Quality Assurance Associate

About Us

Job Overview

Responsibilities

1. Test Planning & Case Design

• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to understand requirements and create comprehensive test plans.
• Develop, document, and maintain detailed test cases for functional, regression, and performance testing.
• Identify key test scenarios based on user workflows, especially focused on retail investors and traders' needs.

2. Manual & Automated Testing

• Execute manual test cases to ensure product functionality aligns with defined requirements.
• Contribute to test automation efforts, using automated testing tools where applicable.
• Ensure test coverage for all new features, enhancements, and bug fixes.

3. Bug Identification & Tracking

• Identify, document, and prioritize defects, collaborating with development teams to ensure timely resolution.
• Use bug-tracking software to maintain records of bugs, track their status, and follow up on solutions.
• Conduct re-tests and regression testing to validate that issues are resolved and updates do not impact existing functionality.

4. Performance & Security Testing

• Assist in performance and load testing to assess product stability under different usage levels.
• Work with the team to incorporate security testing practices, ensuring that our products protect users’ data and comply with industry standards.

5. Quality Assurance Reporting

• Prepare and maintain reports on testing outcomes, defect metrics, and quality metrics.
• Provide regular updates to stakeholders on QA progress, risks, and any challenges encountered.
• Collaborate in root cause analysis of defects to ensure continuous improvement in QA practices.

6. Continuous Improvement & Process Optimization

• Support efforts to enhance QA methodologies and improve testing processes.
• Stay current with industry best practices in quality assurance, testing tools, and capital markets regulations.
• Propose enhancements to testing frameworks and processes, contributing to an efficient and high-quality QA process.

Qualifications

• and Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related field.
• 1-3 years of experience in software quality assurance, preferably in capital markets, fintech, or finance-related software.
• Experience with manual and automated testing tools such as Selenium, JIRA, or TestRail.
• Knowledge of capital markets, retail investing, and trading platforms is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a high attention to detail.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional environment and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience in iterative development cycles is an advantage.

Industry

• IT Services and IT Consulting