Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

BDO USA • Oak Brook, IL

19h • $95,000 - $100,000

About The Position

The Senior QA Analyst works on a team of software developers conducting IT
software testing to identify any potential quality issues and to ensure that
applications meet the business requirements with highest level of QA standards.
This role  is responsible for conducting quality testing methodologies
including: Functional, Smoke, Regression, Functional, Performance, Mobile,
Negative, and Load & Performance testing.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, required
• Four (4) or more years of experience as a Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst within IT solutions or equivalent role, required
• Experience with writing test plans and executing automated testing to include functional, smoke, regression, load, negative and mobile strategies, required
• Understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC) methodologies, such as Agile or Waterfall
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excels at operating in a fast-paced technical environment
• Self-driven with the ability to work independently as well as operate efficiently in a collaborative environment
• Strong analytical mindset and attention to detail
• Ability to work closely with cross functional teams in the organization
• Ability to solve problems, identify solutions, and appropriately escalate issues
• Effective communication and collaboration skills and ability to clearly articulate testing requirements, issues, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Meticulous attention to detail and a strong focus on ensuring the highest quality standards are maintained throughout the testing process

Nice To Haves

• Experience with test automation frameworks and tools, such as Selenium, JUnit, or TestNG, preferred
• Experience with programming languages like Java, C#, or Python to write automated tests or perform code reviews, preferred
• Experience with testing web technologies, APIs, and mobile application testing, preferred
• One (1) or more of the following, preferred: Azure DevOps, JIRA HP Quality Center or other equivalent  SQL / T-SQL Selenium

Responsibilities

• Reviews requirements and works with Business Analysts and Technical team to identify testable requirements
• Develops and maintains testing-related documentation, including Test Plans, Test Cases, Scripts, Test reports, and Bug reports 
• Performs testing throughout the product life cycle including functional, integration, system, regression, smoke, load, and mobile testing
• Works closely with Developers, Business Analysts and QA Analysts to escalate potential quality issues
• Logs enhancement requests and bugs in an issue tracker with detailed steps and screenshots to recreate the issue
• Maintains association between defects, test cases, requirements, test case management software and traceability matrices

Benefits

• BDO Total Rewards that encompass so much more than traditional “benefits.”
• ESOP offers participants a stake in the firm’s success through beneficial ownership and a unique opportunity to enhance their financial well-being.
• The annual allocation to the ESOP is fully funded by BDO through investments in company stock and grants employees the chance to grow their wealth over time as their shares vest and grow in value with the firm’s success, with no employee contributions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level