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Software Tester/QA Analyst 4 |
Yakshna Solutions, Inc., (YSI) is a CMMI Level 3 assessed, ISO 9001, 20000:1, 27001 certified, woman-owned small business enterprises, headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, USA. YSI provides professional IT solutions and services to business corporations and government organizations. YSI is committed to serve its business communities as a leading IT vendor providing innovative, quality, and cost-effective IT business solutions and services.
YSI offers a competitive benefits package that includes the following: 401(k), health, dental, and vision insurance, Life insurance, short-term and long-term disability insurance, paid time off, training and professional development assistance.
Virginia Dept of Health is seeking a QA Analyst to ensure product quality by creating comprehensive test coverage and automated test scripts that support integration and faster releases. This role strengthens defect prevention, improves reliability, and reduces manual testing across the Agile processes.
The QA resource will ensure product quality by creating comprehensive test coverage and implementing automated test scripts that support continuous integration and faster release cycles. This role strengthens defect prevention, improves reliability, and reduces manual testing effort across the Agile processes.
Job Responsibilities
- Test Case Design and Documentation — Develop detailed, traceable, and reusable test cases based on business requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and system workflows.
- Test Planning and Execution — Participate in test planning, identify test scenarios, execute manual tests when needed, and document results.
- Automation Framework Development — Build, maintain, and enhance automation frameworks using approved tools and technologies (e.g., Preferably Playwright).
- Automated Test Script Creation — Write, optimize, and maintain automated test scripts for regression, smoke, and functional testing.
- Defect Identification and Reporting — Log defects with clear reproduction steps, severity, and impact; collaborate with developers to validate fixes.
- Continuous Integration Support — Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., DevOps, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
- Quality Metrics and Reporting — Provide regular reporting on test coverage, defect trends, and automation progress.
- Collaboration — Work closely with agile team, business analysts, developers, product owners, and project managers to ensure alignment on requirements and quality expectations.
Required skills and experience
- Strong experience writing manual test cases and converting them into structured test suites.
- Hands-on experience with test automation tools is required (preferably playwright).
- Proficiency in programming/scripting languages used for automation (Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, etc.).
- Experience with API testing using tools like Postman, RestAssured, or similar.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control (Git).
- Understanding of SDLC, Agile methodologies, and QA best practices.
- Ability to analyze requirements and identify gaps or ambiguities.
- Strong documentation, communication, and problem‑solving skills.
Job Title: Software Tester/QA Analyst 4 (797858)
Location: 109 Governor St, Richmond, VA 23219 (Hybrid)
$75K-80K/A with benefits
US Citizenship or Green card holder only!
YSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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