Mobile QA Analyst (Native, BrowserStack, Tosca, Manual, Automated)

**This candidate must be local to Charlotte, NC and available to work a Hybrid work schedule. **

Optomi, in partnership with a leading electric power company in the United States, is seeking a Mobile QA Analyst. This role will test both iOS and Android platforms for our front-end development as well as back-end functionality, design and accessibility across our apps’ environments. They will join an existing Agile/Scrum team where there will be 2 paired QA testers, 5-6 developers, 1 UX/UI, 1 Scrum Master and 1 Product Owner. The purpose of this position is to establish a job function with the ability to test software using test automation tools. This position will address strategic areas concerning software testing automation to enable the teams to produce functioning software with more speed, with more efficiency and a higher level of quality while decreasing the cost of software development. The skillset to create automation is specialized, learned, and practiced skillset with separate duties and responsibilities. The employee will create, contribute to, and maintain an existing automation framework by writing UI and API level automated tests, defining the testing strategy/approach for their Scrum team, and acting as the ‘Voice of the Customer’ in areas of quality.

What the right candidate will Enjoy!

• Working for a Fortune 250 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange!
• Playing a key role in an Agile/Scrum team!

Experience of the right candidate:

• Educational Background/Type of degree: Bachelor’s Degree

• Years of prior work-related experience in addition to a degree: 3 Years QA Experience

• 2-5 Years of Experience Using Automating Testing Software.

• 3 Years Test Case Development and Execution.

• 2 Years Working in an Agile Methodology.

• 2 Years Utilizing Continuous Integration Tools, such as Jenkins.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and negotiation skills.

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to learn quickly.

• Experience in using Jira.

• Understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and Agile Methodology.

• Experience in UI Automation.

• Experience in Webservice/API testing.

Responsibilities of the right candidate:

• 10% Create test cases based on Stories / Requirements.

• 10% Execute test cases as part of Sprint/Release testing.

• 50% Automate test cases using best practices.

• 10% Execute automated test cases as part of Sprint/Release testing.

• 10% Define testing strategy/approach for Product Teams for each Sprint/Release.

• 10% Document process, designs, test results, and analysis.