QA Analyst

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION
Critical Logic is looking for smart, motivated, analytical individuals to join its Spokane team to provide expertise in software quality assurance and software testing to its clients’ organizations.

Are you good at logic puzzles?  Are you a big-picture, analytical thinker?  Do you have an engineering background but still enjoy a good novel? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you might be a perfect fit for our team.

This is a a full-time (FTE) position at our offices in Spokane Valley, WA. The QA Analyst will join our team of analysts to learn our specialized, model-based approach to test design.  The QA Analyst will apply their new skills to provide remote software quality assurance and product support services to our customers.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Learn Cause-Effect Modeling through formal training and in-project mentoring
• Develop working knowledge of business-scale software development projects and processes
• Perform ambiguity analysis, test design, and testing activities for both customer and internal projects
• Some travel to client sites may be required from time to time

QUALIFICATIONS

• Ability to learn quickly, including both new methods and new systems
• Comfortable with graphical computer tools
• Strong verbal communication skills for building relationships with customers
• Strong writing skills for professional emails and formal test documentation
• Working knowledge of basic technical aspects of modern computer systems
• Experience working in a professional office environment
• Team-orientation, with the ability and willingness to play multiple roles
• Desire to grow with, and help grow, the company
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

USEFUL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Any software background (networking, programming, testing, documentation)
• Experience using graphical modeling tools of any kind
• Customer support experience

ABOUT CRITICAL LOGIC
Critical Logic Inc., based in the San Francisco Bay area, has been a leader in the software quality industry for nearly 20 years.  Its customers include small and large businesses, government agencies, and consulting organizations across a wide range of industries, from banking to embedded-systems to defense.  Critical Logic is a leader in requirements-based testing and Cause-Effect Modeling, providing tools and services to its customers, lowering their costs by driving quality into the systems they build.  Critical Logic offers its consultants competitive salary and benefits package, with opportunities for advancement and contribution to internal R&D, product support, and customer training.  Find out more at our web site, http://www.critical-logic.com/.  Critical Logic is an equal opportunity employer.