Position Closed
Application Deadline: May 15, 2025
We are seeking a proactive and customer-focused Junior Quality Assurance Specialist to support our development teams in delivering high-quality software solutions. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience—or strong academic exposure—in both manual and automated testing, a keen eye for detail, and the drive to learn new tools and techniques in a fast-paced agile environment.
Responsibilities:
- Conduct manual and automated tests to ensure software functionality and performance.
- Identify, document, and report defects using tracking tools (e.g., JIRA).
- Collaborate with developers to create comprehensive test plans and test cases.
- Perform regression and integration testing after each release or update.
- Document and share testing results, metrics, and findings with the team.
- Assist developers in reproducing, debugging, and resolving reported issues.
- Maintain and update test documentation, checklists, and test data.
- Learn and adopt new QA tools, frameworks, and best practices.
- Participate in sprint planning and review sessions to ensure quality standards are met.
- Validate software readiness for deployment by executing pre-release testing.
- Learn and implement new technologies and programming languages to enhance test coverage.
- Recreate buggy scenarios that clients may encounter in production.
- Investigate and reproduce hard-to-find issues reported by clients or uncovered in data, using creative problem-solving to identify root causes.
- Execute and manage testing checklists regularly (e.g., during major software updates) to ensure ongoing system stability.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
- Hands-on experience in software quality assurance or a technical internship/project.
- Basic understanding of manual and automated testing methodologies and lifecycle.
- Familiarity with bug-tracking systems (e.g., JIRA, Bugzilla) and test management tools.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
- Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional agile teams and proactively seek clarification.
To apply for this position, please send your application to [email protected]. Applications close on May 15, 2025.
We look forward to reviewing your application and potentially welcoming you to the AnchorzUp team!
