Alight

Senior QA Analyst (Deerfield, IL)

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Deerfield, IL, USASenior

Base Salary

$121k - $149k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Interpret business and functional requirements and design comprehensive test coverage across scenario variations.
  • Lead requirements elicitation, test strategy, project initiation, estimation, test planning, and preparation of test cases, scenarios, traceability matrices, and test data.
  • Execute and oversee full-lifecycle QA, including manual validation, regression, integration, API, cross-browser, mobile, performance, and end-to-end testing.
  • Develop and enhance automation frameworks and convert manual regression suites into automated pipelines using Selenium WebDriver with Java.
  • Integrate automated testing with CI/CD pipelines and support execution in AWS-based environments.
  • Manage requirements, test cases, defects, retesting, defect triage, root-cause analysis, and QA reporting using designated tools.
  • Prepare release documentation including test plans, test summary reports, test closure reports, and sign-off packages.
  • Collaborate with business, development, QA leadership, client SMEs, and stakeholders to improve coverage, resolve dependencies, and implement QA strategies.
  • Evaluate tools and platforms, conduct proofs of concept, and assess compatibility, integration feasibility, and readiness for emerging technologies.
  • Participate in sprint planning, retrospectives, daily stand-ups, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree or equivalent in Software Engineering or a related field plus 5 years of experience in absence management workflows or related experience.
  • Experience developing and maintaining test plans, test cases, test scripts, testing strategies, and automation frameworks.
  • Experience with Selenium WebDriver using Java for web and API testing.
  • Experience with TestNG, JUnit, Maven, or Cucumber, including BDD/TDD practices.
  • Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and supporting automation in AWS environments.
  • Experience with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, GitHub, or Bitbucket.
  • Experience managing defects and documenting test results with JIRA, Zephyr, or qTest.
  • Experience validating defect fixes, conducting root-cause analysis, and participating in Agile ceremonies.
  • Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills.

Benefits

  • Telecommuting/work from home is permitted.
  • Competitive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and potential for growth with a worldwide organization.
  • Comprehensive benefits package is offered; bonus and incentive eligibility depends on the role and level.

Tech Stack

AWSCucumberDockerJavaJenkinsJUnitKubernetesMavenTestNG

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About Alight

10,000+ employees

Alight provides cloud-based benefits administration and human capital solutions to large employers, combining its Alight Worklife platform with outsourced services for health, wealth, leave, and wellbeing programs. It earns revenue through SaaS subscriptions and long-term managed services and consulting. Headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, Alight was carved out of Aon’s benefits outsourcing business by Blackstone in 2017 and is now publicly traded on the NYSE (ticker: ALIT).

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