The QA Analyst is responsible for ensuring that products, typically software applications, meet certain standards of quality before they are released to customers or end-users. Their primary goal is to identify and follow up the fixes with the development team (bugs, defects, or inefficiencies) to ensure the product functions as intended.

Responsibilities

• Developing test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on product requirements and specifications as well as test data and expected results.
• Create detailed and well-structured test cases that cover various scenarios and edge cases.
• ​​Lead and manage test execution activities, ensuring thorough coverage of product functionality.
• Track and manage defects throughout the development lifecycle, providing detailed reports and recommendations for resolution.
• Design and execute performance tests to evaluate product scalability, responsiveness, and load capacity.
• Identify potential risks and vulnerabilities in the product.
• Continuously evaluate and improve testing processes to enhance quality and efficiency.
• Manually or running tests on software applications to identify bugs or issues. This may include functional testing, regression testing, integration testing, user acceptance testing, etc.
• Working closely with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to understand the product, its requirements, and user expectations.

Qualifications and Experience

• 3-4 years minimum experience within quality assurance.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Experience within Fintech or banking preferably.
• Familiarity with the best practices in QA, software development, various testing tools and programming languages.
• Expertise in various testing types, including functional, regression, performance and usability testing.
• Certification in software testing (e.g: ISTQB, CSTE) would be a plus.
• Knowledge and experience of Agile methodologies and release management.
• Expertise in various testing types, including functional, regression, performance and usability testing.