QA Analyst

Summary:

Test AutoTec software to ensure products and services meet the expected standards of quality including reliability, usability, and performance. Initiate tests, analyze results, and ensure solutions are received for technical problems. Responsibilities include creating structured test documentation from requirements and Jira tickets, executing manual test cycles, validating API behavior, and contributing to the team's ongoing shift toward automated testing practices.

Responsibilities:

• Create and execute test plans, test cases, and test scenarios that determine optimal system performance according to specifications and acceptance criteria
• Translate Jira tickets and user stories into structured, traceable test cases using test management tools such as TestRail
• Manage and document testing efforts and defect reporting throughout the full defect lifecycle via selected tools (Jira, TestRail)
• Perform manual API testing using tools such as Postman to validate request/response behavior, status codes, and data integrity
• Analyze requirements to determine the best testing approach including boundary value analysis, equivalence partitioning, and risk-based testing
• Track and report test execution results across releases with clear pass/fail documentation tied to individual Jira tickets
• Collaborate with QA, development, and business analyst team members to complete testing cycles and support release sign-off
• Perform testing in a manual and/or automated fashion; contribute to Playwright-based automation efforts as skills develop
• Investigate problems and gather information to validate, reproduce, and document potential defects with clear steps to reproduce, expected vs. actual results, and supporting evidence