QA Analyst Intern

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Co-created in Los Angeles, Pacsun inspires the next generation of youth, building community at the intersection of fashion, music, art and sport. Pacsun is a leading lifestyle brand offering an exclusive collection of the most relevant brands and styles such as adidas, Brandy Melville, Essentials Fear of God, our own brands, and many more.

Our Pacsun community believes in and understands the importance of using our voice, platform, and resources to inspire and bring about positive development. Through our PacCares program, we are committed to our responsibility in using our platform to drive change and take action on the issues important to our community. Join the Pacsun Community.

 

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About the Job:

This internship supports Pacsun’s Community Portal implementation, focusing on performing testing activities for the project. Under the guidance of the IT Project Management Office, the intern will assist in developing and executing test cases, collaborate on writing the test plan and assist business stakeholders during user acceptance testing.

This role offers the chance to collaborate with cross-functional teams, including the implementation partner, business stakeholders, and the IT team. Interns will gain valuable experience in software development life cycles with an emphasis on testing phases. In addition, the intern will gain knowledge in business processes related to retail and apparel industry.

This position is ideal for individuals enthusiastic about technology who want to learn about building web applications, testing strategy, project management and software development lifecycle methodology.

The role requires on-site work three days a week: Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

 

A day in the life, what you’ll be doing:

• The QA Analyst will use testing techniques that include usability, functionality, acceptance, and regression testing.
• This person is expected to have a good grasp of understanding how to test the functionality in different test environments and instances.
• Apply technical knowledge in testing web-based software across multiple web browsers and mobile devices on different operating systems.
• This person is expected to be precise in documenting the details of the bugs discovered through the testing activities.
• Work closely with other QA, Dev, and Project management teams as well as business.
• Develop test plans based on business and functional requirements, collaborate with stakeholders to understand the functionality of the new system and write test cases.
• Develop and maintain documentation related to test cases and support the business users during user acceptance testing.
• Assist in the development and delivery of training materials and sessions for the end users.
• Experience with SDLC methodology and planning in a hybrid of waterfall and agile methodologies.

 

What it takes to Join:

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Meticulous, effective verbal and written communication skills are necessary.
• Communicate effectively with in-house and remote development team to discuss and provide additional details and clear steps to recreate issues.
• Knowledge and understanding of software testing and its terminologies.
• Ability to clearly understand predefined business requirements and user stories.
• Use of critical thinking to imagine and define possible testing scenarios and use cases.
• Good organizational skills.
• Adapt to change easily and demonstrate ability to work in a demanding environment.
• Ability to independently perform ad hoc testing for quick fixes and smaller changes.
• Strong organizational and multitasking skills.
• Excellent written, oral communication and presentation skills are necessary.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project).
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Experience with user training and support.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Experience with Atlassian Confluence and JIRA preferred.

 

Hourly Salary Rate: $20

 

Pac Perks:

• Dog friendly office environment
• On-site Cafe
• On-site Gym
• $1,000 referral incentive program
• Generous associate discount of