Quality Assurance Analyst I

Worldpay•Boston, MA

7d•$87,300 - $128,700•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship, now or in the future. Candidates must be a US Citizen or valid Green Card Holder. This position is currently remote in the Greater Boston Area only and must be willing to work hybrid 3 days per week to a Boston office in the future. Ready to take your career Global? Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We are looking for a Quality Assurance Analyst 1 to join our delivery teams, working on one of the highest‑volume global payment platforms in the world. Our platform processes millions of transactions daily, with a strong emphasis on robustness, security, scalability, and quality engineering excellence. You will be part of a cross‑functional agile team consisting of developers, QA analysts, product owners, and a scrum master. Each team owns its backlog end‑to‑end, from discovery through delivery and post‑live support, operating within Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe frameworks as appropriate.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, computer science or other related discipline or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience
3-5 years of practical experience working in a Quality Assurance or Test Automation role, supporting automated and manual testing activities with Microservices APIs
Curiosity – you ask the right questions, listening and learning to get better every day
Familiarity with working in an agile development environment (Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe), ideally within complex systems
Hands‑on experience with test automation, including creating and maintaining automated tests
A solid understanding of software testing principles, including test planning, estimation, prioritization, and risk‑based testing
Exposure to agile testing practices such as BDD, TDD, or similar approaches and with tools like Karate or Cucumber
Ability to analyze requirements and user stories, identifying risks and appropriate test coverage
An understanding of quality management methods, tools and technologies, with a mindset focused on continuous improvement
Strong collaboration and communication skills
Expertise in at least one object-oriented language, preferably Java

Nice To Haves

A keen interest in AI and the ability to use AI tools in your day‑to‑day work
Experience working in a global online business, fintech, payments, or other complex industries
Familiar with Contract testing, CI/CD tools like Jenkins, HTTP simulation/mocking libraries like Wiremock and exposure to Spring Framework or Spring Boot

Responsibilities

Contribute to the design and planning of test plans and test strategies for projects and applications
Support test planning activities for agile deliveries, working within Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe teams
Analyze requirements and user stories to understand risk and derive effective manual and automated test coverage
Execute testing thoroughly to assure software quality, including test case execution, exploratory testing, and automated test execution
Analyze and report on quality risks based on manual and automation results, producing defect reports and test completion reports
Contribute to release support activities
Create automated tests to progress automation work items and enhance the existing test suite (e.g. using Selenium)
Support and maintain the test automation framework, contributing to new features, existing functionality, and bug fixes
Collaborate closely with developers, product owners, and other stakeholders to resolve issues in a timely manner, keeping progress and risks visible
Actively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, recommending quality and process improvements where appropriate