Quality Assurance Analyst - In Office or Hybrid at Auxiant – Cedar Rapids, Iowa

https://www.auxiant.com/

Auxiant’s Mission Statement and Core Values

Mission: An Independent TPA investing in People and Innovation to deliver expert-driven experiences with REAL Results.

Core Values: Independent Solutions. REAL Results

Respect
Empowerment
Agility
Leadership

Be part of a growing and prospering company as a Quality Assurance Analyst. Auxiant is a third party administrator of self-funded employee benefit plans with offices in Cedar Rapids, IA, Madison and Milwaukee, WI. Auxiant is a fast-growing,progressive company offering an excellent wage and benefit package.

Job Summary:

Ensures software, products, and systems meet quality standards, functionality, and performance requirements before release.

Essential Functions:

• Develop, execute, and maintain manual and automated test cases, scripts, and plans
• Identify, document, and track software defects using bug tracking tools
• Collaborate with developers, product owners, and other stakeholders to understand requirements and resolve issues
• Participate in design and requirement reviews to provide feedback from a QA perspective
• Perform functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing
• Analyze test results, report findings, and recommend corrective actions
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes and best practices, creation and enhancement of SOPs
• Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies in software testing
• Self-motivated and able to focus on priorities of the organization
• Working in diverse workstreams, agile and non-agile as well as development and bug fix

Nonessential Functions:

• Participating in ad-hoc projects or special assignments as directed by management
• Identifying inefficiencies or bottlenecks in existing QA or development workflows and recommending solutions to improve them
• Sharing best practices and lessons learned within the organization
• Contributing to the creation or refinement of internal guidelines, templates, or tools that streamline QA and related processes
• Preparing and organizing management information, such as progress reports or summaries for leadership
• Assisting other departments with quality-related inquiries or minor process improvements outside the main QA scope.
• Other duties as assigned or appropriate

Education/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent work experience)
• 3+ years of experience in software QA or testing roles
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes
• Experience with test management and bug tracking tools
• Familiarity with automated testing tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Jenkins, Rainforest, Postman) is a plus
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Attention to detail and a passion for quality
• Experience testing EDI, web, database and mobile applications
• SOC knowledge and experience is a plus
• Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies is a plus
• ISTQB or equivalent certification is a plus (CSQA, CAT, CSTE)

*Full benefits including: Medical,Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending, Gym Membership Reimbursement, Life Insurance, LTD, STD, 401K, 3 weeks vacation, 9 paid holidays, casual dress code and more