
Software Test Analyst III
- Poway, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Testing Lifecycle: Lead and engage in all phases of testing, including requirements analysis, test planning, test case design, test execution, defect reporting, and regression testing.
- Test Planning: Develop and maintain detailed test plans and cases based on user stories, specifications, and designs within an Agile framework.
- Test Execution: Perform manual and automated test runs, analyze results, and report defects with clear reproduction steps.
- Collaboration: Partner with developers, product owners, and stakeholders to clarify requirements and resolve issues promptly.
- Process Improvement: Drive continuous enhancement of QA processes, tools, and methodologies.
- Agile Participation: Actively contribute to sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Typically requires a bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems or a related discipline and five or more years of professional software quality analyst experience. Equivalent professional quality analyst experience may be substituted in lieu of education.
- Minimum of 3 years of hands-on software testing experience in an Agile development environment.
- Testing Expertise: Deep understanding of software testing methodologies, principles, and industry best practices.
- Test Design: Proven ability to create and execute detailed test plans and test cases.
- Analytical Skills: Strong problem-solving abilities with keen attention to detail.
- Defect Management: Experienced in using defect tracking tools such as JIRA, Azure DevOps (ADO), or Bugzilla.
- Automation Skills: Experience with automated testing tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Jenkins, Hammer, or similar) is a plus.
- Security Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility is required.