QA Analyst

IXL Learning, developer of personalized learning products used by millions of people globally, is seeking a Quality Assurance Analyst who has a passion for technology and education to help ensure we deliver the highest quality features and updates to our extremely successful educational products. We find it immensely satisfying to develop products that impact the lives of millions, and we are eager to have you join our team.

This is a full-time position in our Raleigh, NC area office. The work schedule for this role is Monday-Friday in the office with the option to work from home one day per week.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

• Review business requirements and develop test plans, test cases, traceability matrices, test estimations, and test execution reports
• Perform functional, regression, integration, UI, smoke, exploratory, stress and performance testing
• Manage all communications related to QA status on a daily basis and report potential risks during all stages of development lifecycle
• Work closely with development and design teams to resolve any issues that arise out of the testing process
• Analyze test results and facilitate the resolution of issues
• Iterate on existing testing processes and standards to improve efficiency and accuracy

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's degree
• 2+ years of software testing experience
• Ability to work both independently and on a wide variety of teams
• Self-motivated, detail oriented, proactive and collaborative
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Passion for making bullet-proof applications and improving education through technology
• Knowledge of JIRA, Unix, SQL, JavaScript, CSS, source control and mobile device development is a plus
• Scripting or programming experience is a plus