Software QA Analyst

Summary

Join Experian as a Quality Assurance Analyst and contribute to cutting-edge cloud and architecture initiatives. Reporting to the VP of Software Development, you will ensure quality and integrity by writing test cases, performing manual testing, and identifying automation opportunities. Collaborate with the Scrum team, track bugs, prioritize tests, and ensure release readiness. You will identify process improvements, define user story acceptance criteria, and participate in Agile ceremonies. This remote US-based role offers a great compensation package, core benefits (medical, dental, vision, 401k), flexible work environment, and flexible time off.

Requirements

• 3+ years of manual software testing experience, including in-depth experience in SDLC, Agile, test plan creation, requirements analysis, test case design, and test execution best practices
• Skilled in diagnosing and solving complex problems and providing detailed technical analysis
• Detail oriented with ability to critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into actionable tests, abstract up from low- level information to a more general understanding, and distinguish solution ideas from requirements
• Ability to work with the vast array of information gathered during story refinement and planning, and to exercise flexibility with changing priorities

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with your Scrum team and development counterparts in overseeing bug tracking, test prioritization, and release readiness
• Identify areas of improvement within our current processes, and help build out more efficient solutions
• Define, analyze and understand User Story acceptance criteria, and translate those into test cases
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including Sprint Planning, Backlog Grooming, Sprint Demonstrations and Retrospectives
• Engage the development teams on QA values, principles, and best practices
• Maintain test case repository to ensure high quality product deliverables; assist with risk, change and dependency management
• Develop a deep understanding of the product and be the subject matter expert
• Write clear and detailed, yet concise, test cases
• Perform manual testing
• Identify opportunities for automation

Benefits

• This role is remote from within the US
• Great compensation package and bonus plan
• Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
• Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays