Associate Software QA Specialist

Job description At First Advantage (Nasdaq: FA), people are at the heart of everything we do. From our customers and partners to our greatest advantage our team members. Operating with empathy and compassion, First Advantage fosters a global inclusive workforce devoted to the diverse voices that make up our talent and products. Our team members empower each other to be their authentic selves and treat all with respect, integrity, and fairness. Say hello to a rewarding career and come join a leading provider of mission-critical background screening solutions to some of the most recognized Fortune 100 and Global 500 brands. We are seeking an Associate Software QA Specialist who will be responsible for testing for First Advantages core products using manual test processes and delivering the results to the business. Working on these high-volume, security intensive applications, the Software QA Specialist will write and execute test cases, raise bugs and work together with the team to resolved them, and run sanity and regression tests. This individual will work closely within the agile pod to identify opportunities to improve the product offering to create a better user experience for First Advantages customers. This individual will use their strong communication skills to work with our teams across the globe and can actively and effectively understand and develop empathy for the needs of hiring managers and candidates. What We Do: We are on the frontline of recruitment enabling organizations to Hire Smarter. Onboard Faster First Advantage is an HR Tech company delivering innovative solutions and insights to enable our clients to manage risk and hire the best talent. Leveraging an advanced technology platform, First Advantage builds fully scalable, configurable screening programs that meet the unique needs of over 33,000 clients. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA and with an internationally distributed workforce spanning 19 countries with about 5,500 employees, First Advantage performs over 93 million screens in over 200 countries and territories annually. Who You Are: You are self-motivated and ready to roll up your sleeves." While you are an independent contributor, you are also collaborative. You can spearhead a project and see it through from start to completion. As a team player, you navigate cross-functional teams and work well with team members in other business units and departments toward a common goal. An Innovator you see gaps in current processes or workflows as an opportunity to improve and try something new. A lifelong learner and always seeking out opportunities to learn and upskill, you understand the importance of thorough and secure screenings and are interested in the Human Capital sector and the confluence of people, process, and technology. What Youll Do Responsibilities: Update job knowledge by studying current QA tools, methodologies, and programming techniques. Participate in educational opportunities and read professional publications. Responsible for ensuring software is tested and deployments are supported in line with QA processes and business requirements to a high standard Work closely with all stakeholders to understand the requirements from a business and system perspective Accurately analyse technical requirements to produce test estimates and approach per project, component or story. Actively contribute in SCRUM ceremonies (Planning, Review, Retrospective, Daily Stand up) Develop and execute test cases based on agile stories and documented business and system requirements. Maintain our legacy test suites including the update of data sets for testing. Develop and expand automated tests based on agile stories and documented business and system requirements. Enhance and maintain the existing Selenium - BDD Cucumber and PostMan/ReadyAPI/SOUPUI test automation suites. Perform regression, sanity, exploratory, load and performance testing to a high quality and within agreed timescales. Document, manage and support the resolution of defects that arise during testing Report defects in the defect ma