We are seeking a detail-oriented and highly analytical Senior QA to join our team! The ideal candidate will help solve the business needs by having a rapid development and deployment pipeline with a focus on releasing quality software.

Location: Remote. Working hours based on US Eastern Time Zone.

About the Company:
Abstra is a fast-growing, Nearshore Tech Talent services company, providing top Latin American tech talent to U.S. companies and beyond. Founded by U.S.-bred engineers with over 15 years of experience, Abstra specializes in sourcing skilled professionals across a wide range of technologies to meet our clients’ needs, driving innovation and efficiency.

Job Description:

As a Senior Software Quality Analyst, you will be working in a high-energy team, supporting the quality delivery of different products. Passion for all aspects of software development is critical. You may assist other Scrum teams and participate in Engineering Huddles to learn and share best practices.

Key Responsabilities:

• Advanced experience in manual testing techniques, methodologies, testing tools and best practices.
• A team player that actively participates, coordinates and contributes in all Agile ceremonies.
• Define testing strategies for complex initiatives.
• Collaborates with Software Development Engineer in Test and Software Engineers on developing an effective Testing Strategy.
• Solid understanding on how to create and execute on functional, cross browser, exploratory, security, regression, edge-case and integration testing as required.
• Ability to create metrics related to testing results and defects.
• Continuously demonstrates the pursuit of knowledge of systems, architecture, products and industry by attending classes/seminars, reading articles on technical websites and listening to technical podcasts.
• Supports Implementations to Production.
• Utilizes TFS or Jira to create scenarios, execute tests and log defects based on user stories and acceptance criteria. Reviews and provides feedback to the team on testability of user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Shares knowledge of business processes and databases with Quality Analysts and Engineers and other team members.
• Provides documentation and supports client User Acceptance Testing (UAT) scenarios.
• Advanced understanding of how to set up test Data for software test execution.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or Business-related field.
• Business experience in the financial industry.
• +7 years of hands-on experience in quality assurance.
• Experienced with Agile philosophy and frameworks.
• Solid understanding of relational databases and SQL skills to perform CRUD operations as well as multi table joins. Excellent written and verbal communication skills with clear, concise technical writing style.
• Problem Solving/Analytical Skills- Critical thinking and the ability to lead as part of a problem-solving group. Desire to learn automation scripting and debugging.
• Ability to lead and mentor others in quality assurance practices. Lead researching of new tools, processes best practices and build consensus across the discipline to implement.
• Ability to swarm on user stories and assist in others disciplines on the scrum team.
• Experience using Web Services testing tools such as SOAP UI, Boomerang and/or Swagger API Endpoint testing.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Experience with Mobile App Testing.
• Exposure to automation scripting and debugging.
• Certified Associate in Software Testing (CAST).

What We Offer:

• Flexible working hours and remote work options.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.
• A collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• The chance to work on impactful projects with a talented team.
• Excellent compensation in USD.
• Hardware and software setup (if needed).