Software Quality Assurance, Specialist

Level: Specialist

About The Job

Quality Assurance (Qa) Specialist

Key Responsibilities

• Implement quality assurance strategies and methodologies for products and systems, ensuring application of quality standards
• Align solution and product development processes with policies, procedures, and standards across the lifecycle of systems and applications
• Ensure compliance with product and project development procedures across all methodologies, including Agile and DevOps, from analysis through release
• Review different business functions to support and enhance QA strategies
• Coordinate with business analysts, developers, system testers, and stakeholders to ensure adherence to quality standards
• Conduct audits and review activities to identify potential issues and ensure end-to-end quality
• Prepare quality output reports for stakeholders and ensure all processes and products comply with defined standards
• Perform any additional tasks as assigned

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or equivalent

Experience

• (Not specified in the JD)
• Skills & Competencies (Technical & Analytical + Soft)
• Strong understanding of QA strategies, methodologies, and quality standards
• Ability to align QA processes with policies, procedures, and standards across the lifecycle
• Knowledge of compliance requirements across Agile and DevOps workflows (from analysis to release)
• Strong coordination skills across multiple functions (Business Analysts, Developers, Testers, Stakeholders)
• Ability to conduct audits/reviews and identify risks or improvement opportunities
• Strong reporting skills to produce quality output reports for stakeholders

Preferred (But Not Required)

• Master's degree in Computer Science or Business Administration (or equivalent)

Certifications

• Preferred professional certifications: Six Sigma, CSM (Scrum/CSM), ITIL, ISO 9001, ISO 20000-1

Experience (Summary)

• 4+ years of experience in Quality Assurance / QA governance within software or digital product development
• Experience implementing QA strategies, standards, and compliance across the full lifecycle (analysis through release)
• Hands-on experience working with Agile and DevOps methodologies and supporting QA activities from planning to release
• Experience coordinating with Business Analysts, Developers, System Testers, and stakeholders to ensure adherence to quality standards

Skills & Competencies (Summary)

• QA strategy & methodology implementation
• Quality standards compliance
• Agile & DevOps QA governance (analysis → release)
• Cross-functional coordination
• Audits, reviews, issue identification
• Stakeholder reporting & quality documentation
• Process compliance and continuous improvement