Senior QA Engineer

Job Title: Sr. QA Engineer

Company Overview:

At Tactacam, we are a rapidly growing and market-leading outdoor products and technology company. With over 500,000+ active customers worldwide and an expanding product line, we offer exciting opportunities for career growth and personal development. Join us at Tactacam, where innovation, adventure, and limitless possibilities await!

Job Overview:

Ensure the quality of our software by contributing to the software development process, helping to define QA artifacts, and utilizing automation tools. You will work closely with product owners and software engineers to implement and execute automated and manual testing to help identify issues across multiple integrated systems.

Responsibilities:

• Create detailed, comprehensive, and well-structured test plans and test cases

• Estimate, prioritize, plan, and coordinate testing activities

• Design, develop and execute automation scripts 

• Identify, record, document thoroughly, and track bugs

• Perform and document risk analysis

• Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved

• Develop standards and procedures to determine product quality and release readiness

• Collaborate with internal teams (e.g., developers and product managers) to identify system requirements

• Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts

• Proficiency in decomposing requirements and developing test automation for projects of simple to high complexity

• Practice automation development efficiency, maintainability, and reusability

• Understand software quality best practices, test strategy and planning, test case development, test case deployment and execution, test data, defect tracking, and test automation; actively participate in process improvements

• Develops, implements, and manages processes to ensure that products meet required specifications for quality, function, and reliability before delivery

• Identifies and sets appropriate quality standards and parameters for products.

• Communicates quality standards and parameters to the QA team, product development team, and other appropriate staff

• Coordinates product testing processes aligned with team delivery and across product delivery streams

• Identifies and analyzes issues, bugs, defects, and other problems, particularly when problems recur in multiple products; recommends and facilitates solutions to these issues

• Reviews client, customer, and user feedback throughout the delivery cycles

Requirements:

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent preferred

• A minimum of 4 years of experience in enterprise and large-scale internet-facing software quality

• Minimum of 2 years of experience in testing Web Services and API interfaces

• Experience with load-testing applications

• Proficient in scripting languages, such as Python, JavaScript, or similar

• Experience working with Postman for API services testing

• Experience with bug-tracking platforms

• Experience with online collaboration tools

• Communication skills - English, verbal, and written

• Technical writing skills desired, not required

• Experience documenting test results within Jira or similar issue tracking system

• A minimum of 4 years of experience with the following:

  • Agile development methodologies and SDLC processes

  • Strong QA fundamentals (both white- and black-box testing, agile process)

  • Coding for automation, without reliance on record and playback scripting

  • Deep working knowledge of automated code coverage and static analysis software

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or field related to the products being developed required.

• Three to five years of experience in related fields.

Comprehensive Benefits Package: 

Our benefits include Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage to ensure your well-being. Plan for the future with our 401k plan, and take time off to recharge with PTO. We've got you covered with Disability Insurance and Life Insurance too!

Location Limitations:

Please note at this time, we are not accepting applications from candidates based in Alaska (AK), California (CA), Connecticut (CT), Delaware (DE), Hawaii (HI), Louisiana (LA), Massachusetts (MA), New Mexico (NM), New York (NY), Oregon (OR), Vermont (VT), Washington (WA), Washington, D.C. (DC), Illinois (IL), or Wyoming (WY). We encourage candidates from other locations to apply for our open positions.