Quality Assurance Engineer (QAE) – Columbia (Remote)

About Us

Zact is a Fintech innovator dedicated to a singular idea : Organizations need simpler expense and payment management systems that align the spending employee with finance and accounting while providing inherent guardrails and continuous reconciliation with financial systems.

Zact enables all parts of the company to Pay by the Rules.

About The Role

We are looking for a motivated Quality Assurance Engineer (QAE) to join our distributed team across the Americas. You will play a critical role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our existing product while working directly with support, product lead and clients to understand issues, provide release confidence, and maintain high standards for product delivery. This role requires someone who is a quick learner, independent, and comfortable in a fully remote environment.

Location

• Zact is a global company with multiple locations across US, Europe and India.
• We provide 100% Remote Working Option.
• Candidates applying for this role should be located in the North, Central or South America.

What You’ll Do

• Test and validate features of our existing product to ensure high‑quality delivery
• Analyze user stories and requirements to create clear, actionable test cases
• Execute test plans across functional, regression, and edge‑case scenarios
• Identify, document, and track defects, working closely with developers to ensure resolution
• Communicate directly with support, product lead, and clients to understand reported issues and provide timely updates
• Provide release confidence and validation reports to product leads
• Collaborate with remote team members across multiple time zones
• Identify tests and workflows that would benefit from automation and provide input to the automation team
• Contribute to continuous improvement of testing processes, documentation, and best practices

What We’re Looking For

• At least 5 years of proven experience in software testing, QA, or a related role
• Strong experience with Postman, Jira, AIO, or equivalent test management tools
• Ability to create effective test cases from user stories and requirements
• Ability to identify tests that would benefit from automation
• Quick learner with the ability to work independently and take ownership of product quality
• Strong problem‑solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Comfortable working in a fully remote, distributed team environment
• Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and deadlines
• Located in North, Central, or South America

Nice to Have

• Basic understanding of how to trigger automated tests via CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working in SaaS, B2B, or customer‑facing products
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks or scripting
• Understanding of release management and deployment processes

Minimum Education Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience