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Project Lead The Way · 1 week ago

Quality Analyst

United States

Full-time

Remote

New Grad, Entry Level

Project Lead The Way (PLTW) is focused on empowering students with the skills necessary for success in a rapidly evolving world. The Quality Analyst collaborates with IT staff to identify issues and automation opportunities, create test plans, and ensure that systems and software meet quality expectations.

EducationNon ProfitSolar

Responsibilities

Collaborates with IT staff to identify issues, automation opportunities and potential improvements within business and system requirements

Create test plans, execute test cases, and report defects

Ensures that systems and software meet quality expectations as well as the needs of customers, both internal and external, in alignment with PLTW’s strategic objectives

Occasional travel required

Experience developing and executing test cases and scripts based on business and system requirements, and design documentation

The ability to lead the documentation and maintenance of testing strategies, best practices, plans, and procedures

The ability to build and maintain relationships with a team of Business Analysts, UX Designers, development resources, and other Quality Analysts

Experience identifying, recording, and tracking defects to resolution

The ability to conduct regression testing, performance testing, smoke testing, and stress testing as needed

Identify automation opportunities by designing, writing, and executing automated tests

Experience documenting and communicating test results and providing feedback to IT Team and business stakeholders as needed

The desire to contribute to the successful implementation, validation, delivery, and adoption of defined solutions

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Experience working in an Agile Development environment

Capability to work collaboratively in a remote-first team environment

Ability to multi-task, prioritize, and be detail-oriented

Creative and critical thinking with a concentration on being flexible and adaptable

Excellent judgment and ability to adapt to changing priorities with ease and efficiency

Qualification

Automated testing toolsQuality Assurance CertificationSoftware Testing experienceJIRA proficiencyTest case developmentAgile Development experienceCommunication skillsTeam collaborationDetail-orientedCreative thinkingCritical thinking

Required

An Associate degree in computer science, management information systems, or a related field of study, or equivalent related experience

Knowledge of quality assurance policies, procedures, and best practices

Experience with automated testing tools, such as Selenium

Proficiency with issue tracking systems (i.e. JIRA, Confluence) and Microsoft Office products