Web Quality Assurance Engineer

Aquent, a premier talent solutions partner, is thrilled to connect top-tier talent with an innovative organization at the forefront of creating intuitive, high-performing web solutions. This company is passionately dedicated to empowering users and driving business success through exceptional digital experiences. By joining this team, you will directly influence the quality and success of cutting-edge websites and web applications, ensuring every project exceeds expectations and sets new industry benchmarks. Your contributions will be vital in delivering flawless, impactful solutions that delight users and drive success.

Step into a pivotal role where your expertise will directly influence the integrity and user experience of ground-breaking web solutions. This isn't just about identifying issues; it's about deeply understanding user journeys, anticipating potential challenges, and proactively safeguarding the quality of every digital product. As a curious investigator, you will ask critical questions that lead to exceptional user experiences and robust solutions, making a tangible impact on the success of every project delivered.

What You'll Do

• Understand project requirements and business goals to strategically determine testing scope.
• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans with minimal oversight.
• Perform contextual testing, evaluating real-world user interactions beyond predefined requirements.
• Identify and address functional issues, usability concerns, content problems, accessibility issues, and inconsistencies across various browsers and devices.
• Verify robust integrations with third-party systems, including forms, CRMs, payment gateways, authentication systems, and APIs.
• Validate responsive design and behavior across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices.
• Reproduce reported issues, investigate root causes, and provide clear, detailed bug documentation for developers.
• Collaborate closely with project managers, designers, developers, and clients to ensure successful project delivery.
• Contribute to release and regression testing cycles for ongoing website maintenance.
• Drive continuous improvement of QA processes and testing standards.
• Ensure the highest quality of websites and web applications prior to client release.

Impact and Growth Opportunities

You will proactively explore complex scenarios, ensuring intuitive workflows, robust system responses, and seamless functionality across all browsers and devices. Your critical thinking and proactive identification of issues will be vital in elevating the overall quality of every project delivered. Looking ahead, you will be instrumental in evolving testing capabilities by implementing automated testing for web applications. This exciting responsibility includes evaluating and selecting automation frameworks, creating automated regression tests, and seamlessly integrating automated testing into the development workflow, directly impacting efficiency and product quality.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years of experience in testing websites or web applications.
• A unique ability to think critically from both a business analyst's and an end user's perspective.
• Strong foundational understanding of modern website and web application functionality.
• Highly self-motivated and capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
• Exceptional attention to detail and robust problem-solving skills.
• Proven experience in writing clear, reproducible bug reports.
• Comfortable managing multiple projects simultaneously and adapting to shifting priorities.
• Excellent communication skills, essential for cross-functional collaboration.

What Will Set You Apart

• Experience with test automation tools such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar frameworks.
• Familiarity with testing content management systems like WordPress or Drupal.
• Proficiency with browser developer tools.
• Strong understanding of web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, APIs, and SQL.
• Experience in testing accessibility (WCAG), performance, and SEO-related functionality.
• Background in Agile development environments.
• Familiarity with project management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, GitHub, or similar platforms.

About Aquent Talent

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits! Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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