Manual QA Lead Job at Cloud Analytics Technologies LLC, Chicago, IL

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  • Cloud Analytics Technologies LLC
  • Chicago, IL

Job Description

Job Description:
Key Responsibilities

Manual Testing (70%)

  • Analyze business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to design detailed test plans, test cases, and test data.
  • Execute manual functional, UI, integration, and regression tests across web and/or mobile applications.
  • Identify, document, and track bugs and defects using tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar.
  • Perform exploratory testing to uncover usability and edge-case issues.
  • Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and QA review sessions within an Agile/Scrum team.
  • Collaborate with developers and product owners to ensure issues are well understood and resolved promptly.
  • Conduct smoke and sanity testing after deployments.
  • Maintain clear and comprehensive test documentation.

Automation Testing (30%)

  • Develop and maintain automated test scripts for regression and smoke testing using frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or Appium.
  • Integrate automation tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
  • Assist in selecting tools and frameworks for test automation.
  • Contribute to improving overall test coverage and reducing manual regression effort over time.
  • Support the QA team in transitioning appropriate test cases from manual to automated tests

Required Skills & Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 2–5 years of experience in software quality assurance.
  • Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, SDLC, and STLC.
  • Hands-on experience with manual testing of web and/or mobile applications.
  • Working knowledge of test management and defect tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail, Zephyr).
  • Basic experience with automation frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, etc.).
  • Familiarity with API testing tools such as Postman or Rest Assured.
  • Understanding of version control systems (Git preferred).
  • Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Exposure to Agile/Scrum environments.
  • Experience with SQL for data validation.
  • Knowledge of performance or security testing concepts is a plus.
  • Experience working in a CI/CD environment.

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