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Quality Assurance Analyst

Employer
The Washington Post
Location
Washington, DC
Closing date
Feb 5, 2021

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Industry
Media / Journalism / Advertising
Function
Analyst, QA Engineer, IT
Hours
Full Time
Career Level
Experienced (Non-Manager)
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Job Description

The Washington Post is hiring a Quality Assurance Analyst for our subscription engineering team. This is one of the fastest growing areas at The Post and a fast-paced environment with a customer focused culture. We are looking for a self-driven analyst that has a conscientious mentality, a commitment to excellent user experience and passion about quality. In this role, the analyst will work with multiple sprint teams, product managers and engineers to conduct a variety of quality assurance tasks to ensure high quality delivery. The analyst will have opportunities to work with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and break them into user stories, develop test plans, test cases and execute test scenarios. The analyst will work with the product managers and engineering leads as quality gatekeepers for our production environment.

Responsibilities:
  • Plan, implement, and perform regression and functional testing of new functionality
  • Analyze test results and work with developers and product managers to identify and fix root cause issues
  • Drive testing activities across multiple teams including Functional Testing, Data Validation,
  • Regression Testing, System Integration Testing, Automated Testing and User Acceptance Testing.
  • Determine test environment requirements, support generation of test data requirements in coordination with product owners and engineering leads
  • Track and prepare reports on testing activities including testing results, test case coverage, defects discovered and their status and performance.
  • Configure, execute and maintain automated testing scripts


Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, equivalent field, or equivalent experience
  • 2+ years of demonstrable testing experience
  • Knowledge of current trends and best practices in quality assurance, automated testing and load testing
  • Basic experience with selenium or any other automation tools, and willing to learn more about the automation.
  • Experience working in an agile environment and using tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Zephyr Scale
  • Experience in agile software development teams working iteratively with designers, product managers, and stakeholders
  • Excellent communication, documentation and presentation skills for technical and business audiences
  • Sharp attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to multitask in a deadline driven environment
  • Exposure to JMeter, Micro Focus, Load Runner or other load testing tools
  • Practical experience analyzing application performance, particularly from user perspective is a plus


The Post strives to provide its readers with high-quality, trustworthy news and information while constantly innovating. That mission is best served by a diverse, multi-generational workforce with varied life experiences and perspectives. All cultures and backgrounds are welcomed.

The innovation doesn't end in the Newsroom - dozens of teams power The Washington Post. We are now hiring the next innovator - how will you Impact Tomorrow?

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Company

Thank you for your interest in a career with The Washington Post. We invite you to review all of our open positions to find the one that's right for you. We look forward to receiving your resume!


Since it first began publication more than 130 years ago, The Washington Post has grown into one of the most storied and respected news organizations in the world. A subsidiary of The Washington Post Company, today's Post is the indispensable guide to Washington. In print, we enjoy the highest penetration of any major metropolitan newspaper in the United States. On the web, we have the third largest news website with 17 million unique visitors each month, and have recently launched a celebrated news app for the iPad. We serve Washington in all media, on any platform, including paid products, events, and tailored content.

More broadly, The Washington Post Company delivers quality products to today's students, readers and viewers. What unites our company is the immediacy of our products and services, created by teachers and tutors at Kaplan; reporters and editors at our media properties; and associates at Cable ONE.
Washington Post Media views its employees as its most valuable asset and provides a comprehensive benefits package to promote healthy and balanced lives at work and at home. We offer competitive salaries, opportunities for training and career advancement and an outstanding, progressive benefits package including:
Health and dental benefits
Flexible healthcare and dependent care spending accounts
401(k) and company-funded cash balance plan
Life and disability insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Adoption assistance
Domestic partner benefits
Employee assistance program
Employee referral program
 

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Location
1301 K Street, N.W.
 Washington
DC
20036
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