Quality Engineer 3

Granicus•Remote,

1d•$77,000 - $118,000•Remote

About The Position

The Advanced Software QA Engineer is responsible for ensuring high-quality, reliable systems through thoughtful, risk-based manual testing. This role operates with a high degree of autonomy, owns quality outcomes and reporting across multiple systems, and partners closely with cross-functional teams to deliver maximum customer value. This position focuses on intentional testing by validating not only documented requirements but also real-world system behavior. The Advanced Software QA Engineer proactively identifies risks, influences priorities, and continuously improves quality assurance practices across the team. The ideal candidate is resourceful, technologically savvy, a quick learner, and enjoys solving complex problems. Exceptional attention to detail is essential, along with experience using constituent relationship management tools.

Requirements

Previous experience in software testing or quality engineering within a professional software development environment.
Experience collaborating with Product and Design teams to understand requirements, acceptance criteria, and customer needs.
Ability to work closely with client-facing teams to gain a strong understanding of end-user workflows.
Experience partnering with software engineers to identify and execute effective testing strategies.
Participation in test planning, estimation, sprint activities, and quality assurance initiatives.
Strong understanding of quality assurance methodologies and continuous improvement practices.
Experience working in Agile development environments.
Proficiency with GitHub, Postman, Atlassian products, and Microsoft Office applications.
Willingness and ability to learn and apply AI-assisted testing practices.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with constituent relationship management tools is preferred.

Responsibilities

Create and manage new and existing test plans for features, enhancements, and defects with minimal direction.
Define manual quality assurance requirements for complex projects and refine those requirements throughout the development lifecycle.
Validate end-user workflows and business logic through thorough manual testing.
Execute smoke, functional, regression, integration, and user interface testing.
Ensure testing extends beyond documented requirements to include real-world system behavior and customer experience.
Identify, assess, and communicate quality risks to cross-functional stakeholders.
Document defects with detailed reproduction steps, supporting evidence, and impact assessments.
Demonstrate sound judgment and make informed quality-related decisions in fast-paced environments.
Advocate for quality-focused scope adjustments when competing priorities arise.
Provide recommendations to team leaders regarding initiatives that deliver the greatest value to customers and the business.
Utilize AI-assisted testing tools to improve productivity, analysis, documentation quality, and test coverage.
Create clear prompts and instructions that support test design, defect investigation, and quality assurance activities.
Review, validate, and apply engineering judgment to all AI-generated recommendations, test cases, scripts, and outputs before implementation.
Maintain awareness of AI-related risks, including inaccurate assumptions, inconsistent results, privacy concerns, and over-reliance on generated content.
Apply responsible use of AI tools to support software quality and reliability objectives.