Quality Assurance Analyst Senior

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Quality Assurance Analyst Senior - IT Job Location: 5000 West Carefree Highway, Phoenix, Arizona 85086 Grade: 25 | Closing Date: 11/23/2025 FA: FLSA-EXEMPT | Salary Range: $65,000 - $85,000 Job Summary The Quality Assurance Analyst Senior - IT position will interpret issues, recommend solutions, and will solve complex problems. Will act as a resource to lower colleagues and may lead teams and/or projects. This position will also define scenarios and participate in production verification and validation. Job Duties Perform functional, integration, regression and release testing on software to ensure its quality and reliability. Communicate findings and resolutions, document all issues to support continuous improvement throughout the project. Proficiently create test plans, test data and procedures to ensure a successful testing process. Help the team stay aligned and improve overall software quality. Review and report complex test results involving analyzing test outcomes. Identify issues and provide clear insights. Offer suggestions for improvements to enhance software performance, functionality and user experience. Using diagrams, flow charts and test procedures helps visualize and organize issues ensuring clear communication and effective resolution by the development team. Performs other duties as assigned. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (KSAs) The candidate will have knowledge of quality assurance; testing tools and processes; software development processes including analysis, design, coding, system and user testing; problem resolution and planning; business applications; testing multiple platforms, browser and mobile devices. The candidate will be skilled in customer service; quality assurance; excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication. The candidate will have the ability to multitask; collaborate with team members; synthesize feedback and adjust plans accordingly; build strong relationships internally and externally; develop and write technical documentation; execute testing; interpret and analyze test results; handle scripting across different platforms; use/maintain testing frameworks, test libraries, database and test environments. Selective Preference(s) The preferred candidate will have a bachelor’s degree plus 5‑10 years of experience in quality assurance testing and analysis. Pre‑Employment Requirements If this position requires driving or the use of a vehicle as an essential function of the job to conduct State business, then the following requirements apply: Driver’s License Requirements. All newly hired State employees are subject to and must successfully complete the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E‑Verify). Benefits Sick leave Vacation with 10 paid holidays per year Paid Parental Leave – Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly‑placed foster/adopted child (pilot program) Health and dental insurance Retirement plan Life insurance and long‑term disability insurance Optional employee benefits include short‑term disability insurance, deferred compensation plans, and supplemental life insurance Learn more about the Paid Parental Leave pilot program here. For a complete list of benefits provided by the State of Arizona, please visit our benefits page. Contact Us If you have any questions please feel free to contact Milani Barron at for assistance. The State of Arizona is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr