QA Engineer Virtual Internship

Are you passionate about quality and eager to dive into the world of software testing? Our QA Engineer Virtual Summer Internship offers hands-on experience in ensuring top-notch software performance and reliability.

As a QA Intern, you will assist in developing and executing test plans and functional (Automated and Manual) test cases to ensure that products meet user needs and business requirements. You’ll gain experience in maintaining a testing strategy that includes design, execution, and documentation of test cases, defects tracking, and test coverage analysis. This role provides an excellent opportunity to learn about system and solution testing strategies. 

What You’ll Do

• Assist in planning, designing, scripting, execution, and reporting of testing activities.
• Learn to manage multiple testing processes under supervision.
• Help define scope and approach of system testing effort.
• Utilize standard quality reporting metrics.
• Provide estimates for project test efforts with guidance.
• Contribute to writing and maintaining detailed test cases/scripts aligned with user and business needs.
• Review business requirements, functional specifications, and user information to understand end user requirements and business process context.
• Assist in creating and executing automated test scripts.
• Participate in application security testing.
• Collaborate with other IT and Business teams to achieve system verification and validation objectives.
• Gain exposure to providing technical guidance regarding quality processes, tools, and methodologies. 

What You’ll Need

• Be enrolled in an accredited undergraduate degree program related to computer science, IT, information science, management information systems, data science, mathematics, or physics, with a graduation year of 2027 or 2028.
• Basic understanding of the overall application development life cycle. Agile knowledge is a plus.
• Exposure to software test planning, execution, and validation, including basic knowledge of various testing tools and methods (Azure DevOps, Jira).
• Interest in learning about automated testing tools (e.g., Robot Framework, Playwright).
• Interest in learning about security testing tools (e.g., Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP), Checkmarx).
• Interest in learning about AI agents support for testing tasks.
• Familiarity with business process and data flow identification and documentation.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to demonstrate professional judgment and work effectively in a team environment.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Willingness to learn and take on new challenges. 
• Ability to work full 40-hour weeks virtually from June 17 – August 7, 2026 (internship dates cannot be altered).
• All applicants applying for U.S. intern openings need authorization to work in the United States for Robert Half without sponsorship now or in the future.

This internship offers hands-on experience and the opportunity to develop skills in a supportive environment. If you are passionate about quality assurance and eager to learn, we encourage you to apply.

The typical hourly pay rate for this position is shown below.

Benefits are available to contract/temporary professionals, including medical, vision, and dental, and life and disability insurance. Hired contract/temporary professionals are also eligible to enroll in our company 401(k) plan. Visit roberthalf.gobenefits.net for more information.

Robert Half Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/Disability/Veteran

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