QA Tester

Summary

Join OffSec, a leading cybersecurity training provider, as an experienced manual Quality Assurance tester. You will be a key member of our engineering development team, working closely with developers to build and document test plans for our learning platform. Your responsibilities include creating and executing test plans, filing bug reports, and advising automation engineers. You will play a crucial role in ensuring high-quality software releases. This is a full-time salaried position requiring Eastern Time Zone hours. The role involves no direct reports.

Requirements

• Manual Automation testing and thorough knowledge around testing methodologies
• Strong web services testing experience
• 4+ years of Quality Assurance experience
• Hands-on experience in test automation of APIs, webservices and Microservices
• Proficient in defect tracking/Quality assurance tools such as JIRA
• Competent technical skills and good time management skills
• Ability to work in a team and individually
• Experience with QA processes and deliverables in an Agile/SCRUM environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to communicate clearly and effectively to varying audiences
• Well-versed with all stages of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)

Responsibilities

• Creates and documents test plans on applications and related technology to verify that the business, technical and functional requirements are being met through the software development lifecycle
• Work with developers to ensure the developers are executing test plans and documenting results during the development phase
• Conducts end-to-end testing according to the test plan, files bug reports and has the initiative to go “off script” in pursuit of uncovering obscure boundary defects
• Executes test plans in an effort to identify defects prior to production
• Advise SDET and Automation engineers on the creation of automation for their test plans
• May also include Production Certification which requires manual/automated scripts be executed to certify production health and/or identify post-production defects

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with UI automation tool like Cypress is a plus

Benefits

This role is a full-time salaried position