Software QA Analyst

Company

Description

VR Systems is a Tallahassee-based technology company specializing in election

software, with over 30 years of experience supporting the elections community.

Our software spans internal election management systems through public-facing

websites. Ongoing legislative and technological change requires us to remain

adaptable, precise, and innovative while delivering reliable software our

customers depend on.

Position Description

The Software Quality Assurance Analyst ensures software correctness by

interpreting requirements, validating complex business logic, and identifying

defects that impact functionality, usability, and compliance.

This role focuses on understanding how features should behave across real-world

workflows and verifying that system behavior aligns with defined business rules

and legislative requirements. The QA Analyst serves as a key safeguard for

product correctness in a regulated environment, working closely with Product

Management, Development, and Customer Support to support reliable releases.

This is an analytical, product-embedded quality role. While familiarity with

automation concepts is helpful, this position is not focused on building or

maintaining automation frameworks.

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Position Responsibilities

* Requirements Interpretation & Validation

* Translate business and legislative requirements into structured, traceable

validation approaches.

* Evaluate system behavior across workflows to confirm alignment with defined

business rules and expected outcomes.

* Identify edge cases, rule-driven scenarios, and cross-feature impacts that

may affect correctness or compliance.

* Testing & Investigation

* Execute structured, primarily manual validation testing across functional,

integration, regression, and user acceptance scenarios.

* Use SQL as needed to support validation of business rules and system

behavior.

* Investigate defects and inconsistencies across systems and environments.

* Document defects clearly and collaborate with Development teams through

resolution and verification.

* Collaboration & Product Partnership

* Partner with Product Management and Development to clarify requirements and

participate in design reviews with a focus on correctness and testability.

* Work with Customer Support to analyze and reproduce customer-reported issues.

* Develop working knowledge of related products and integrations to assess

cross-system impacts.

* Process & Continuous Improvement

* Participate in Agile ceremonies, providing QA insight, risk identification,

and status updates.

* Contribute to improvements in testing practices, documentation clarity, and

quality processes.

* Occasional Duties

* Participate in requirements gathering activities.

* Review legislative changes and assess potential impact on existing

functionality.

* Perform related business analysis tasks as needed.

Job Requirements

* Required

* U.S. citizen based in Tallahassee, FL.

* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or

related field, or equivalent experience.

* 3–5 years of experience as a QA Analyst or similar quality-focused role.

* Strong understanding of QA principles and Agile development methodologies.

* Demonstrated ability to write and use SQL queries to support testing and

validation.

* Experience using test management and defect tracking tools.

* Strong analytical reasoning skills and attention to detail.

* Ability to interpret complex requirements and evaluate logical correctness.

* Clear written and verbal communication skills.

* Ability to work independently, manage priorities, and adapt to changing

needs.

* High integrity and commitment to quality in a regulated environment.

* Availability for occasional evening or weekend work to support releases.

* Preferred

* Experience testing web-based applications.

* Familiarity with automation concepts (framework ownership not required).

Benefits

* The ability to be a member of our employee-owned company (ESOP) since VR

Systems is 100% owned by the employees.

* An annual salary commensurate with your experience and work-related skills.

* 100% health and dental insurance premiums covered for the employee.

* 50% health and dental insurance for employee dependents.

* Long-term disability and life insurance coverage.

* Matching contributions to a 401k plan.

* Paid vacation and personal time

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Occasional periods of travel are required. Due to the requirement to travel to

customers’ sites employees must be able to obtain and maintain a valid driver’s

license. This is a salaried position and may require work beyond the normal 40

hour work week to accomplish the job duties. This position is classified as

exempt and covered under the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Work Environment & Physical Demands

VR Systems is a professional office environment. This role routinely uses

standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing

cabinets, and fax machines. While performing the duties of this job, the

employee is regularly required to talk and listen. The employee will be required

to work extended hours. The employee is frequently required to sit for long

period of times and must have the ability to lift 35 pounds. The physical

demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an

employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.