QA Analyst

HICX

2d•Remote

About The Position

HICX is a provider of enterprise SaaS solutions for digital supplier management, helping large companies organize and manage supplier data. The QA Analyst will join the Product QA function and perform the first QA phase after development is complete, validating new functionality before it enters the Release QA cycle. The role covers initial functional testing, end-to-end validation, and API testing for stories, product features, and bug fixes delivered by Product Engineering and Support Engineering. The QA Analyst will create comprehensive test plans and design and build automated functional, end-to-end, and API tests. The role acts as a quality gate between Developers and Release Management, ensuring changes are thoroughly validated before entering the formal release pipeline. This is a hands-on technical role with influence on product quality and the maturity of test automation. The position is based remotely in Romania.

Requirements

At least 3 years of experience in a QA Analyst role within a SaaS or PaaS environment.
Strong experience performing story-level and feature-level functional testing.
Demonstrated ability to create high-quality test plans and comprehensive test scenarios.
Hands-on experience building automated test cases from scratch for functional, end-to-end, or API testing.
Experience with test automation tools, including use of AI tools.
Solid understanding of QA methodologies, test coverage strategies, and risk-based testing.
Strong analytical ability to interpret business requirements and translate them into effective tests.
Excellent English communication skills and ability to collaborate with stakeholders.
Comfort working remotely in a structured, self-managed role.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Postman, Swagger, or other API testing tools.
Experience with JavaScript-based applications, SQL, BPMN workflows, or APIs.
Hands-on experience with Jira, Confluence, and test management tools.
ISTQB or equivalent QA certification.
Background in Supplier Information Management or ERP ecosystems such as SAP or Oracle.

Responsibilities

Perform initial functional validation of stories, enhancements, UI changes, workflow logic, and bug fixes.
Execute functional, end-to-end, smoke, and exploratory testing after development is complete.
Validate business rules, data flows, integrations, and expected platform behavior.
Create detailed test plans covering expected outcomes, scenarios, flows, edge cases, integration points, dependencies, and data requirements.
Ensure requirements and acceptance criteria are covered and testable.
Build reusable automated functional, end-to-end, and API tests, including tests created using AI tools.
Ensure automated tests are maintainable and aligned with the long-term regression strategy.
Deliver automated test suites to the Release QA team for inclusion in regression cycles.
Act as the primary QA checkpoint before changes enter Release QA and ensure validated work meets quality, stability, and functional expectations.
Collaborate with developers to clarify requirements, resolve issues, and retest fixes.
Identify, log, and document defects with reproducible steps and supporting evidence.
Support root-cause analysis, retesting, and quality sign-off with engineering.
Identify functional and automation coverage gaps and recommend improvements to testing methods, automation patterns, and tooling.
Contribute to a scalable QA foundation for future product growth.