QA Analyst

Contract Type: Independent Contractor (Self-employment or LLC)
Type of Work: Full-time (40 hours per week)
Location: Remote work
Work Schedule: Flexible, Mon-Fri: 12:00 – 21:00 EEST, including 1 hour lunch break
Salary Range: 8,000 – 12,000 RON gross monthly, based on skills and experience
Reporting to: Chief Technical Officer

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of the quality assurance process for our React/Django web application, from test planning through sign-off.

• Design, execute, and document comprehensive manual test cases (functional, regression, UI, cross-browser, and exploratory).

• Identify, report, and track defects in Jira and work closely with developers to reproduce issues and verify fixes.

• Collaborate with product and engineering to understand features and acceptance criteria; ensure all work meets healthcare-grade security and compliance standards.

• Participate in sprint ceremonies and stand-ups; adapt QA activities to evolving priorities and team needs.

• Provide timely test status updates and quality metrics to stakeholders.

Key Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on QA experience in a mid- or senior-level role, ideally in a regulated (healthcare/finance) environment.

• Proven expertise in manual testing of web applications (functional, regression, UI, cross-browser).

• Strong familiarity with React-based front-end and Django/Python back-end architectures.

• Comfortable using Jira (or equivalent) for test-case management, bug tracking, and reporting.

• Self-starter who can work independently, prioritize effectively, and see tasks through to completion.

Nice to Have

• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks or scripting (e.g., Cypress, Selenium, pytest); able to write or review simple automated smoke/regression scripts.

• Familiarity with performance or security testing tools (e.g., JMeter, OWASP ZAP).

• Prior exposure to hybrid Agile environments and ability to adapt QA processes on the fly.

• Understanding of HIPAA requirements for web-app testing (data privacy, access controls, audit trails).

• Experience in end-to-end testing of HIPAA-compliant systems or other regulatory frameworks (PCI DSS, GDPR).

• Any contributions to QA process improvements: templates, checklists, dashboarding of quality metrics, etc.