QA Manual Tester - VA / MI

QA Manual Tester   

12 Months contract –   extension   

Vienna, VA  / Southfield, MI – On-site   

 Job Description:

Job Summary:
A QA Manual Tester is responsible for ensuring software quality by manually testing applications, identifying defects, documenting issues, and verifying that products meet business and technical requirements before release.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review and analyze business and functional requirements.
• Create and execute manual test cases and test scenarios.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, system, smoke, and sanity testing.
• Identify, document, and track bugs using defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla).
• Verify bug fixes and perform regression testing.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and product managers.
• Prepare test reports and maintain testing documentation.
• Ensure software meets quality standards before deployment.

Required Skills:

• Strong understanding of Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Knowledge of manual testing techniques and testing methodologies.
• Experience with defect tracking tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps.
• Ability to write clear and effective test cases.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
• Basic knowledge of SQL and APIs is an advantage.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor''''''''''''''''s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in manual software testing (depending on role level).
• ISTQB certification is a plus.

Preferred Tools:

• Jira
• TestRail
• Azure DevOps
• Bugzilla
• Postman (basic API testing)
• SQL databases (basic queries)
• Microsoft Excel