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1099 Senior Quality Analyst
navapbc • Remote
No Relocation
Posted: September 3, 2026
Job Description
Position type: Hourly, Full-time
Contract type: 1099 Independent contractor
Location: Remote (U.S.based)
Contract duration: 3 months with potential extension
Position summary
The Senior Quality Analyst is responsible for ensuring the accuracy, accessibility, and usability of digital products that support a state program. You will be responsible for executing thorough manual testing of web applications to ensure they meet functional requirements and real-world user needs. You will support complex testing efforts, collaborate across multiple project scrum teams, and may lead small- to mid-scale QA efforts with some guidance from senior staff.
What you'll do
- Lead or support planning, analysis, and execution of QA activities across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
- Ensure that teams' work has clear acceptance criteria, developed/agreed on between members of the scrum teams.
- Write, execute, and maintain manual test cases based on user stories, functional specs, and acceptance criteria.
- Execute or interpret regression, performance, and validation testing; track and report defects.
- Validate integrations with backend systems (e.g., eligibility engines, document uploads).
- Perform accessibility testing and ensure compliance with relevant policies.
- Collaborate with product managers, project managers, designers, developers, and test automation engineers to maintain high-quality service delivery.
- Log detailed, actionable bug reports with reproduction steps, screenshots, and expected vs. actual results.
Required skills
- 10+ years of experience conducting manual testing of software products
- Understanding of QA methodologies including manual, automated, integration, and performance testing
- Strong analytical skills in problem solving, test planning, and risk evaluation
- Excellent communication skills—written, verbal, and interpersonal
- Ability to work independently, multitask, and adjust to changing project needs
- Strong documentation and test planning abilities
- High level of attention to detail
Desired skills
- Experience testing mobile-friendly interfaces
- Experience with public sector systems and federal/state benefit programs
- Experience with performance testing tools (e.g., LoadRunner) or open-source equivalents
- Leadership and mentoring experience in QA teams
- Understanding of system architecture, integration points, and business process modeling
- Understanding of Agile development processes