Senior QA Analyst

Job Role : Senior QA Analyst

Job Location : Coimbatore

Job Summary :

We are seeking a highly experienced and motivated Senior QA Analyst to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the quality and functionality of our Salesforce-based applications by developing and executing comprehensive test strategies.

This role requires deep technical expertise in Salesforce, strong problem-solving skills, and a proactive approach to quality assurance.

Primary Responsibilities
• Reviews and validates requirements and technical specifications
• Develops and executes test plans and detailed test cases based on requirements and / or customer feedback and prioritization
• Documents results; offer observations or improvements after analysis of test results and overall product quality
• Collaborates with the development team on bug fix verification and validation (regression testing)
• Communicates professionally at all levels within organization and with clients
• Supports, designs, develops, and enhances test processes and reporting for QA processes
• Manages testing efforts across many varied projects and tasks under tight deadlines
• Mentors and provides training assistance to Associate QA Engineers

Additional Responsibilities
• May assist in recruitment, which includes drawing upon relationships and experience to recommend qualified candidates, interviewing candidates, and preparing hiring recommendations
• Represents Value Health values to other associates and clients
• Share knowledge with others (e.g. updates to Value Health knowledge repositories, internal / external presentations, etc.)
• Creates or contributes to technical articles published on Value Health sites and / or for technical publications

Essential Skills
• At least 3+ years quality assurance experience in Agile Development environments
• Familiarity with Agile Software Development Methodologies
• Minimum 2+ years’ experience with automated testing tools or equivalent automation skills
• Experience with web-based application testing (minimum 3+ years)
• Experience with integration / API testing between applications (minimum 3+ years)
• Experience with database testing (minimum 3+ years)
• Defines problems, collects data, establishes facts, draws valid conclusions, and provides solutions
• Identifies, communicates, and escalates issues as required
• A team player and self-starter who will work side by side with the development team
• Ability to multi-task, prioritize tasks and quickly adjust in a rapidly changing environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Thorough working knowledge of software testing methodologies and the testing life cycle

Additional Skills
• Understanding of Application Integration
• Ability to work independently with clients, proactive, and self-managed
• Solicitation and elicitation of client needs and requirements
• Project Management and Software Development Methodologies
• Industry experience in Healthcare & Lifesciences domain is beneficial
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Familiarity with SharePoint (ability to create site collections, sites, and lists at a minimum)
• Familiarity with programming languages and SQL to allow for defect triaging and automation
• Familiarity with scripting languages used in test automation
• Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, Hadoop, etc.
• Scalability and performance testing
• Desire to learn new technologies

Education and Experience

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering or equivalent and 5 to 7 years of relevant project experience is required.

Alternatively, an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.