Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

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About The Position

The Senior Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst serves as a key quality partner within Fortress Affinity Management, responsible for strengthening release confidence, reducing production risk, and ensuring the quality, reliability, and functional integrity of internally developed software applications. This role works closely with software developers, product owners, and business stakeholders to design and execute test strategies that validate application behavior against requirements, business expectations, and operational readiness within a Microsoft-centric development environment. The Senior QA Analyst identifies, documents, and tracks defects throughout the software development lifecycle, partners with development teams to accelerate resolution, and supports go/no-go readiness decisions ahead of production releases. Success in this role requires analytical rigor, sound judgment, and a continuous improvement mindset that helps prevent defects earlier in the lifecycle and improves the overall quality discipline of the technology team. Fortress Affinity Management is a forward-thinking technology organization that embraces the thoughtful use of AI-assisted tools to improve software design, development efficiency, test coverage, and overall delivery quality. You’ll serve as the primary QA function embedded within a small, cross-functional development team, partnering closely with developers, product ownership, and business stakeholders to support quality throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance, software testing, or a related technical role required
• Demonstrated experience testing web-based, enterprise, or internally developed business applications across multiple release cycles, including cross-functional coordination to support production readiness
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook

Nice To Haves

• Experience testing internally developed business applications within a Microsoft-centric development environment preferred, including familiarity with Azure DevOps-based delivery practices
• Experience working within an agile or scrum development environment preferred
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field such as Business, Mathematics, or Engineering preferred; equivalent combination of education and work experience will be considered
• ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL) or equivalent QA certification preferred
• Experience with Azure DevOps preferred for defect tracking, backlog support, test case management, and sprint and release workflows; experience with comparable platforms such as Jira is also valued
• Experience testing REST APIs and system integrations using tools such as Postman or SoapUI preferred, particularly within .NET-based application environments
• Familiarity with testing .NET-based web applications and related business workflows preferred
• Familiarity with SQL for data validation, back-end testing, and troubleshooting in SQL Server-backed systems preferred
• Experience with version control systems such as Git preferred
• Familiarity with AI-assisted development and testing tools preferred, including the ability to use them responsibly to improve productivity, test effectiveness, and software quality within established development standards

Responsibilities

• Develops and maintains test plans, test cases, and test scripts across functional, regression, integration, and UAT phases to ensure complete and scalable test coverage as applications evolve
• Executes primarily manual test coverage while supporting the expansion and maintenance of automated test suites to improve quality, speed, and repeatability
• Identifies, documents, and tracks defects, performs root cause analysis on recurring issues, and partners with development teams to prioritize and resolve quality risks efficiently
• Partners with software developers, business analysts, and product owners to clarify requirements, identify edge cases, and ensure testability prior to development
• Validates release readiness and communicates go/no-go assessments to stakeholders prior to production deployments
• Maintains test documentation and quality artifacts, and reports test results, defect trends, and quality metrics to support informed release and prioritization decisions
• Assists in the evaluation, implementation, and maintenance of automated testing frameworks and tooling to improve testing efficiency
• Partners with the development team in the responsible use of AI-assisted tools to improve test design, accelerate defect analysis, increase coverage, and support continuous improvement across the software delivery lifecycle
• Monitors application environments and data integrity to identify environmental factors contributing to test failures
• Contributes to the continuous improvement of QA processes, standards, methodologies, and best practices across the technology team
• Performs additional duties as assigned in support of the technology and quality function

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• prescription drug coverage
• 401K
• equity incentive plan
• multiple supplemental benefits for physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
• Employee Wellness Program
• Company paid holidays, plus PTO

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree