QA Engineer - Hopkinton, United States - PrismHR

Description

We are seeking a permanent full-time manual Software QA Engineer to collaborate with cross-discipline project team members to create, review and execute quality testing plans for one or more assigned Product Delivery teams. Specifically in the area of payroll, payroll taxes and compliance.

The Software QA Engineer will work closely with software developers, product managers, and peer software test engineers. This is a growing software quality assurance team, with plenty of opportunities for growth.

Responsibilities:

• Apply past experiences working within the PEO/payroll industry to create and execute detailed and comprehensive test plans for PrismHR products. This includes anticipating how "real world" users interact with our software from a variety of roles to create end-to-end tests.
• Participate in the entire development life cycle from concept to release in an Agile environment
• Learn software industry standard quality assurance practices, including but not limited to test case design, software defect reporting, and agile testing techniques, as well as common software QA tools
• Enhance the collective industry understanding of the entire QA team and their ability to create realistic test cases, through occasional training and mentoring of peers on PEO subject matter
• Contribute to the creation of realistic test data
• Delivers and tracks progress to testing schedules, within aggressive "time-to-market" driven project environments, sometimes across parallel projects
• Collaborates within the QA team and across product development on process improvement initiatives
• Regularly summarizes testing status and areas of risk, and wherever possible proposes and executes mitigation strategies. Employs a sound risk management approach to determine well-structured and comprehensive test strategies for assigned projects
• Collaborate with automation QA engineers to identify and prioritize areas for significant efficiency and confidence gains through test automation
• Analyzes, tracks, and reports on application issues and maintains documentation on project issues and defect metrics

Qualifications:

• Required minimum 3 years of experience within the PEO or payroll industry
• Experience with PrismHR software a plus
• Expert with payroll taxes, submissions, calculations, and applications such as Vertex and Mastertax
• Proficient with certified payrolls, unions, FLSA, EEO, ACA
• College degree or equivalent experience, preferably in Computer Science
• Certified Payroll Professional (CPP) a plus
• Outstanding communication skills, both verbal and written. Very comfortable at documenting and conveying standard operating procedures
• Excellent troubleshooting ability and critical thinking
• Strong team player with a "can do" attitude. Routinely demonstrates flexibility and is a very capable multi-tasker. Possesses solid organizational and time management skills.
• Possesses a strong desire to learn current software development best practices (Agile), and in particular, the software testing discipline, in applying deep domain experience
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment
• PC savvy, from an end-user perspective. Highly comfortable using browser-based software applications and office application suites

PrismHR is a fast-paced SaaS company which provides customers with a cloud-based payroll process software application. PrismHR also provides professional services including system implementation consulting, custom configurations, and training. Lastly, via the Company's Marketplace platform customers and end users access other human resources and employee benefits applications from PrismHR's Marketplace Partners.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program/Affirmative Action Plan:

We have transformed our company into an inclusive environment where individuals are valued for their talents and empowered to reach their fullest potential. At PrismHR, we strive to continually lead with our values and beliefs that enable our employees to develop their potential, bring their full self to work, and engage in a world of inclusion.

Ensuring an inclusive environment for our employees is an integral part of the PrismHR culture. We aren't just checking a box, we are truly committed to creating a workplace that celebrates the diversity of our employees and fosters a sense of belonging for everyone. This is essential to our success. We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about our roles but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for these open roles or other open roles. We particularly encourage applicants from traditionally under-represented groups as we seek to increase the diversity of our workforce and provide fair opportunities for all.

As a proud Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, PrismHR encourages talent from all backgrounds to join our team. Employment decisions are based on an individual's qualifications as they relate to the job under consideration. The Company's policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions, the actual sex of the individual, or the gender identity or gender expression), race, color, religion, including religious dress practices and religious grooming practices, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, familial status, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected veteran or military status, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws, ordinances, or regulations.

The Company is committed to complying with all applicable laws providing equal employment opportunities. This commitment applies to all persons involved in the operations of the Company and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee of the Company, including supervisors and co-workers.

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PrismHR provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures. If you have any difficulty using our online system and you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, you may use the following alternative email address to contact us about your interest in employment at PrismHR: Please indicate in the subject line of your email that you are requesting accommodation. Only candidates being considered for a position who require an accommodation will receive a follow-up response.

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