What are the responsibilities and job description for the QA Analyst position at Cecilian Partners?
Job Requisition | QA Analyst
-About Cecilian. -
Founded in 2019, Cecilian Partners is a growth-stage, proptech firm transforming the customer experience in residential real estate. The company sells a suite of software products to Home Builders, Land Developers, and HOAs that modernize their business practice.
From land management in LotVault, to an ERP solution in The XO, and a world-class resident lifestyle app in Customer Blueprint; Cecilians suite of software spans the new home segment of real estate from raw land to active residents. Today, Cecilian Partners works with over 160 customers and 2000 end-users across the country whose clients are Brookfield Residential, Lennar, Hillwood Communities, Howard Hughes Corporation, Tavistock Development Company, Lakewood Ranch and Hines just to name a few.
One of Inc Magazines fastest growing firms in the region and being recognized for multiple awards in Greater Philadelphia from Forty under 40, to Best Places to Work to the Fire Awards Cecilian is working tirelessly to blaze a trail in this category of real estate. Backed by Resolve Growth Equity, Perot Jain, Ben Franklin Technology Partners, and Land Advisors Organization, the firm has raised over $18MM since inception with over 30% revenue growth YOY.
-Role Summary & Overview-
Job Description: As a QA Analyst, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our SaaS products. You will work closely with product managers, developers, and other stakeholders to understand requirements, create test plans, and execute tests. Your primary goal will be to identify and document defects, ensuring that our software platforms meet the highest standards of performance and usability before it reaches our customers.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute detailed test plans and test cases based on product requirements and specifications
- Perform functional, regression, integration, and performance testing of our SaaS applications
- Identify, document, and track bugs and issues
- Collaborate with developers and product managers to understand product features and technical requirements
- Participate in daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives and other relevant meetings
- Automate repetitive test cases where possible to improve efficiency and coverage
- Ensure that all test results are documented and provide feedback on the quality of the product being tested
- Contribute to continuous improvement by suggesting process enhancements and participating in testing best practices
Qualifications:
Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
Experience:
- 2 years of experience in a QA Analyst role or similar position
- Experience with both manual and automated testing
- Practical experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools
- Experience in a SaaS-based company is highly preferred
Skills:
- Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment
- Proficiency in using various testing tools and technologies
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with testing tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, JIRA, ClickUp, TestRail, Postman)
- Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript) for test automation
- Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes and tools
- Certification in software testing (e.g., ISTQB) or equivalent
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