensive test plans, test cases, and acceptance criteria.- Collaborate with product managers and developers to understand requirements and user stories.- Define test coverage for features, integrations, and regression.**Manual Testing**:- Execute functional, regression, UI/UX, cross-browser, and cross-device testing.- Log bugs in Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar tools with clear reproduction steps.- Verify bug fixes and retest impacted areas.**Automated Testing**:- Build and maintain automated test scripts with tools like Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright.- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI).- Monitor and troubleshoot test automation failures.**Performance & Security Testing**:- Conduct load/stress testing with JMeter or Locust.- Support security vulnerability scans and penetration test remediation.**Documentation & Reporting**:- Maintain updated documentation of test plans, cases, and results.- Provide detailed reports on test execution, defect trends, and quality metrics.- Track quality KPIs (defect density, test coverage, pass/fail ratios).**Collaboration**:- Work closely with developers to reproduce, isolate, and resolve defects.- Participate in sprint ceremonies and advocate for quality in Agile workflows.- Provide feedback on product design for usability and testability.**What Makes You a Perfect Fit**:- Detail-oriented and relentless in uncovering issues.- Strong communicator who documents clearly for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.- Comfortable balancing speed of delivery with thorough quality coverage.- Proactive problem solver who anticipates edge cases and risks.**Required Experience & Skills (Minimum)**:- 2+ years QA or software testing experience.- Proficiency with test management and bug-tracking tools (Jira, TestRail, Zephyr).- Familiarity with test automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright).- Strong understanding of SDLC and Agile methodologies.**Ideal Experience & Skills**:- Industry experience in SaaS, finance, healthcare, or enterprise software.- Familiarity with API testing tools (Postman, RestAssured).- Exposure to security testing or compliance-heavy environments.- Experience integrating QA into CI/CD pipelines.What Does a Typical Day Look Like?A QA Tester’s day revolves around validating functionality and preventing defects from reaching production. You will:- Start by reviewing requirements and user stories to design or refine test cases.- Execute manual and automated tests on new features and bug fixes.- Log defects with detailed notes for developers, collaborating on reproduction.- Participate in daily standups, providing quality updates on ongoing sprints.- Review regression test results after each build or deployment.- Update test documentation and report quality metrics to leadership.**In essence**: you are the last line of defense before release, ensuring products meet quality standards and deliver a reliable user experience.**Key Metrics for Success (KPIs)**:- Defect detection rate before production release.- Regression test coverage percentage.- Time-to-resolution of logged bugs.- % of releases deployed without critical/severe defects.- Positive stakeholder confidence in product quality.**Interview Process**:- Initial Phone Screen- Video Interview with Pavago Recruiter- Practical Task (e.g., design a test plan or execute a sample bug test case)- Client Interview with QA/Engineering Leadership- Offer & Background Verification