Junior Strong/Middle Manual QA Engineer

Blackthorn Vision is looking for a Middle Manual QA Engineer. Our client, established in 2011 and based in Colorado, is a leading player in the U.S. application management market. We’ve had a successful partnership with this client and are seeking candidates who are eager to take ownership and improve a product already trusted by over 6,000 enterprises.

Requirements

- ~1.5+ years of QA experience within Agile development teams.

- Solid grasp of test planning, executing functional and non-functional test cases, and defect reporting.

- Ability to translate business requirements into test cases, including edge cases and comprehensive coverage.

- Hands-on testing of web and desktop applications, including verifying installs on virtual machines (VMs).

- Solid knowledge of browser developer tools (Console, Network, Application).

- Practical experience with Azure DevOps for test management and defect tracking.

- REST API testing with Swagger (OpenAPI).

- Basic experience querying MongoDB (NoSQL) to validate data.

- Basic Git (push changes — e.g., to our manual AI-prompt framework).

- Comfortable using VS Code + GitHub Copilot to assist test-plan / test-case creation.

- Strong product-oriented mindset (user value and business impact) and out-of-the-box test thinking.

- Excellent team communication and collaboration skills.

- Upper-Intermediate level of English.

Nice to Have

- Experience with AI-assisted testing tools (GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Claude, etc.).

Responsibilities

- Design and execute functional and non-functional test cases; create and maintain test documentation in Azure DevOps.

- Perform backend testing (APIs via Swagger, MongoDB, logs) and verify deployments/installs on VMs.

- Use VS Code + Copilot prompts to help generate test plans and test cases.

- Analyze and report test results, track defects, and handle daily QA routines.

- Communicate with the team and participate in Agile ceremonies.

We offer:

• exciting and challenging work in a friendly and professional environment;
• excellent career opportunities and competitive salary;
• on-site visits to customers;
• flexible work schedule;
• professional development program with internal seminars on technical topics;
• courses, certifications, and access to the corporate library;
• free English classes;
• 18 working days of paid vacation (24 calendar days), 5 full-paid sick leave days, paid public holidays;
• medical insurance;
• maternity leave;
• IT club membership;
• employee referral program;
• recognition program with gifts and awards;
• pet-friendly and eco-friendly;
• direct and easy communication with management and much more.