Brazil - Quality Assurance Engineer

In Short

Arke is searching for a Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer in Brazil, either CLT or PJ. The key focus of the QA Engineer is to develop a quality process focused across multiple projects. The QA Engineer will collaborate closely and work in a cross-functional team to deliver digital transformation by using nonconventional thinking to get into the mindset of how product owners and end users view the product.

What You’ll Be Doing

The QA Engineer is responsible for Quality Assurance Testing, User Acceptance Testing, scheduling, coordinating and management of releases across different product categories. These releases can include product feature updates, bug fixes, new feature enhancements, and all other aspects introduced to the product line. This role is also responsible for quality review of various applications and includes creating test plans and strategy, test cases in partnership with developers, business analysts and project managers which are used to shape and verify code and check conformance to business and system requirements. The role relies upon manual testing tools and test automation as a new process within Arke.

What We’d Love to See

• 3+ years quality assurance/manual testing experience on public facing web applications (desktop, tablet and mobile)
• 3+ years of web project experience
• 2+ years of automated testing experience (Cypress or Selenium)
•  2+ years of API testing experience (Swagger, Postman, or automated)
• Previous release management experience
• Ability to work within an Agile or Waterfall environment, including writing or assisting with story creation and acceptance criteria
• Experience using Office 365, including Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio (or other diagramming tool like Miro)
• Experience managing project requirements/test results within Agile tools (i.e., Jira or Azure DevOps)
• Preferred experience using test tools, including BrowserStack or LambdaTest
• Preferred experience with testing on Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Content Management Systems (CMS) systems both from the user side and admin side
• ADA & WCAG Compliance testing experience preferred
• Preferred proven experience writing automated test scripts for functional and integration testing
• Knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, HTML, Front-end Frameworks (i.e., Next JS and React) preferred

Soft Skills

• Able to exercise independent judgment and act on it
• Excellent listening, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
• Logical and efficient, with keen attention to detail
• Highly self-motivated and directed
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks while under pressure
• Strong customer service orientation
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Ability to maintain positive and productive working relationships with stakeholders, peers, and leadership

Nice to Have

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university, with a preferred concentration in Business, Management Information Systems, or Accounting

Who We Are

Arke is a full-service experience design and technology consultancy that believes in providing more – much more. We change the way brands approach digital transformation and create defining moments to better connect brands with their customers. Arke’s core values are the soul of who we are and shape everything we do. We are authentically unique, operate with high standards, and love what we do.