Associate Quality Assurance Engineer

As an Associate Quality Assurance Analyst, you’ll work within a software development team to improve and enhance our product for customers. You will be responsible for designing and executing manual and/or automated test cases to evaluate quality and usability of our software.

Essential Job Functions

• Participate in frequent team discussions and review of work items
• Design in-depth test cases using a variety of methods/styles/tools, to include functionality, usability, aesthetics, process flow, etc.
• Write detailed documentation of test cases, testing notes, bugs found and other communication
• Advocate for the highest quality possible and the needs of the customer
• Identify and research defects
• Work with the team to confirm release readiness and participate in the pre-packaging and testing process
• Provide project estimates
• Assist in the evaluation of new automation tools
• Review and evaluate design and requirement documentation
• Support and maintain test environments and test data

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Jira or other test tracking platform a plus
• Close attention to detail
• Self-starter; ability to research issues and seek out solutions
• SQL experience a plus
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience working under Agile (Scrum or Kanban) methodologies a plus
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Enjoys working in a collaborative, team-based environment
• Exposure to testing tools such as Fitness, Leapwork or Postman a plus
• Bachelor or Associate’s degree, or equivalent work experience in software development or related field.
• Must have QA work experience outside of a school setting, preferably 1 to 3 years
• Understanding and familiarity with SDLC and development processes and practices a plus

The above statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties. Additional responsibilities may be assigned by Karmak.

Join a fresh team of collaborative professionals committed to making a difference. Our heavy-duty truck customers move America, and we’re proud to support them. Karmak is celebrating 40 years in business and a move to 100% employee ownership – we are going places and invite you to join us! Besides offering competitive insurance coverage and a 401K match, we offer a lifestyle that helps employees put the priority on family and well-being: workplace flexibility (most of our positions are work-from-home), gym, reimbursements, gift card rewards for wellness doctor visits, planet-friendly programs, team activities and our Employee Stock Ownership Plan. We embrace our Midwestern roots in a friendly atmosphere that allows you to succeed. You won’t be a number at Karmak – you’ll be an employee owner whose voice matters. Check us out.