Quality Assurance Analyst – Remote

About Your Role:

Dotdash is looking for a Quality Assurance Analyst to partner with the development teams responsible for the core web framework that powers the websites for one of the largest and fastest-growing online publishers.

The ideal candidate understands methods and quantitative techniques for developing and deploying Web applications.

The ideal candidate is capable of critiquing functional requirements and design choices and their impact on how applications behave in the production environment to millions of users.

She or he will be able to work with the QA managers in modifying STLC processes and maintain high-quality work products while accelerating delivery. 

You’ll participate in and help fine tune a delivery focused development culture that champions collaboration, innovative thinking, and technical excellence, while maintaining a foundation of work/life balance.

About Your Contributions:

This position requires a highly competent, self-directed individual who can help shape processes and define testing standards.

We are looking for someone with experience in navigating variety of technical environments.

The ideal candidate will be able to work efficiently on their own as well as contribute to group projects and complete tasks on schedule in a fast paced, upbeat environment. 

Potential candidates should have extensive experience testing functionality, compatibility, integration of web applications.

• Create, maintain and write test scripts/scenarios to facilitate delivery.
• Strong knowledge on developer tools like Chrome Dev/Firebug.
• Strong knowledge on deployment practices into Production environments and Jenkins pipelines.
• Knowledge on HTML5 and CSS and modern web development technologies.
• You understand the importance of not only testing but also reporting, especially in the context of CI/CD tooling.

  You have experience with source code systems like Bitbucket or equivalent.

• Participate in daily cross-functional SCRUMs for projects running concurrently.
• Produce status reports, prioritize bugs, and contribute to Sprint planning sessions.
• Familiarity on how web applications are deployed in the context of cloud environments and container-based technologies like docker.

About You:

• 5+ years of experience in testing complex head less applications and web applications.
• Strong analytical skills as well as knowledge of multiple testing methodologies, techniques and approaches with ability to analyze code when necessary.
• Familiarity with software configuration management, release management and database manipulation.
• Strong knowledge on bug tracking tools like JIRA or similar.
• Highly proficient in English with excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Capable of balancing mixed-schedule releases across multiple environments.
• Ability to deliver and manage deadlines in an agile development environment.
• Bachelors degree in Computer Science (or similar).
• Execute automated test scripts to build efficiency in testing.
• Develop, document and maintain functional test cases and other test artifacts like the test data, data validation, harness scripts and automated scripts.

About Us:
Dotdashs vibrant brands help over 100 million users each month find answers, solve problems, and get inspired.

Dotdash is among the largest and fastest-growing publishers online and has won over 80 awards in the last year alone.

Dotdash brands include Verywell, Investopedia, The Balance, The Spruce, Simply Recipes, Serious Eats, Byrdie, Brides, MyDomaine, Lifewire, TripSavvy, Liquor.com, and TreeHugger