Role & Responsibilities:
- Define the QA strategy and own a living QA test plan aligned to the product roadmap.
- Develop and maintain a regression test plan and ensure consistent execution each release.
- Document clear, traceable test cases and keep test assets up to date as features evolve.
- Organize and schedule QA activities; leverage internal manual testing resources effectively.
- Perform manual testing for new features, regressions, and production validation when needed.
- Monitor Jira boards and transitions to plan, prioritize, and track QA work.
- Update, triage, and reassign Jira tickets; maintain high-quality bug reports and traceability.
- Establish quality gates and lead QA signoff before merging the QA branch into production.
- Build and maintain automated tests for UI, API, and data validations; increase coverage over time.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and enable reporting on quality status.
- Collaborate daily with product, engineering, and US-based stakeholders on scope, design, and release criteria.
- Define and track QA metrics (e.g., defect leakage, pass rates, automation coverage) and drive continuous improvement.
- Contribute to test data management, including synthetic data for data-centric validations.
- Champion risk-based testing, release readiness reviews, and post-release retrospectives.
Hard Skills:
- Experience creating QA strategies, test plans, and regression suites for SaaS or data-driven products.
- Strong manual testing skills across UI, API, and data validations with solid defect management.
- Hands-on test automation experience for UI and APIs using tools such as Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium.
- Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD and working with Git-based workflows.
- Proficiency with Jira or similar tools for planning, tracking, and reporting.
- Solid SQL skills and experience validating data transformations and reporting accuracy.
- Familiarity with BI or analytics products and data integration concepts..
It's a plus:
- Experience with synthetic data generation and data quality frameworks such as Great Expectations or dbt tests.
- Exposure to integrations with platforms like Salesforce, Gong, Google Analytics, or SalesLoft.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Jenkins and test reporting dashboards.
- Knowledge of API testing tools like Postman or REST Assured and contract testing practices.
- Performance and reliability testing exposure (e.g., JMeter, k6) and basic security testing practices.
- Background in multi-tenant SaaS, release management, and branching strategies for QA and production.
Soft Skills:
- Proven leadership with the ability to coach, prioritize, and drive accountability across teams.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management; comfortable with US-based teams and fast-paced environments.
- Strong ownership, organization, and attention to detail with a continuous improvement mindset.
- Structured problem solving and high comfort with ambiguity while introducing new processes.
Top Skills
What We Do
Allata (pronounced a-ley-ta) is a strategy, architecture and enterprise-level application development company focused on helping clients enhance or scale business opportunities, create efficiencies and automate processes through custom technologies.
We are building a different kind of firm – focused on doing exciting, transformational work for great clients and bringing caring and dedicated people to make our clients goals a reality. Our vision is to build an energized group of talented professionals that can stand strong on their own but work better as a networked team.
We enable business agility at the intersection of people, process, and technology. We provide solutions and expert services to assist businesses to become more nimble, transformative, and disruptive in their respective industries. We define vision, strategy, and value creation models for shaping strategic product designs, managing, and transforming enterprise delivery.
Just as strongly as we care about our clients, we feel that it is important to give back to the community and non-profits that we are passionate about. Every month, Allata donates 2% of our net income to a charitable cause our team believes in.
We live by our mantra:
Family comes first, clients are king, we take great care of our people.
