Manual QA w/SQL

Who you Are:

• A team player who works well with others
• A hard worker who is willing to get the job done
• Self-motivated and able to work independently and as a team member
• Strong sense of ownership and pride in the products you will be building
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong analytical, decision making and problem-solving skills
• Sense of urgency, judgment and willingness to do what it takes to get the job done
• Strong verbal and written communication skills; willingness to share opinion, ask questions and identify areas for improvement

What You’ll Own

• Manually test items as needed to ensure they comply with defined acceptance criteria, have a high degree of quality, and identify any edge cases that may be problems
• As an individual contributor to develop, publish, implement, and maintain test plans
• Plan test schedules in accordance with key delivery dates
• Introduce and build automation tools and strategies; design and develop scalable, reusable, easy-to-maintain and effective testing automation and execution framework
• Contribute to the adoption and success of continuous integration and unit testing practices with the development team
• Document software defects and report defects to software developers
• Actively participate in Scrum events
• Interacts with team to better understand requirements, needs and desired business outcomes
• Creates documentation as requested

Required Experience:

• 1-4 years of experience in both manual and automated software testing, including creating, writing and executing test plans, test cases and test scripts
• Knowledge of SQL, MVC, JavaScript
• Work with API testing tools such as Swagger, Postman, Insomnia
• Experience on an agile Scrum team as a QA tester
• Knowledge of software development tracking systems (Jira, for example)
• Ability to test on a variety of devices, browsers and platforms
• Technical expertise in automating testing through scripting and related tools
• Proficiency in Agile/Scrum and SDLC
• Strong troubleshooting skills and not afraid to dive in to understand existing code
• Engages in constant improvement, technically and professionally
• Experience with web-based software platforms