Senior Quality Assurance Analyst

Higginbotham

Senior Quality Assurance Analyst at Fortress Affinity Management overseeing testing processes for software quality and reliability. Collaborating with development teams in a Microsoft-centric environment to improve software performance.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serves as a key quality partner within Fortress Affinity Management
Responsible for strengthening release confidence and reducing production risk
Design and execute test strategies that validate application behavior against requirements
Identify, document, and track defects throughout the software development lifecycle
Partner with development teams to accelerate resolution
Support go/no-go readiness decisions ahead of production releases
Develops and maintains test plans, test cases, and test scripts
Executes primarily manual test coverage while supporting the expansion and maintenance of automated test suites
Validate release readiness and communicate go/no-go assessments to stakeholders
Maintain test documentation and quality artifacts, and report test results, defect trends, and quality metrics
Contribute to the continuous improvement of QA processes, standards, methodologies, and best practices

Requirements

What you’ll need

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
Experience testing internally developed business applications within a Microsoft-centric development environment preferred
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
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook
Experience with Azure DevOps preferred for defect tracking, backlog support, test case management, and sprint and release workflows
Experience testing REST APIs and system integrations using tools such as Postman or SoapUI 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

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

software quality assurancesoftware testingtest strategiestest planstest casestest scriptsmanual testingautomated testingREST APIsSQL

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationproblem-solvingattention to detailcritical thinkingadaptabilityorganizational skillsstakeholder managementcontinuous improvementdecision making

Certifications

ISTQB Certified Tester Foundation Level (CTFL)