Junior QA Analyst

ARA Career • Baton Rouge, LA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) is a 100% employee-owned scientific research and engineering company dedicated to solving critical national problems to improve safety, security, and quality of life. Founded in Albuquerque, NM in 1979, ARA employs over 2,200 professionals across offices in the U.S. and Canada, offering expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement. The company prides itself on a challenging culture where innovation and experimentation are the norm, empowering employees as owners with tools, training, and opportunities. The motto, 'Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit,' encapsulates the ARA experience, where employee ownership fosters greater creativity, initiative, higher performance, and customer satisfaction. The Junior Quality Assurance Analyst will be part of a team in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, working with developers and engineers to design and implement quality assurance solutions for a wide range of applications. This role is within an agile development environment, focused on delivering high-quality software to clients, specifically supporting multiple teams developing enterprise technologies for the Navy and military communities.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Computer Science or a related field
• Knowledge of Quality Assurance processes, principles, and methodologies
• Experience in one or more object-oriented programming languages
• Practical experience authoring software test functions using test automation frameworks
• Demonstrated problem-solving and debugging skills
• US citizen with the ability to obtain DoD Secret clearance

Nice To Haves

• Experience with one or more frontend libraries (React, Vue, Angular, etc.)
• Experience with C#
• Experience or familiarity with automating QA processes using a continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform such as GitLab

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to plan and execute manual and automated testing
• Work with cross-functional teams to define a testing vision/test plan with respect to stakeholder goals and customer feedback
• Review requirements, specifications, and technical design documents to create test cases
• Support code reviews and ensure the team is creating adequate unit, regression, and system tests
• Identify, record, and document findings and create reports

Benefits

• 401K Matching
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid Time Off
• competitive salary
• flex spending
• telehealth services
• company-paid life & disability insurance
• paid maternity disability leave through our company-paid short-term disability benefit
• domestic partner coverage
• dependent care flex spending
• daycare discounts
• pet insurance
• relocation opportunities
• floating holidays
• tuition reimbursement
• professional development
• flexible schedules

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees