Quality Analyst

**LOCATION** ============ 1140 Wehrle Drive, Buffalo, NY 14221 **JOB PURPOSE** =============== Reporting to the Director of Enterprise Applications, the Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst plays a critical role in ensuring the reliability, performance, and integrity of our software ecosystem. Operating in a hybrid environment, this role bridges the gap between traditional quality assurance and modern automated engineering. Utilizing a blend of foundational testing logic, robust API validation, and AI\-assisted automation frameworks, the QA Analyst will actively collaborate with development teams to identify defects early in the lifecycle and streamline the continuous integration pipeline. This position is ideal for a high\-potential professional with 1–2 years of experience who is eager to scale their automation capabilities and drive engineering efficiency within a fast\-paced environment. **ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** ============================================= * **Early Defect Detection:** Collaborate with the development team early in the development lifecycle to isolate bugs, clarify requirements, and prevent defects from reaching production. Requirements traceability will be a metric of future success. * **API Validation \& Interoperability:** Conduct rigorous testing at the API layer to validate backend logic, ensure data integrity across services, and confirm seamless communication with third\-party software applications. * **Data Integration \& Verification:** Working with senior members of the enterprise team, write and run database queries to inspect data pipelines, verify back\-end triggers, and ensure information flows accurately throughout the enterprise ecosystem. * **Automated Framework Development:** Build, maintain, and execute automated regression test suites to systematically replace manual testing workflows and shorten the release lifecycle. * **AI Tool Utilization:** Leverage modern, AI\-assisted engineering and automation tools to draft test cases, generate scripts efficiently, and optimize test coverage within continuous integration (CI/CD) pipelines. * **Onsite Collaboration \& Operations:** Actively participate in sprint planning, engineering reviews, and cross\-functional problem\-solving during required onsite days at the Buffalo, NY office. **EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS REQUIRED** ============================================== * 1–2 years of professional software quality assurance experience, with a focus on web applications, integration testing, or automated pipelines. * Strong technical troubleshooting skills and the ability to systematically trace bugs across backend APIs, databases, and frontend interfaces to isolate root causes. * Proven integrity in handling sensitive corporate information, proprietary business logic, and live production or test data with strict confidentiality. * Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with a strong customer service mindset when translating technical bugs into actionable feedback for developers, business analysts, and leadership. * Practical exposure to API testing tools (e.g., Bruno or Postman), database query writing, and automated or AI\-assisted testing tools. **OTHER DUTIES** ================ Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are **PHYSICAL DEMAND REQUIREMENTS** ================================ * The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. * The employee frequently is required to stand; walk, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, lift and/or move light weight items. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, for viewing a computer terminal distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception vision for moving objects and ability to adjust focus. * This position is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions. * Reasonable accommodations will be considered on a case\-by\-case basis. **EMPLOYMENT TYPE** =================== * Full\-Time * Exempt (Salary) * Benefits Eligible