Quality Assurance Lead (Senior QA Analyst) - 26-03872

Job Title: Quality Assurance Lead (Senior QA Analyst)

Job Type: Contract (12 Months)

Work Schedule: Standard Business Hours

Location: Remote, MN

Job Summary:

We are seeking a highly experienced Quality Assurance Lead to drive QA efforts across multiple application initiatives. This is a hands-on role requiring strong ownership, where the candidate will execute testing while also helping establish QA processes, standards, and best practices in a maturing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Testing & Execution

• Perform functional, exploratory, and regression testing
• Develop, maintain, and execute detailed test cases and scenarios
• Identify, document, and track defects with clear reproduction steps
• Analyze application behavior and identify testing gaps and risks

Test Planning & Strategy

• Create and contribute to test plans aligned with release cycles
• Recommend test coverage, prioritization, and risk mitigation strategies
• Support Agile sprint and release testing cycles

Process Improvement & Leadership

• Help establish and standardize QA processes and frameworks
• Contribute to QA documentation and best practices
• Provide guidance to junior testers (non-supervisory)
• Participate in QA maturity assessment and identify improvement areas

Collaboration & Communication

• Work closely with developers, business analysts, and stakeholders
• Communicate testing results, risks, and recommendations effectively
• Support cross-functional teams in delivering high-quality applications

Deliverables:

• Executed test cases and documented results
• Comprehensive test plans and QA documentation
• Detailed defect reports
• Risk assessments and testing recommendations
• Contributions to standardized QA frameworks

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in software quality assurance
• Strong hands-on testing experience (manual focus)
• Deep understanding of QA methodologies, SDLC, and Agile environments
• Experience with:
  • Test case creation and execution
  • Functional and exploratory testing
  • Test planning and documentation
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of QA efforts
• Comfortable working in unstructured or evolving environments

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with test automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress)
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and automated testing integration
• Knowledge of accessibility testing (WCAG standards)
• Experience with enterprise or government systems
• Background in building or improving QA processes

For more details reach at resumes@navitassols.com