Hiring For Senior Quality Assurance Analyst In Chicago, Il (Hybrid)

We are currently seeking a skilled Quality Assurance Analystto join our team on a 6+ months contract basis in Chicago, IL. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software testing and Quality Assurance processes.
Location – Candidates must be local and willing to come to the office (Chicago - downtown) at least twice a week)
The Quality Assurance Analyst's role is to develop and establish Quality Assurance standards and measures for the information technology services within the organization.
The position responsibilities outlined below are in no way to be construed as all encompassing. Other duties, responsibilities, and qualifications may be required and/or assigned, as necessary.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Apply proven analytical and problem-solving skills
• Develop and establish Quality Assurance measures and testing standards for new development and enhancements.
• Communicate test progress, test results, and quality of application changes.
• Analyze test results to Client and report out on defects.
• Work with business community to plan and execute tests across multiple environments.
• Able to test and debug Front-end & Back-end applications and web services
• Able to test work with complex test data and setup
• Knowledge of debugging a defect across multiple systems
• Work closely with the Product, QA Automation, and Development teams during all phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Track multiple test executions simultaneously and synthesize results.
• Proactively identify new tools/processes/approaches and continuously strive to find ways to improve the overall testing strategy
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:
• At least 5-10 years' experience testing, APIs, web apps or other enterprise software.
• Experience working in an Agile environment.
• Experience testing client facing applications
• Experience working on a localized website
• Experience working with Responsive Design Testing
• Experience working with Postman or other API clients
• Experience working with REST and/or GraphQL
• Understanding of Chrome Dev Tools
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, continuous integration, and deployment tools like Jenkins and Gitlab
• Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
PREFERRED SKILLS:
• Experience testing using mobile and/or tablet designs.
• Experience mentoring/training other team members
• Expertise in understanding mobile first design patterns and how different breakpoints affect the layout of a page.
• Understanding of Agile Development (Scrum, Kanban, Lean, XP, etc).
• Ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
• Experience working in large development groups with/across many teams
EDUCATION:
Four-year college degree or extensive experience in application test planning and execution for enterprise application(s)
Additional Experience:
• Candidate has worked and familiar with iOS (Mac)
• Fluent with the use of browser development tools to inspect DOM elements and network calls.
• Expertise in understanding mobile first design patterns and how different breakpoints affect the layout of a page.
• Experience testing integrations that are driven by data
• Experience in testing a web service being made in the browser, testing internationalization
Interested candidates are encouraged to send their resumes to [apathak@alphambe.com] and are requested to include details about their availability.
Thank you
Anupma Pathak