Quality Assurance Associate

Quality Assurance Associate

Location: Pittsburgh, PA, Cleveland, OH, Dallas, TX, Birmingham, AL, Phoenix, AZ 100% Onsite

Pay Range: $40 to 45/hr. on W2 ONLY

Length of Assignment: 12 Months Contract to Hire role

Function of the Group: Revenue support Industry background: Financial background is a plus

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Test Execution & Defect Management:

Execute functional, regression, and integration test cases. Identify, document, and track defects with clear reproduction steps. Validate fixes and support defect triage activities.

• Collaboration & SDLC Participation:

Participate in sprint planning, refinement, and retrospectives. Work closely with developers and product owners to clarify requirements. Ensure test cases are aligned with business and functional requirements.

• Automation & Tooling (Foundational):

Contribute to existing automation frameworks and test suites. Execute automated tests and report results. Follow established automation and coding standards.

• Data & Environment Validation:

Validate test data across systems using basic SQL queries. Perform environment sanity checks before test execution.

• API Testing & Service Virtualization:

Testing of RESTful and SOAP services, including contract validation and negative scenarios. Implement and promote service virtualization and test stubbing strategies to enable parallel development and early testing. Data, Databases & Test Data Management: Validate data integrity across systems using Oracle, MongoDB, and related data stores.

Must Have Technical Skills:

Experience in manual and/or automated testing of enterprise applications. Basic to intermediate experience with: 1. Java or another object oriented language 2. Selenium for UI automation 3. API testing using tools like Postman or SoapUI. Understanding of SDLC, defect lifecycle, and test methodologies. Familiarity with SQL and basic database validation. Ability to execute test cases and document results clearly.

Flex Skills/Nice to Have:

Strong analytical mindset with attention to detail. Willingness to learn automation tools and enterprise systems. Good verbal and written communication skills. Ability to collaborate effectively with developers, product owners, and business partners. Exposure to banking or financial services is a plus.

Education/Certifications:

Bachelor degree or equivalent work experience

Interview Process:

Two 45 min interviews: Both virtual In-person optional as needed. First Round: Panel (2-3) Reserve the right to hire without a second round. Second Round: Single Tech Lead

Hiring Manager Stack Ranking of Importance (Most Important to Least Important):

1. Skills 2. Location 3. Prior Client Experience 4. Rate