Quality Assurance Specialist

<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">Who we are:</span> </span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">We are a full-service agency and content studio dedicated to helping companies grow through strategy, creativity, technology services, and human talent. We combine innovative thinking, digital production, and specialized talent to deliver high-impact solutions for regional and international clients.</span></p> <p><br></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">At Boombit, we work with multidisciplinary teams across Latin America, supporting digital products, creative technology, content operations, and staff augmentation solutions for companies that need agile, reliable, and scalable execution.</span></p> <p><br></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">Job purpose: </span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt">We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive <span style="font-weight: bold">Quality Assurance Specialist</span> to help ensure the delivery of high-quality digital products and exceptional client satisfaction throughout the product lifecycle. This role is responsible for executing structured quality assurance activities, supporting both manual testing and automation initiatives, and contributing to continuous improvement within the QA practice.<br><br></span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">As part of a hybrid QA team, you will collaborate closely with developers, designers, project managers, and fellow QA professionals to validate functionality, identify risks, improve testing processes, and ensure consistent quality across platforms and devices.</span></p> <p><br></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">Job details: </span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">Location:</span> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt">100% Remote. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Open to candidates based in <span style="font-weight: bold">Costa Rica,</span> <span style="font-weight: bold">Mexico</span>, or <span style="font-weight: bold">Colombia</span>.</span></span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">Schedule:</span> Monday to Friday, from 8:00am to 5:00pm</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">Job Type:</span> Temporary contract, full-time engagement, approximately 3 months.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">Language Proficiency:</span> Spanish advanced or fluent, English C1+ for reading, writing, and conversation</span><br></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-family: Inter, sans-serif"><span style="font-weight: bold">Availability:</span> Immediate availability preferred</span><br></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt"><br></span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">Key Responsibilities & Duties:</span></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt">Be co-responsible for the quality of projects based on business requirements and design specifications.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Collaborate effectively with QA team members, developers, designers, project managers, and stakeholders to achieve project objectives.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Analyze project requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and tickets to ensure adequate test coverage.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Identify missing, unclear, or conflicting requirements and proactively seek clarification.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Identify, communicate, and escalate risks, issues, and potential project blockers.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Design, create, and maintain test plans, test cases, test scripts, traceability matrices, and QA documentation.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Execute Functional Testing, Smoke Testing, Regression Testing, Exploratory Testing, and Non-Functional Testing activities.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Perform API testing and validate system integrations when required.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Participate in both manual testing efforts and QA automation initiatives.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Create, track, prioritize, and manage defects through resolution using Jira or similar tools.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Communicate testing progress, quality metrics, project status, and risks to stakeholders.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Apply industry-standard QA methodologies, testing strategies, and best practices.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Support regression testing cycles for product releases and updates.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Assist with QA estimation, planning, and test execution activities.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Support onboarding, documentation, and knowledge-sharing initiatives within the QA practice.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Continuously improve knowledge of automation tools, accessibility testing, security testing, and emerging QA practices.</span></li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold"> Academic Background:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Bachelor’s Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Relevant certifications in QA automation, Agile, software testing, or cloud-based testing tools are a plus.</span></li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">Required Skills & Experience:<br></span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">+5 years of experience in <span style="font-weight: bold">Software Quality Assurance</span>, preferably within creative or digital agencies operating in fast-paced environments.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Hands-on experience performing:</span> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Functional Testing</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Smoke Testing</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Regression Testing</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Exploratory Testing</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">API Testing</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Knowledge of software <span style="font-weight: bold">testing methodologies</span>, test design techniques, and QA best practices.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Understanding of test automation concepts, frameworks, and industry standards.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Experience creating and maintaining <span style="font-weight: bold">test plans</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold">test cases</span>, test scripts, and QA documentation.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Strong defect management skills, including tracking, reporting, and validating fixes throughout the software development lifecycle.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Experience working within Agile development environments.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Ability to collaborate effectively with developers, project managers, designers, and business stakeholders.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Ability to identify, communicate, and escalate risks appropriately.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Strong ownership mindset, accountability, and commitment to quality.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Experience working with task management and defect tracking tools such as Clickup, <span style="font-weight: bold">Jira</span> or similar platforms.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Experience working with <span style="font-weight: bold">Content Management Systems</span> (CMS).</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Experience with <span style="font-weight: bold">Adobe Experience Manager</span> (AEM) is highly preferred.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Experience working with distributed, local, and offshore teams.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">English proficiency at B2 level or higher.</span></li> </ul> <p><br><br></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">Preferred Qualifications</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Experience with BrowserStack or cross-browser testing platforms.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Experience with performance, accessibility testing.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Background in digital platforms, advertising technology, creative technology, SaaS, or agency environments is a plus.</span><br></li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">Nice to have, not exclusive</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Experience working on multi-platform digital products.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and quality gates.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Knowledge of modern test automation frameworks and scripting languages.</span></li> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">Core Competencies: </span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">At our company, we believe that success is not just about technical proficiency but also how you work with others and approach challenges. As part of our team, you’ll be expected to demonstrate the following key competencies:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">Cultivates Innovation:</span> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Generates useful ideas that are new, better, or unique.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Introduces fresh perspectives on problems, moving beyond conventional approaches.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Challenges the status quo and pushes for continuous improvement.</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">Collaborates:</span> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Works effectively with others across the organization to achieve common goals.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Earns the trust and support of colleagues by being open and communicative.</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">Manages Complexity:</span> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Gather data from various sources to solve complex problems.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Weighs the pros and cons of different solutions and assesses risks and benefits.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Analyzes diverse information sources thoroughly before defining problems and implementing solutions.</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold">Communicates Effectively:</span> <ul> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Conveys messages clearly, compellingly, and concisely.</span></li> <li><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">Shares helpful and timely information with team members across the organization. </span> <ul></ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul></ul> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt"><br></span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt"><span style="font-weight: bold">How to apply:</span> </span></p> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt">If you are passionate about software quality, continuous improvement, and delivering exceptional digital experiences, we encourage you to apply. Please submit your updated resume and any relevant certifications through our careers page.</span></p>

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