Junior QA Analyst /Tester

About Two95 International: Two95 International is a premier global technology solutions and technical workforce staffing enterprise. Partnering with leading corporations across North America, we specialize in delivering elite engineering talent, quality assurance governance, and digital transformation consulting to optimize software deployment workflows across enterprise networks.

Position Overview

IMMEDIATE HIRING @ California, USA (100% Remote Contract): We are seeking a skilled software validation professional for a 6-month remote contract as a QA Analyst/Tester. Despite the title, this role requires a robust technical tracking history with 5+ years of hands-on experience across manual, automated, API, and database test execution layers. Operating on a 1099 contract framework, you will be responsible for ensuring software ecosystem stability, analyzing microservices payloads, and writing automated scripts inside fast-paced distributed architectures.

Key Responsibilities

• Test Script Execution: Design, document, and execute highly granular functional, manual, and automated regression test cases across applications.
• API Payload Validation: Perform structural API testing for microservices, RESTful protocols, and internal web services utilizing Postman or SoapUI.
• Automation Engineering: Build, enhance, and maintain stable automated test scripts utilizing Katalon Studio, Selenium, or aligned framework tools.
• Defect Lifecycle Tracking: Defect tracking, logging, and reporting of software anomalies; collaborating directly alongside engineering teams to verify patch resolutions.
• Database & Data Validation: Execute robust database testing sweeps, executing structured SQL queries to ensure backend data ledger integrity.
• CI/CD Pipelines Support: Integrate test automation suites within continuous delivery setups to promote iterative quality improvements.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 5+ years of verified professional experience in Software Quality Assurance (QA), functional testing, and script automation.
• Hands-on production proficiency utilizing test automation framework architectures (specifically Katalon, Selenium, or TestNG).
• Extensive expertise handling API testing interfaces via Postman or SoapUI pipelines.
• Strong backend experience conducting database testing using complex SQL data queries.
• Solid understanding of the standard Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), QA methodologies, and defect lifecycles.
• Strong analytical troubleshooting, root-cause diagnosis, and technical documentation abilities.
• Strict Geographic Mandate: Only candidates residing in and operating from California, United States will be considered.
• Contract Framework: 6-month initial assignment operating on a 1099 tax classification setup.

What We Offer

• Contract Compensation: Fixed rate of $32.00 per hour on a 1099 contract billing infrastructure.
• 100% remote working flexibility from anywhere inside the state of California.
• Frictionless digital application screening processing through the Workable ATS architecture.
• Accelerated onboarding pipeline for immediate production enrollment.