Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst at Baird in Louisville, KY

Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst Location: KY-Louisville About the Role: We are seeking a Senior QA professional to join our IT Organization and champion the quality, stability, and reliability of solutions that power critical business operations and client relationship processes across the firm. In this highly collaborative role,you’llpartner with developers, product owners, business stakeholders, and delivery leads to shape testing strategy, embed end-to-end quality practices, andvalidatecomplex CRM enhancements and integrations. The ideal candidate is an analytical, proactive problem-solver with deep experience in functional, integration, and regression testing—comfortable balancing hands-on execution with strategic quality leadership in a fast-paced delivery environment. This position requires a hybrid work environment. Baird is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status. The Impact You'll Make: Work collaboratively with cross-functional team members to advise and ensureappropriate testingon projects and serve as a conduit in delivering quality results. Dive into ongoing projects and ask theappropriate questionsto plan and create test cases and understand what needs to be done in terms of integration and regression testing. Provide recommendations onappropriate testingstrategies and methodologies for assigned work. Perform analysis andidentifycandidates for test automation,determiningtheappropriate technologyrequired. Design and develop automated test scripts andmaintainand update existing scripts. Analyze results of test runs anddeterminecauseof failures. Document, communicate, and track the progress ofdefects onthrough resolution. Activelyparticipatein design reviews and provide feedback on features, user story acceptance criteria, and usability. Identifyand communicate situations that put the project quality at risk. Contribute to the design and implementation of testing processes, tools, and frameworks. Work withdeliveryteam and larger QA group to build our test automation practice. WhatYou’llBring to Baird: A minimum of five (5) years of prior IT and/or Business-related experience, including at least five (5) years of Quality Assurance, Test Automation, or Software Development experience. Automated UI Testing with API Testing Tool such as ThunderClient or SOAPUI and Selenium experience preferred. Practical knowledge of and experience with agile software development methodologies (Kanban, Scrum, XP, Lean). Knowledge of test methodologies and the difference between testing and checking. Ability to automate, or recognize the opportunity to automate,repeatedtasksand tests. Basic understanding of typical web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, REST APIs). Proficiencywith databases and SQL queries. Experience in testing both integration processes and reporting that reference large data sets. Experience with Azure Dev Ops, especially with integrated testingand pipelines (CI/CD)isa plus. .NetFramework/C#development with experience in unit test frameworks (nUnit,xUnit,MSTest). Experience with cumber-style test case authoring (Reqnroll/Specflowlibrary). Strong communicationskills, including experience speaking to technical and business audiences. Experience with DynamicsCRMa plus. Ability to partner with Business Analysts, Product Owners, and Developers to review requirements, write user stories, discover risks, andidentifyareas to be tested, and help educate team members on testing approaches andmethodology. Adaptability to changeapproachand priorities to meet the needs of the project and business. Experience with version control systems (GitHub). #LI-YA1 Baird is committed to diversity and provides employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, military service, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other status protected by law.