WHO WE ARE

CostQuest Associates is a broadband consulting firm offering a variety of specialized consulting services, GIS data, and application products. Our team utilizes GIS (Geographic Information System) solutions to design, develop, and implement economic models, applications, and geographic data to support the broadband telecommunications ecosystem.
We are a small company with a large profile, in constant pursuit of new challenges to expand our competencies. Our customers range from Fortune 100 companies, such as AT&T and Comcast, to government departments at the Federal and State levels. While we are proud of our accomplishments, we define ourselves by the courage to always do what’s right and the resolve to leave no stone unturned.
CostQuest Associates is based in Cincinnati, Ohio, with an office in Seattle, Washington, a presence in Washington, D.C.

WHAT WE DO

CostQuest Associates services government clients and the broadband industry with services related to valuation, appraisal, public policy, engineering cost, and business planning. We excel in custom broadband telecommunication economics work and the creation of niche datasets and applications that enable companies and regulators to make effective, informed decisions, and allocate their capital more efficiently.
Clients such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the US Department of Commerce have relied on our expertise to inform policy and regulatory decisions. In addition, our valuation and appraisal services support the tax and merger and acquisition initiatives for large services providers and other providers of broadband services.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

As a Lead QA Analyst at CostQuest Associates, you will be responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of manual and automated testing for our many data products. You Weekly will be the guardian of quality for our product development lifecycle, meticulously testing and validating products before they reach our clients. As Product Manager, we will use your understanding of product development to help facilitate the development of products from R&D to execution. Your organization and people skills will be just as needed as your analytical testing skills.
If you are ambitious, eager to learn, and interested in elevating product standards and ensuring customer satisfaction, this position at CostQuest Associates is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact. CostQuest is a small company, and we need people willing to wear many hats throughout the product development cycle.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Information Systems or related field

REQUIRED SKILLS

• 3+ years of experience in manual and automation software testing
• Experience with PlayWrite or other testing platforms
• Highly knowledgeable in CSS/JavaScript
• Experience with Python preferred
• Have a working knowledge of SQL/PostgreSQL
• GIS experience preferred
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle
• Ability to coordinate and manage a team through the product development cycle
• Ability to work well in a collaborative environment and listen and learn from internal stakeholders
• Strong attention to detail
• Comfort working in a fast-changing market
• Solution-oriented communicator with strong problem-solving skills
• GIS experience

OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Occasional travel to Seattle and elsewhere.
• To meet the U.S. Government clearance requirements for this opportunity, candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.
• Ability to pass a U.S. Public Trust background investigation for access to the client site and computing systems. You must have lived in the U.S. for the past three (3) years.
• All candidates will be subject to a background check and pre-employment drug screening

• Develop and execute manual and automated test plans and test cases
• Perform regression testing to ensure resolved issues do not reoccur
• Maintain and update test automation frameworks
• Conduct performance and scalability testing
• Work with the development team throughout the product development cycle
• Contribute to project documentation, including requirements, design specifications, and user manuals.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers, back-end developers, and project managers, to gather requirements, provide technical insights, and contribute to the overall development of a product
• Adhere to project schedules, prioritize tasks, and meet project deadlines while maintaining a high level of code quality and attention to detail