Own the quality strategy for a major product area, ensuring comprehensive coverage across features, integrations, and data flows.
Develop deep expertise in business logic and proactively identify risk areas before implementation begins.
Translate ambiguous requirements into structured, comprehensive test strategies in Qase.
Design complex, multi-system test scenarios that validate real-world workflows and failure states.
Execute advanced exploratory testing to uncover edge cases others may miss.
Lead regression strategy for your domain and ensure coverage evolves as the system grows.
Partner with automation engineers to prioritize and evolve automation coverage strategically.
Analyze defect trends and propose systemic improvements to reduce recurring issues.
Participate in architecture and design discussions to advocate for testability and risk mitigation.
Communicate release risk and tradeoffs clearly to engineering and product leadership.
Mentor Quality Analysts and help level up testing rigor, documentation quality, and risk awareness.
Raise the standard of clarity in acceptance criteria and definition of done.

6+ years of experience in software quality assurance or quality analysis.
Proven experience owning quality for complex product domains.
Strong ability to handle ambiguous requirements and convert them into structured validation plans.
Demonstrated experience identifying systemic risk beyond surface-level bugs.
Advanced experience designing comprehensive test strategies in Qase (or similar tools).
Strong understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and data validation.
Ability to analyze patterns in defects and influence process or architectural improvements.
Experience mentoring or coaching other QA team members.
Strong communication skills and comfort presenting risk assessments to leadership.

Senior QA Analyst

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