QA Tester (Manual Testing & Business Discovery)
Location: Lewisville, TX - onsite 2 days/week
Employment Type: Contract

About the Role:
We are looking for a detail-oriented and intellectually curious QA Tester to join our client's growing team. This individual will play a key role in manual testing efforts across various products, ranging from HR systems (e.g., Workday integrations) to supply chain applications and payment processing systems.

You will be responsible for hands-on test case writing, executing test plans, working closely with business users for requirements discovery, and supporting end-to-end testing efforts including UAT, data validation, and API integration testing.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with business users, product owners, and developers to understand requirements and convert them into epics, user stories, features, and acceptance criteria.
• Write clear, concise, and comprehensive manual test cases and test scenarios based on business requirements and user stories.
• Perform functional, regression, UAT (User Acceptance Testing), data testing, and API integration testing.
• Participate in discovery sessions with stakeholders to gain deep understanding of business processes and testing needs.
• Track and manage test execution, identify defects, and work closely with development teams for resolution.
• Ensure full traceability from requirements through to test execution and defect logging.
• Contribute to continuous improvement in QA processes and best practices.
• Be flexible in testing different products, such as:
• HR systems, including Workday integrations
• Supply chain management applications
• Payment and transaction processing systems

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in manual QA testing, preferably in enterprise or SaaS environments.
• Proven experience writing test cases, test plans, and executing manual tests.
• Solid understanding of SDLC and Agile methodologies.
• Experience with API testing (e.g., using Postman, Swagger).
• Experience in data testing – validating data accuracy, integrity, and transformation logic.
• Familiarity with UAT coordination and test sign-off procedures.
• Ability to write epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria based on business inputs.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills; driven by intellectual curiosity and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with Workday, supply chain, or payment systems a plus.
• Nice to Have:
  Exposure to QA tools like Jira, TestRail, or Zephyr.
• Familiarity with SQL and ability to write queries for data validation.
• Understanding of system integrations and middleware (e.g., Workday Studio, MuleSoft, Boomi).

Why Join Us?

• Opportunity to work on diverse enterprise systems across HR, finance, and operations.
• Collaborative, inclusive, and growth-minded culture.
• A place to bring your curiosity and love of clean, well-tested software to life.