About Players Health

At Players Health, we are on a mission to create the safest and most accessible environment for an athlete to play the sports that they love. This is not only our mission, but also our promise to sports. A promise we will not break. There are over 50 million youth athletes playing sports in the US and they are counting on us to ensure that the environment that they are coming into not only accepts them for who they are, but fills them with encouragement, love, inspiration, and so much more.

Players Health is a VC backed, mission-driven, sports technology platform providing digital risk management services, reporting tools and insurance products to sports organizations to comply with the changing athletic environment and responsibilities.

Our Core Values

We Cannot Achieve Our Mission Without Having a Strong Culture. We Believe That At The Core Of a Strong Culture Is a Shared Set Of Values. The Values That We Hold Trued And Look For Our Employees To Embrace Are As Follows

• Lead with Mission: Our mission always comes first. If we stay on mission as an organization then we believe we will be successful in our professional and personal lives.
• Go Beyond: We're not satisfied with just "good enough" - we go above and beyond to achieve awesome results that impress and inspire.
• Operate like Owners: We believe in operational excellence. We take ownership of our work and approach every task with a sense of pride, responsibility, and commitment to excellence. We don't just rent our roles - we own them and strive to make a lasting impact.
• Virtue First: From the big decisions to the small details; honesty, integrity, and transparency are the bedrock of our culture and the foundation for everything we do.
• Service: We live to serve others with humility, empathy, and kindness. We put our customers, colleagues and community first, and always strive to exceed their expectations with a smile.
  
  
  

About The Role

We are currently searching for an experienced QA Analyst to join our Technology team. This role is integral to developing and implementing a successful QA practice for our software applications.

The ideal candidate will be a collaborative, hardworking individual with 4+ years' experience in QA testing preferably coming from the insurance/sports domain. We will consider candidates in states where we currently have an employee presence. Other states may be considered, depending on the role and experience. Compensation is competitive and will reflect the candidate’s experience and ability to contribute to our ambitious growth and mission. This role comes with a salary commensurate with skills and experience, ranging between $65,000 - $80,000.

Players Health offers a comprehensive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, Flexible PTO, and 401K.

Join us!

Responsibilities (are Inclusive Of But Not Limited To)

• Work with Engineering and Product Managers to understand software specifications
• Ability to design, write, and execute complex software testing procedures
• Building, coding, and implementing software evaluation test programs
• Running test programs to ensure that testing protocols evaluate the software correctly
• Completing final tests and creating post-test reports
• Designing manual and automated test procedures to evaluate each software product.
• Recommend, implement, and monitor preventative and corrective actions to continuously improve quality assurance processes and ensure that testing processes meet user expectations and align with product requirements.
• Assist in User Acceptance Testing (UAT), ensuring all user requirements are met and the system performs as expected in real-world scenarios.
• Maintain clear and concise test documentation, including test cases, test plans, and test reports, ensuring thorough traceability.
  
  
  

Minimum Skills & Qualifications

• 5-7 years of relevant work experience as a software Test/QA Engineer.
• In-depth understanding of Java, JavaScript, Selenium and automation frameworks.
• Experience with test management tools (e.g., JIRA, TestRail) and automation frameworks (e.g, Selenium, JUnit)
• Utilize and manage various testing tools, including Postman, Jmeter, test automation using Selenium, Postman or Playwright and others to support comprehensive testing efforts
• Familiarity with DevOps processes and CI/CD pipelines for test automation and deployment experience setting up test automation jobs in Jenkins.
• Understanding of QA methodologies and the full software development life cycle (SDLC), including Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Proficiency in both manual testing and automation tools (e.g., Selenium or similar).
• Experience with defect tracking and test management tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira.
• Basic to intermediate knowledge of SQL for querying databases and validating data.
• High attention to detail, organizational skills, and time management abilities.
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
  
  
  

Desired Characteristics

• The ideal candidate would be someone who has experience working for a Sports organization and working on analytics related to athlete safety, injuries, production while also having experience in risk management.
• Have a strong understanding of QA methodologies, efficient testing strategies, and modern best practices
• Self-motivated and adaptable in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong emotional intelligence and ability to influence without direct authority.
• Ability to build rapport cross-departmentally.
• Experience with UnQork and Low code/No Code platforms would be a plus.
  
  
  

Additional Requirements

• Must have a dedicated safe and secure remote work environment
• Must have the ability to work and be productive in a remote work environment
• Exceptionally self-motivated and ability to work autonomously
• Proactive communicator in all communication methods, including email (Outlook) and instant messaging (Slack & Teams)
• Willingness and ability to attend virtual meetings with the camera on. We also have a great culture and want to engage with you! By regularly using cameras, we form connections and get to know each other, as well as promoting positive and respectful interactions amongst colleagues.
• Located in or willingness to work on Central or Eastern Time Zone
• Must be 18 or older
• Work location must be in the United States
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
  
  
  

Players Health is committed to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity, national/ancestry age, citizenship, disability, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.