How to hire a quality assurance consultant

How to hire a quality assurance consultant, step by step

Here's a step-by-step quality assurance consultant hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a quality assurance consultant job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new quality assurance consultant
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The quality assurance consultant hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   A quality assurance consultant's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, quality assurance consultants from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list shows salaries for various types of quality assurance consultants.

   Type of Quality Assurance Consultant	Description	Hourly rate
   Quality Assurance Consultant		$32-52
   Software Tester	The responsibility of software testers involves the quality assurance of software development and deployment. Software testers conduct manual and automated tests to make sure that the software is developed for its purpose... Show more	$29-48
   Quality Analyst	Pumpers are individuals who take responsibility for setting the pumping system controls for product maximization. Their job requires them to set density, concentration, rate, and pressure... Show more	$26-44

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • QA
   • Manual Test Cases
   • Regression
   • SQL Server
   • Test Scripts
   • Selenium Webdriver
   • Java
   • Status Reports
   • Test Data
   • Scrum
   • Home Health
   • Data Integrity
   • Test Procedures
   • Test Results

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Build management within TFS and deployment with a globalize development team in a manage system.
   • Manage QC oversight for multiple contract manufacturers.
   • Develop UAT strategy identify numerous show stopper defects and manage corrective actions for each defect.
   • Perform performance and stress tests using Jmeter.
   • Aid in optimization of website architecture / UI UX
   • Test the application using TalkBack on android devices.

   More quality assurance consultant duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your quality assurance consultant job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A quality assurance consultant can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, quality assurance consultants' average salary in hawaii is 35% less than in new hampshire.
   • Seniority. Entry-level quality assurance consultants 39% less than senior-level quality assurance consultants.
   • Certifications. A quality assurance consultant with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a quality assurance consultant's salary.

   Average quality assurance consultant salary

   $86,486yearly

   $41.58 hourly rate

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   Entry-level quality assurance consultant salary

   $67,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 15, 2026

   Average quality assurance consultant salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	California	$101,246	$49
   2	Rhode Island	$100,705	$48
   3	Massachusetts	$99,134	$48
   4	Connecticut	$96,039	$46
   5	New York	$90,174	$43
   6	Ohio	$90,160	$43
   7	Michigan	$88,687	$43
   8	Arizona	$87,509	$42
   9	Illinois	$86,419	$42
   10	Minnesota	$86,157	$41
   11	Texas	$85,059	$41
   12	Pennsylvania	$84,393	$41
   13	District of Columbia	$84,164	$40
   14	Wisconsin	$82,410	$40
   15	North Carolina	$82,318	$40
   16	Washington	$77,466	$37
   17	Colorado	$75,705	$36
   18	Georgia	$75,160	$36
   19	Iowa	$74,633	$36
   20	Nebraska	$73,569	$35

   Average quality assurance consultant salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Southern California Edison	$118,640	$57.04
   2	BNY Mellon	$112,829	$54.24	11
   3	Nokia	$109,689	$52.74	18
   4	Aetna	$109,179	$52.49
   5	Verizon Data Services Inc	$104,728	$50.35
   6	Cytokinetics	$104,641	$50.31	2
   7	State Street	$103,816	$49.91	5
   8	TEKsystems	$103,006	$49.52	12
   9	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan	$101,912	$49.00	2
   10	Northern Trust	$101,383	$48.74
   11	Navistar	$100,853	$48.49	4
   12	Healthspring, Inc.	$98,867	$47.53
   13	Ernst & Young	$98,815	$47.51	312
   14	Data	$98,065	$47.15	4
   15	Lowe's Companies	$97,657	$46.95	8
   16	Staples	$97,052	$46.66
   17	Dell	$96,373	$46.33	2
   18	Epiq	$95,826	$46.07	1
   19	CVS Health	$95,159	$45.75	98
   20	Cigna	$94,832	$45.59	23

4. Writing a quality assurance consultant job description

   A good quality assurance consultant job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a quality assurance consultant job description:

   Quality assurance consultant job description example

   We are seeking a Quality Assurance Consultant IV to become an integral part of our team! You will develop and execute software test plans in order to identify software issues.
   Responsibilities: Global Collateral Technology supports Collateral Management Operations in Global Markets Operations Technology with a number of applications to manage their day to day collateral business processes across four lines of businesses - OTC Derivatives, Fixed Income, Futures & Options (Exchange Traded Derivatives) and Prime Brokerage. It is currently implementing a multiyear initiative to setup a single strategic platform to support all the four lines of businesses.
   This position will be part of the large initiative to implement this global strategic platform. We will be leading the development of architectural changes to the platform as well as seeking opportunities to innovate on technologies.
   
   What you will do
   • Define testing requirements and plans that when executed will ensure the quality of our systems to meet the demands of our stakeholders with quality that ensures a good product.
   • Work with technology and business groups in the region and globally to deliver high quality products in a fast-paced environment.
   • Test project deliveries independently.
   • Work within a full software development lifecycle.
   • Communicate and discuss with Business and Technology on applicable use cases. Qualifications: Must Have
   Enterprise Databases
   SQL : -1 (0 - No Familiarity) of 5 (5 - Expert)and 0 years
   Technical
   OTC derivatives : -1 (0 - No Familiarity) of 5 (5 - Expert)and 0 years
   Python : -1 (0 - No Familiarity) of 5 (5 - Expert)and 0 years Previous experience in software development, quality assurance, or other related fields Knowledge of Java, Python, or other programming languages Familiarity with relational databases such as MySQL, Oracle, and SQL Server Strong root-cause analysis skills Deadline and detail-oriented Company DescriptionBC Forward began as an IT business solutions and staffing firm. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers’ needs into a full-service personnel solutions organization. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, BCforward also operates numerous delivery centers across North America and India. We are currently the largest consulting firm and largest MBE certified firm in Indiana. Our uninterrupted growth has allowed BCforward to deliver uniquely configured IT staffing and project solutions for over years of catering to our customers’ specific needs. BCforward currently maintains a team of over 5000 global resources. With our additional brand, Stafforward, together we have the capabilities to deliver services for a variety of industries in both public and private sectors which allows us to address your most challenging needs.
   www.BCforward.com

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5. Post your job

   To find quality assurance consultants for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any quality assurance consultants they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level quality assurance consultants with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your quality assurance consultant job on Zippia to find and attract quality quality assurance consultant candidates.
   • Use niche websites such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Recruiting quality assurance consultants requires you to bring your A-game to the interview process. The first interview should introduce the company and the role to the candidate as much as they present their background experience and reasons for applying for the job. During later interviews, you can go into more detail about the technical details of the job and ask behavioral questions to gauge how they'd fit into your current company culture.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   Sometimes, it's not enough to interview quality assurance consultant candidates, so you can ask them to do a test project. If you are not a technical person and don't know what a test project should be, you can use these websites:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new quality assurance consultant

   Once you've selected the best quality assurance consultant candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's also important to follow up with applicants who do not get the job with an email letting them know that the position is filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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