Quality Assurance Analyst I

Summary The Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst I will help ensure all products and services meet company standards and end-user requirements. The QA Analyst I will be responsible for manual testing, maintaining accurate documentation, defect tracking and reporting. The QA Analyst I must be comfortable participating in all phases of the software development lifecycle for multiple projects simultaneously as well as displaying exceptional communication skills to technical and non-technical team members. Essential Duties and Responsibilities This description intends to describe the general nature and level of work performed by Teammates assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties, responsibilities and qualifications. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Write and execute manual tests for team applications and services. Identify, document, report, and track defects. Work with development teams to provide feedback on defects. Collaborate with business analysts, project managers, and business users to ensure requirements are understood and covered by test cases. Collaborate with the development teams to troubleshoot issues. Perform regression, usability and user acceptance testing. Make sound recommendations and decisions based on observed user behavior and prior experience. Collaborate with test automation engineers to automate the most critical regression tests. Utilize wireframes, html-mockups and beta versioning to test both internally and externally focused applications. Cross browser and mobile device testing for multiple web-based applications. Create acceptance criteria that leads to testable features. Utilize the Agile Development Process. Effectively operate multiple browsers, mobile devices and utilize technology tools used for test case management, defect reporting/tracking, project management and documentation organization. Stay up to date with new testing tools and test strategies. Contribute to the QA process for a team of developers. Create, execute, and maintain test plans or processes for assigned development team. Assist with QA process improvement. Fulfill mission statement by performing job duties with a high level of Guest service while contributing to a positive team spirit. Work with the team during after-hours deployments. Special projects and other duties as assigned. Supervisory Responsibilities This job has no supervisory responsibilities. Education and/or Experience Bachelor's degree from four-year college or university; and one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Teammate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the Teammate is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The Teammate is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The Teammate must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Work Environment While performing the duties of this job, the Teammate regularly works in an office setting. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Equal Employment Opportunity Buckle is committed to hiring and developing the most qualified Teammates from the available workforce in the communities we serve. Equal employment opportunity has been, and will continue to be, a fundamental principle at Buckle, where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination and retaliation because of veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, color, national origin or ancestry, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable local, state, or federal law. For state specific information, refer to the State Law Supplements found on the Teammate Center, under Human Resources.