Quality Assurance Analyst

About Engage Squared

Engage Squared is a modern digital consultancy dedicated to making work better. With a strong presence across Australia and New Zealand, we partner with not-for-profit and enterprise organisations to design, build and support secure, human-centred digital workplaces.

We believe technology should empower people - helping them to be more productive, connected and confident in their work. Whether it is improving business processes, modernising records and compliance frameworks, or deploying automation and digital tools, we help organisations adopt change in a way that is sustainable, inclusive and aligned with their purpose.

At Engage Squared, we combine deep expertise in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem with a people-first mindset. We are not just about the tech - we are about the experience. We support clients from strategy through to delivery, ensuring outcomes that are meaningful, measurable and scalable.

With a culture that values transparency, collaboration and continuous improvement, Engage Squared is proud to build high-performing teams and deliver projects that make a difference. We work openly, we learn together, and we always aim to leave things better than we found them.

About the Role

We are looking for a Manual QA Analyst to join our growing Australian team as part of a large-scale (entering phase 2) medical research project.

The project involves rebuilding a number of web applications for our customer that collect disease specific, personal medical data, anonymizes the data and then uses this data for collaborative medical research. These applications are used by hospitals & clinics world-wide, and the primary application is a secure, cloud-native, multi-region, multi-tenant application

The platform is built on Microsoft Azure using React, REST APIs and Microsoft Graph.

As a Manual QA Analyst, you will work closely with the engineering lead, developers and product team to ensure the platform is thoroughly tested, secure, accessible and reliable. You will analyse requirements, design test coverage and execute structured test cycles across a modern Azure-based ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Analyse business requirements and user stories to design robust manual test scenarios and acceptance criteria
• Plan, execute and report on functional, regression, integration and UAT testing for web applications
• Validate authentication, permissions and data integrity across Azure-hosted environments
• Log and manage defects using Azure DevOps or similar tools, collaborating closely with developers for resolution
• Contribute to test planning, risk assessment and continuous improvement of QA processes
• Support the QA Lead in establishing repeatable frameworks and best-practice documentation

What you’ll bring

• 2-4 years’ experience in manual QA or test analysis for web applications
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile delivery and defect management processes
• Ability to translate requirements into detailed test cases and traceability matrices
• Excellent analytical, documentation and communication skills
• Collaborative and proactive, comfortable raising risks early and constructively

Technical Experience

Cloud and Infrastructure

• Exposure to applications hosted in Microsoft Azure, including awareness of environment configuration and CI/CD pipelines
• Understanding of Azure AD or Entra ID, OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect authentication flows

Frontend Applications

• Familiarity with React (web) architecture
• Testing UI behaviour, responsiveness and accessibility across multiple devices and browsers

APIs and Integration

• Testing and validating RESTful APIs using Postman or Swagger UI
• Understanding of Microsoft Graph API integrations with Microsoft 365 services
• Ability to read and interpret JSON payloads and response codes

Data and Security

• Awareness of secure-by-design principles and modern information security practices
• Understanding of data classification, privacy and access-control concepts

Tools and Workflow

• Experience using Azure DevOps, Jira or TestRail for test management
• Competence with browser developer tools, Charles Proxy, Fiddler, Postman, Bruno etc. for debugging
• Comfortable working in Agile or Scrum environments with cross-functional teams

Desirable skills and experience

• Experience testing secure, regulated or high-trust systems
• Familiarity with automation concepts or CI/CD pipelines (beneficial but not required)
• Understanding of the medical research and data domain

Why Join Us

Engage Squared is an award-winning, fast-growing company that believes in great workplace culture and investing in our people. We hire great people, work on interesting projects with amazing customers, and invest in our team; and we've just been named Global Microsoft Partner of the Year, Microsoft Partner of the Year, Australia and were listed as one of the best places to work in the Australian and New Zealand tech industry in the Australian Financial Review's BOSS Best Places to Work list, and the best small companies to work in WRK+’s Work for the Best list.

As a Microsoft Gold Partner, we specialise in creating modern workplaces with Microsoft technologies; helping organisations to work better, together, faster. Our vision is to create a world where every employee has access to the tools, knowledge, and information that they need to enjoy work. Using modern work technologies, we can free employees from the friction of inefficient business processes, and fill gaps in knowledge or support from their team, leaders, and leadership, so that they are empowered to be productive.

At Engage Squared, you will be part of a supportive, collaborative and values-driven team. You will contribute to the delivery of secure, high-impact digital platforms, with the opportunity to influence QA practices and standards from day one.