Quality Assurance Analyst - Catalog Platform, seattle WA

Quality Assurance Analyst - Catalog Platform

Location: Seattle, WA Partial Remote Contract (C2C)

Job Description Quality Assurance Analyst - Catalog Platform

The Role

We are on the lookout for a Quality Assurance Analyst with a keen eye for detail and a passion for backend systems and API testing. This role is pivotal in ensuring the reliability, functionality, and integrity of our software applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in manual and automated testing, with specialized skills in UI and API testing tools, and a solid understanding of AWS services. Your expertise will contribute to enhancing product quality, refining testing processes, and collaborating effectively with our development teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead comprehensive manual testing efforts to pinpoint software issues, focusing on backend systems and overall functionality.
• Design, develop, and execute automated tests, with a strong emphasis on UI and API testing using Cypress for UI automation and Postman for API testing and automation.
• Leverage AWS services such as S3 and Lambda to test and validate application functionalities and data integrity.
• Create and maintain a robust framework for API testing automation, ensuring seamless integration and consistency across systems.
• Utilize Postman for advanced API testing and automation, developing comprehensive test suites and environments for exhaustive API evaluation.
• Collaborate closely with development teams to gain an in-depth understanding of backend architectures and frontend interfaces, offering valuable feedback to improve product quality.
• Continuously update and refine testing processes by incorporating the latest testing methodologies and tools, aiming to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in test execution.
• Document test cases, results, and defects meticulously, facilitating clear and concise communication and documentation for future reference.
• Display exceptional problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and communication abilities, working collaboratively with team members to identify issues and improve product quality.

Requirements

Proven experience in quality assurance, with a focus on backend systems, UI, and API testing. Expertise in using Cypress for UI automation and Postman for API testing and automation. Familiarity with AWS services, including S3 and Lambda, for testing and data validation purposes. Ability to develop and maintain API testing automation frameworks. Strong documentation skills for test cases, outcomes, and defects. Excellent problem-solving, attention to detail, and communication skills. A collaborative approach to working with development teams and enhancing product quality. Skilled in Python with the ability to understand and improve test coverage alongside development teams. Capable of creating integration, end-to-end, and contract tests to ensure system reliability and compatibility. Familiar with using testing frameworks like pytest for Python applications.