Quality Advocate - L3 (Ncyber)
Ncontracts · United States · 1 mo ago
RemoteRemoteLegal$93k–$138k/yrFull-time
About the role
This is a contributor role working on a small, cross-functional team made up of 2–3 developers, a product manager, and 1 Quality Advocate. The Quality Advocate is not solely responsible for quality in a team but should be always engaged in activities that will promote quality software development.
Responsibilities
- Help your team produce high quality software, suggesting appropriate tools and process changes when necessary
- Ensure that time is spent primarily on shift-left tasks like test case writing and user story definition
- Write and maintain Playwright automation tests to be integrated into CI/CD pipelines, contributing to a fully automated regression and validation strategy
- Leverage agentic tools such as Devin to accelerate test authoring and explore AI-assisted approaches to quality engineering
- Use MCP (Model Context Protocol) integrations to connect to test suites in Xray (Jira), streamlining test management and traceability
- Help with bug diagnosis and analysis
- Work as a collaborative teammate, ensuring everyone understands what high-quality means for current work
- Stay up to date on processes and tooling for improving quality, especially in the rapidly evolving AI tooling landscape
- Participate in learning and growth opportunities
- Be available to assist with release activities, and develop automated smoke test suites to accelerate that work
Requirements
- Experience with diverse testing methodologies and tools
- Experience writing test cases and helping to craft acceptance criteria
- Experience working on a cross-functional team delivering software
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- A genuine interest in AI-first tooling and a willingness to incorporate agentic workflows into day-to-day quality work
Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with Playwright for end-to-end test automation, or strong working knowledge of similar tools (Selenium, Cypress) with a clear appetite to learn Playwright
- Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
- Experience with AI-powered development tools such as Devin, GitHub Copilot, or similar agentic coding assistants
- Familiarity with test management in Xray for Jira, or similar tools; exposure to MCP-based integrations is a plus
- IISTQB certifications
- Functional knowledge of SQL as a tool for analysis and debugging
- Experience in SaaS-based companies
Skills
- Honesty
- Low Ego
- Instinctive Troubleshooting
- Deep Curiosity
- Automation Mindset
- Motivation
Benefits
- All full-time team members receive a fun, fast-paced work environment
- A responsible PTO plan that meets or exceeds state and local medical and family leave laws
- 11 paid holidays
- Community and social events to keep you connected and engaged
- Mental Health Benefits
- Medical, Dental and Vision insurance
- Company-paid Group Life Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability
- Flexible Spending Account & Health Savings Account
- Aflac Benefits – Critical Illness, Cancer Protection, & Hospital Choice
- Pet Insurance
- 2023 Company-paid 401(k) with company match with eligibility on Day 1 of employment
- 2 Paid Volunteer Time Off Days
- And much more!
Compensation Range
$93K - $138K