Department: Engineering

Pay: $90,000-$95,000 Annually

Schaumburg, IL

The software Quality Assurance Tester assesses software quality through manual and some limited automated testing. In this position you must have a keen eye for detail and excellent organizational and communication skills. Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities are a must, as well as skilled execution of test cases and a high passion for quality. This role reports to the QA Manager.

Responsibilities
Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Create use cases, develop, and maintain test specifications, test cases, test scripts and test data on highly complex and/or multiple projects.
• Implement test practices, standards, and processes, troubleshoot test issues, record test results, track and prioritize defects, participate in product readiness, and release decisions.
• Establish fact-based measures of test efficiency, effectiveness, and product readiness.
• Consistently execute test cases (manual and/or automated) and analyze results in a timely manner.
• Create Confluence pages to document testing phases and pass/fail criteria.
• Effectively report bugs and errors to the development team via Jira.
• Assist with troubleshooting issues and analyzing defects to improve products.
• Work with cross-functional teams to ensure quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Follow through and conduct post-release/post-implementation testing.
• Perform daily duties in line with FORTH’s Information Security Policies and Procedures.
• Ensure that Information Confidentiality, Integrity, and Privacy is always maintained with processing information assets.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• 3+ Years’ experience in QA testing HTML and web-based applications
• Excellent understanding of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
• Excellent knowledge testing all layers of the application – database, front-end, and back-end
• Experience with automation testing, creating, and maintaining frameworks using Selenium or other automation tools
• Ability to document and troubleshoot errors
• Excellent communication skills
• Maintain strong attention to detail
• Strong organization skills
• Analytical mind and problem-solving aptitude
• Excellent critical thinking and troubleshooting skills, ability to find and solve the root causes of problems
• Strong experience with business rule intensive systems and high-volume manual workflow
• Experience with Jira and Confluence
• Previous experience with Fin Tech is a plus
• Experience supporting highly regulated businesses or products preferred
• Katalon Studio experience is preferred, but not required
• Cucumber BDD experience is preferred, but not required
• Experience with API testing (REST/SOAP), including tools such as Postman or similar
• Experience executing and maintaining large-scale regression test suites across multiple release cycles
• Strong understanding of the full STLC, SDLC with direct involvement in release planning, test cycles, and go/no-go decisions
• Experience working in fast-paced release environments with frequent feature deployments (weekly or bi-weekly release cadences)
• Familiarity with risk-based regression testing strategies to prioritize coverage in time-constrained release windows
• Experience coordinating regression testing across cross-functional teams on large, multi-workstream projects

What Will Make You Stand Out

• Experience with Xray test management or similar (Jira plugin)
• Experience with Playwright for end-to-end browser automation
• Pytest framework experience, including writing and maintaining test scripts in Python
• Exposure to release management processes including release notes, deployment checklists, and post-release validation
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and integrating automated tests into build workflows
• Experience with version control systems such as Git
• Experience with performance or load testing tools (e.g., JMeter, k6)
• Background in performance testing
• Hands-on experience with JMeter or similar load-testing tools
• ISTQB certification

This role requires two days a week in the Schaumburg office. Current expectations are Wednesday & Thursday in-office, but the candidate needs to be flexible as these days may change.

 

FORTH (Set Forth, LLC) (formerly Debt Pay Gateway and DebtPayPro) has been serving consumers who are exiting debt since 2009. As a trusted leader in debt resolution technology, FORTH provides powerful tools and secure Pg 2 of 5 payment solutions that empower consumers while giving clients an all-in-one platform to manage operations efficiently. We have over 130 employees across various states supporting 450+ B2B relationships. Every department, every role, every person drives our success. We’re more than a company. We’re a community of thinkers & builders shaping the future of debt relief technology.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Set Forth, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected status. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.