Lead Analyst, Quality Assurance

Branding Brand•Pittsburgh, PA

8d•$70,000 - $100,000•Remote

About The Position

Branding Brand is seeking a full-time, fully remote Lead Analyst, Quality Assurance to join our Delivery team. This hybrid role sits at the intersection of quality assurance and business analysis. You will own test execution across a portfolio of mobile commerce client accounts while also leading requirements gathering, defining acceptance criteria, and shaping QA processes for new feature development and client launches. As the primary QA resource for the team, you’ll partner closely with experienced product managers and engineers across multiple concurrent delivery streams. You’ll also mentor a junior QA analyst and play a key role in planning, allocating, and communicating QA capacity on an ongoing basis. This role is ideal for someone who is equally comfortable writing detailed test cases and clear, actionable user stories—someone who thrives in a multi-client environment and can uphold a high standard of quality without slowing delivery.

Requirements

Minimum 4 years of QA testing experience in a mobile application development environment, with hands on test case creation, execution, and defect triage across iOS and Android
Strong BA skills: you have written acceptance criteria and user stories, conducted gap analysis, and understand what makes a requirement testable before development begins
Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle for mobile projects, including the architecture of client-server native applications; familiarity with Agile development processes and methodologies
Experience managing QA across multiple concurrent projects or client accounts; comfortable in JIRA and a test management tool such as TestRail or equivalent
Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex software issues and derive meaningful metrics from the testing process such as escape rates and resolution rates
Strong written and verbal communication skills; proficient in writing defect reports, business correspondence, and process documentation, and comfortable presenting information to both technical and non-technical audiences
Highly organized with the ability to manage a dynamic weekly planning cycle across multiple concurrent workstreams without loss of quality or visibility
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience

Nice To Haves

Experience in a mobile commerce or React Native environment
Familiarity with Tempo for capacity planning and Sentry for crash monitoring
Experience in an agency or multi-client delivery environment
Experience managing or mentoring a junior QA team member

Responsibilities

Plan and execute QA testing across mobile commerce applications for a portfolio of client accounts, including E2E, smoke, sanity, regression, and UAT cycles
Create and maintain test cases and test suites in TestRail, linking test runs to JIRA tickets and tracking defects through to resolution
Triage and report defects clearly, with structured handoff summaries to PM and engineering teams after each testing cycle
Own client-specific QA processes including device coverage plans, order cancellation testing flows, and production test documentation
Monitor Sentry crash reports weekly across assigned client accounts and flag issues proactively
Maintain QA tracking documentation including testing stats, handoff summaries, and capacity planning inputs
Lead requirements gathering for new features and client launches, working directly with PMs and client stakeholders
Write clear, testable acceptance criteria for development tickets and review them with engineering before work begins
Perform gap analysis for new launch projects and translate findings into user stories
Own and improve QA templates, ticket structures, and tooling processes
Chair the weekly QA tempo planning call with PMs, finalize the QA capacity plan each Friday, and distribute it to the team
Coordinate daily QA readiness with PMs across all active accounts, managing queue, blockers, and priority changes
Support and mentor a junior QA analyst, providing daily unblocking, task assignment, and weekly 1:1 coaching
Collaborate with engineering, design, and client side teams on testing timelines, access requirements, and quality standards
Participate in ongoing security training and awareness