Software Quality Assurance Technician

Location: Hybrid - based in Greater Houston, TX or Greater Dallas, TX Employment Status: [[cust_EmploymentStatus]] Function: [[cust_JobFunction]] Pay Grade and Range: [[jobGrade]] ($60,000 - $82570) Bonus Plan: [[cust_BonusPlan]] Target Bonus: 8% Hiring Manager: [[hiringManagerName]] Recruiter: [[recruiterName]] Req ID: [[id]] ​ Job Summary The Software Quality Assurance Technician – Level 1 is an individual contributor responsible for planning, executing, and maintaining comprehensive quality assurance activities across complex software systems. This role serves as a technical support in testing methodologies, automation, and defect management and collaborating closely with development, product, and operations teams to ensure high-quality software releases. This position will spend significant time in a lab setting and manufacturing applications QA experience is preferred. This is also an onsite position based in our Houston or Dallas facilities. Key Responsibilities Quality Assurance & Testing Design, develop, and execute detailed test plans, test cases, and test scripts for applications and system integration Perform manual and automated testing, including functional, regression, integration, system, and user acceptance testing (UAT) Validate software against business requirements, technical specifications Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects to resolution using defect tracking tools Automation & Tooling Develop, enhance, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts Evaluate and contribute to selection of QA tools and methodologies Analyze test results and provide actionable insights to improve software quality and test coverage Collaboration & Leadership Work cross-functionally with software developers, product owners and support groups Process Improvement & Compliance Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, standards, and documentation Support release readiness activities and risk assessments Collaborate with Quality System Management to maintain an audit trail for software validation processes Required Qualifications Education & Experience Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field with min 1 year experience or Associates Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field with min 2 years experience requried Min 1 year of experience in quality assurance or software testing Technical Skills Familiar with software testing methodologies Ability to quickly learn test management and defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira, TestRail, Azure DevOps) Ability to read and understand technical documentation, APIs, and basic code Preferred Qualifications Experience testing enterprise, cloud-based, or integrated systems Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices Core Competencies Analytical skills Disciplined attention to detail and commitment to quality Excellent written and verbal communication skills Ability to work with minimal supervision. Proven ability to manage multiple priorities Position Level Expectations (Level 1) Works with minimal supervision Influences quality strategy and supports team capability development Serves as a point for product and software testing issues Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.