Junior QA Analyst / Junior Software Quality Engineer

Overview:

TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is a global professional services firm specializing in digital transformation, business process management (BPM), analytics, and AI-driven solutions. The company partners with organizations to improve efficiency, transform operations, and drive business outcomes through a combination of process expertise, technology, and data insight.

Job Title: Junior QA Analyst / Junior Software Quality Engineer

Location: New York City, NY 10003

Duration: 12 months

Rate: $21/hr.- $25/hr.

Job Type: Temporary Assignment

Work Type: Onsite

Job Summary:

We are seeking a motivated and detail oriented Junior QA Analyst / Junior Software Quality Engineer with 1 3 years of experience in software testing, specifically focused on desktop application testing. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a fast paced environment, performing patch and package testing, validating builds and upgrades, and contributing to automation using Playwright and QA automation frameworks.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform desktop based application testing, ensuring functionality, stability, and user experience quality.
• Conduct patch testing, package testing, and build/upgrade validation to ensure smooth releases.
• Execute test cases, log defects, track issues, and collaborate with development teams for resolution.
• Utilize Playwright and basic QA automation concepts to support automation efforts (training/support available).
• Participate in regression testing cycles and release readiness checks.
• Support the QA team in documentation of test results, test plans, and test scenarios.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes and testing efficiency.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 1 3 years of QA/SQE experience, preferably in desktop based application testing.
• Understanding of patch testing, package testing, build validation, and installation/upgrade testing workflows.
• Basic to intermediate knowledge of Playwright or other QA automation frameworks.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow structured testing processes.
• Strong communication, documentation, and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and meet tight timelines.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines or any automation tooling.
• Familiarity with defect management tools (JIRA, Azure DevOps, etc.).
• Basic scripting knowledge (Python/JavaScript) is a plus.

TekWissen Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.

About the Company:

TekWissen LLC

WE THE TEKWISSEN PEOPLE

TekWissen offers you a broader portfolio of services, industry-leading solutions, and the meaningful innovations that give you greater flexibility and speed to respond to market dynamics, reduced costs and risk to improve enterprise performance, and increased productivity to enable growth.

To keep pace with global market demands, TekWissen keeps its finger on the pulse of change. Our organized approach to guiding a project from its inception to closure. Managing projects is becoming more and more important as we enter the digital era. To cope with the pace that this transition demands, a method is required to manage projects so they can yield quality work, while incorporating efficient use of time and resources.

Project involves identifying which quality standards are relevant to the project and determining how to satisfy them.

It is important to perform quality planning during the Planning Process and should be done alongside the other project planning processes because changes in the quality will likely require changes in the other planning processes, or the desired product quality may require a detailed risk analysis of an identified problem. It is important to remember that quality should be planned, designed, then built in, not added on after the fact.

Capabilities and accomplishments in one TekWissen business enhance the opportunity for success in the others. Put simply, TekWissen's unique combination of attributes promotes success.

Company Size:

100 to 499 employees

Industry:

Computer/IT Services

Founded:

2009

Website:

http://www.tekwissen.com/