Quality Assurance Engineer

Quality Assurance Engineer

Location: Denver, CO

Work Arrangement: Hybrid 1 day per week in person

We are looking for a Quality Assurance Engineer with strong foundational knowledge of manual testing principles, including test case design, types of testing (functional, regression, API, performance), and defect management.

Responsibilities & Skills

• Strong foundational knowledge of manual testing principles, including test case design, types of testing (functional, regression, API, performance), and defect management.
• Technical skill to write, run, and maintain automated test scripts using Playwright, TypeScript, Java, k6, MCP, AI-assisted testing, and others.
• Proficiency in using developer tools, reading error logs, and tracing the source of an issue to provide detailed information to developers, including Google DevTools, application logs, HTTP requests/responses, stack traces, heap dumps, etc.
• Proficiency in translating high-level business and functional requirements into detailed, efficient, and comprehensive test cases.
• Knowledge of industry-wide quality assurance measures, testing standards, and current best practices.
• Knowledge of identifying potential quality risks, assessing their impact and likelihood, and formulating effective mitigation strategies.
• Ability to be proactive in identifying potential issues early in the development lifecycle rather than reactively finding them later.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with software engineers, system personnel, and management.
• Extensive knowledge of various test automation tools and framework architectures, including data-driven, keyword-driven, hybrid, and BDD.
• Technical skill to design, implement, and improve custom, enterprise-wide, and reusable automation frameworks.
• Ability to adapt to new challenges, pivot strategies when data suggests a different path, and remain resilient in the face of setbacks.
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Practical skill integrating automated tests with various systems such as version control, CI/CD pipelines, and test management tools.
• Competency with test management tools such as Zephyr Scale and GitLab for logging bugs and tracking test progress.
• Knowledge of various database systems, including relational databases and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with specialized test data management and data governance platforms.
• Ability to analyze test requirements and profile existing production data.
• Deep understanding of core testing principles, including test case design techniques such as boundary value analysis and equivalence partitioning, defect lifecycles, and how testing integrates into various methodologies.
• Technical skill to design realistic performance test scenarios, including scripting user journeys, parameterizing data, and creating load models.
• Ability to systematically break down complex processes, identify bottlenecks, waste, and variation, and develop innovative, data-driven solutions.
• Proficiency in one or more programming or scripting languages.
• Ability to execute predefined test cases and perform unscripted exploratory testing.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams.
• Attends meetings and training as required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and three years of relevant quality assurance/automated testing experience.
• Additional relevant work experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required formal education.

Additional Skills

• Agile Development Methodology
• JavaScript
• JSON
• Software Troubleshooting
• Verbal and written communication skills
• IBM DB2 UDB