QA Functional Analyst

About you

You are a Functional QA Analyst with strong experience ensuring the quality, usability, and reliability of software applications through functional testing.

You bring a detail-oriented and analytical mindset, capable of validating business requirements, executing test cases, and identifying defects. You collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and contribute to continuous improvement within QA processes, ensuring software meets user expectations and organizational standards.

You bring to Applaudo the following competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software testing, with a strong focus on functional QA.
• Experience executing manual test cases across functional, regression, integration, and UAT testing.
• Familiarity with automation concepts and ability to execute automated test scripts.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and testing methodologies.
• Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum, Kanban, DevOps).
• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools (e.g., JIRA, Azure DevOps, TestRail, Zephyr).
• Familiarity with SQL for data validation and basic queries.
• Experience with API testing tools (e.g., Postman, SoapUI).
• Understanding of cross-browser and cross-platform testing.
• Familiarity with version control and collaboration tools (e.g., Git, Confluence).
• Awareness of CI/CD pipelines and QA integration.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and attention to detail skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities.
• English proficiency (B2 or higher).

You will be accountable for the following responsibilities:

• Analyze business and technical requirements to design detailed test cases.
• Execute manual tests across functional, regression, integration, and UAT scenarios.
• Execute automated test scripts and analyze results.
• Identify, document, and track defects through resolution.
• Collaborate with business analysts, developers, and product owners to clarify requirements.
• Provide feedback on quality risks throughout the development lifecycle.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Prepare and maintain test documentation, including test plans, cases, and defect reports.
• Generate test reports and metrics to track quality and coverage.
• Ensure traceability between requirements, test cases, and defects.
• Support exploratory testing to identify usability and workflow issues.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes and best practices.

• 5+ years of experience in QA or software testing roles.
• Strong experience in functional testing and defect management.
• Familiarity with automation and API testing.
• Experience working in Agile environments.
• English proficiency (B2 or higher).

About Us

We Are Engineered Different.

At Applaudo, talented people design, build, and scale meaningful, AI-powered solutions that create real business impact. As an AI-native organization, we collaborate across design, development, cloud, data, and artificial intelligence to turn ideas into scalable products that transform how companies operate, make decisions, and grow.

We are building a high-performance culture grounded in five values: Empowering Excellence, Collaborative Teamwork, Unsolicited Respect, Consistent Transparency, and Efficient Communication. These define how we work, how we support one another, and how we hold ourselves accountable.

Applaudo is a place for people who want to learn fast, take ownership, and work alongside strong teams they are proud to belong to. Joining us means being part of an organization that is evolving intentionally, investing in modern ways of working, and leading AI-native transformation at scale.