Quality Assurance Testing Analyst IV- Remote

Quality Assurance Testing Analyst IV
Remote (CST or EST)
12-month Contract
Pay Rate: $55.00 - $59.00 per hr.

This is a QA lead role requiring both leadership and hands-on skills. The QA Analyst IV will plan, coordinate, and report on all QA activities across a banking-focused software project while also being ready to pitch in on hands-on testing if needed. The lead will work closely with offshore and onshore QA resources, project managers, and business stakeholders.

Primary Responsibilities

• Own and lead QA planning and coordination
• Monitor, track, and report on QA progress and metrics
• Review requirements and test documentation
• Lead defect triage and risk-based testing practices
• Collaborate across QA, Dev, and Business teams
• Coordinate with performance testing (not hands-on)
• Contribute to hands-on testing during critical periods
• Strong analytical skills with report tracking
• Expected to track KPI's of the team

Required Skills:

• 8+ years total QA experience (or 12+ without degree)
• 3+ years recent QA lead experience (flexible on recency if the experience is substantial)
• Strong knowledge of SDLC, QA lifecycle, and defect management
• Experience with risk-based testing, metrics tracking, and reporting
• Hands-on experience with manual and API testing tools (e.g., Postman)
• Test management tools (e.g., QTest preferred)
• Jira and Tricentis
• Strong leadership, communication, and coordination skills
• Experience in CI/CD environments

Bonus Skills:

• Prior banking/financial services or treasury management domain knowledge
• No performance testing experience required, it will help if they have, will assist with performance team