About the Role
Ace IT Careers is recruiting for a Software Test Engineer to support the testing of web applications, APIs, databases, and integrated business systems. The role involves collaboration with product owners, developers, business analysts, and QA professionals throughout the development lifecycle.
Responsibilities
- Analyze requirements, user stories, workflows, and acceptance criteria.
- Design detailed test scenarios, test cases, test data, and execution plans.
- Perform functional, integration, regression, system, and exploratory testing.
- Validate REST APIs using Postman or a comparable testing tool.
- Execute SQL queries to verify database records and application transactions.
- Document defects with reproduction steps, logs, screenshots, and supporting evidence.
- Participate in defect triage, sprint reviews, daily stand-ups, and release discussions.
- Work with developers to investigate application, API, database, and environment issues.
- Track test execution, defect status, coverage, and release-readiness risks.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes and documentation.
Requirements
- Practical knowledge of test planning, defect investigation, regression testing, API validation, and data verification.
- Ability to translate requirements into effective test coverage.
- Ability to communicate technical findings in a structured manner.
- Working understanding of SDLC, STLC, Agile, Scrum, and defect-management practices.
- Experience creating and executing functional and regression test cases.
- Familiarity with Jira, Azure DevOps, ALM, or a similar test-management platform.
- Exposure to Postman, REST APIs, JSON, HTTP methods, and response validation.
- Basic to intermediate SQL knowledge.
- Ability to investigate issues using logs, browser tools, API responses, or database records.
- Strong analytical, documentation, and stakeholder-communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in a distributed or remote team.
Skills
- Software testing
- Quality assurance
- Test planning
- Defect investigation
- Regression testing
- API validation
- Data verification
- SDLC
- STLC
- Agile
- Scrum
- Defect-management
- Functional testing
- Test case execution
- Jira
- Azure DevOps
- ALM
- Postman
- REST APIs
- JSON
- HTTP methods
- SQL
- Log analysis
- Browser tools
- Database record verification
- Selenium
- Java
- Jenkins
- Git
- Mobile testing
Location
- Remote
Work Type
- Contract-to-hire
- Remote
Experience Level
- 1-3 years of software testing, quality assurance, or related project experience
Salary/Compensations
- $36–$46 per hour
Benefits
- Health Insurance covering medical, dental, and vision
- Paid Time Off including vacation, sick leave, and personal days
- Career Growth with ongoing training, certifications, and mentorship
- Job Placement Assistance and networking opportunities
- Collaborative Work Environment with employee recognition programs
About the Company
- Ace IT Careers provides equal employment consideration without discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic.
Equal Opportunity
- Ace IT Careers provides equal employment consideration without discrimination based on any legally protected characteristic.
