What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Tester position at Xactus?
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Category
Information Technology
Description
WHO WE ARE :
Xactus (pronounced 'Zac-tus') is the leading verification innovator for the mortgage industry. We have over 6,500 clients ranging from the largest bank and non-bank mortgage originators to credit unions and mortgage brokers. With 2 operation centers across the U.S., Xactus works closely with our clients to digitally integrate a 360° approach to verification across their workflows. As a result, lenders can easily access the technology necessary to meet consumer demands for a modern mortgage experience with industry-leading speed, reliability, and accuracy - while also closing more loans more quickly with greater profitability.
We provide a friendly work environment while also providing many opportunities for you to enhance your skills. We have a top-notch financial leadership team who prioritizes building talent. If you are curious and searching for a change that will be fun and rewarding, please reach out to us! We would love to have you on our team!
WHO YOU ARE :
You are a career-minded, driven individual who is looking for a position that challenges you and supports your professional development.
THE BENEFITS WE OFFER :
A friendly, supportive environment which is highly rated by Xactus employees. Feedback from our employees says : 'The people I work with treat each other with respect,' 'I feel accepted by my coworkers,' and 'The person I report to cares about me as a person.'
Xactus offers medical, vision and dental insurances, bonus programs, fitness reimbursement and other healthy life-style programs through our benefits carrier, 401k plan with a company match, short and long-term disability, life insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, health savings account, flexible spending account, employee assistance program, legal services, employee discounts and more.
This is a full time exempt opportunity. the target compensation for this role is a base salary of $60,000 - $70,000. This position can be done remotely based in the US.
SUMMARY :
The QA Tester plays a critical role in the growth and success of Xactus by assuring quality across its SDLC process, platform applications and services. Being a SME for all things quality, enables Xactus to deliver on its key objectives, core values and first-rate end-to-end customer experience. This hands-on role applies significant industry and product knowledge, Agile testing methodologies, and QA best practices to successfully deliver quality software releases of new innovative products and integration solutions, while preventing critical defects and issues.
The QA Tester follows clearly defined test plans, test cases and story acceptance criteria to carry out test execution on new and existing features. They leverage their product and industry knowledge in combination with QA best practices and testing methodologies to assure delivery of high-quality products through continuous delivery and improvement.
The QA Tester is the custodian of quality and "voice of the customer." They are accountable for the delivery of exceptional product quality and a flawless end-user experience. This role is critical in bringing together quality processes and technologies that drive the Xactus' vision and achievement of delivering quality products to market.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
The following is a list of essential functions, which is subject to change at any time and without advance notice. Management may assign new duties, reassign existing duties, or eliminate a function based on business needs or at its sole discretion.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Partner with the Director of QA and QA Tech Lead to ensure testing initiatives are being delivered on time while ensuring high quality releases.
- Apply domain and industry knowledge along with QA best practices in test execution, bug and defect reporting and documentation of test results.
- Serve as the "voice of the customer," by testing from a user's perspective, converting product requirements and acceptance criteria to test cases assuring a first-class user experience across all applications and services.
- Partner with the Director of QA and QA Tech Lead to Identify and highlight cross-functional impacts of development delivery and downstream and / or unintended impacts or risks to be mitigated.
- Be the "custodian of quality" in internal and stakeholder meetings (e.g., Planning, Refinement) by seeking and providing clarity, risk assessment, estimation, and collaboration between teams and planning functions to improve delivery velocity and quality of products.
- Possess an exceptional attention to detail along with analytical and problem-solving skills to ensure the highest standard of test and product quality.
- Build cross-organizational awareness of issues and readiness for software releases through communication with development team and stakeholders ensuring a smooth release process of high-quality products and features for our customers.
- Partner with the Director of QA to deliver on quality goals that support the overall test strategy, organizational KPIs, and the QA team's process and procedures.
Position Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS :
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION AND / OR EXPERIENCE :
SKILLS AND COMPETENTCIES :
WORKING CONDITIONS :
PHYSICAL DEMANDS :
Xactus promotes an equal opportunity workplace, which includes reasonable accommodations of otherwise qualified disabled applicants and employees. Please contact your supervisor with questions regarding the physical demands of this position.
Full-Time / Part-Time
Full-Time
Shift
Days
City
Remote
Number of Openings
Exempt / Non-Exempt
Exempt
Req Number
INF-25-00005
Open Date
2 / 19 / 2025
Location
Remote- All
This position is currently accepting applications.
Salary : $60,000 - $70,000