IT QA Analyst - Privacy & Website Compliance

Compensation & Location

Location: Torrance, CA

Pay Range: $55.00 – $62.00 per hour (based on experience and internal equity)

Schedule: Full-time, contract; long-term opportunity

Work Type: Hybrid (4 days onsite, 1 day remote)

Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, 401k, Continuing and on-demand education

📍 Must be willing to work onsite in Torrance, CA (LA County)

✅ Sponsorship is available for this role

‼️ ONLY W2 – NO CORP to CORP – NO 3rd Parties

Position Summary

We are seeking an IT QA Analyst – Privacy & Website Compliance to support privacy compliance initiatives, regulatory testing efforts, and enterprise digital platforms within a large-scale enterprise environment. This role will be responsible for validating that systems, processes, and controls meet privacy regulations, internal policies, and compliance requirements while ensuring privacy-by-design principles are embedded across technology solutions.

The ideal candidate combines strong Quality Assurance expertise with knowledge of privacy regulations, compliance testing, data governance, and website compliance initiatives. This individual will partner closely with Privacy, Legal, Compliance, Security, IT, and business stakeholders to identify risks, validate controls, and ensure privacy-related solutions are delivered with the highest standards of quality and regulatory adherence.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test plans, test strategies, and test cases to validate privacy and compliance requirements

• Validate compliance with regulations including CCPA, CPRA, GDPR, AADC, ADA, and internal privacy standards

• Test consent management processes, data subject rights workflows, and personal data handling procedures

• Design and execute functional, integration, system, and user acceptance testing (UAT) activities

• Create and maintain QA deliverables including test strategies, traceability matrices, defect logs, and compliance validation reports

• Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects through resolution

• Validate data accuracy, integrity, security controls, and proper handling of sensitive and personal information

• Ensure end-to-end traceability between business requirements, privacy requirements, test cases, and testing outcomes

• Review requirements and solution designs to ensure testability, completeness, and compliance readiness

• Communicate testing results, compliance risks, defects, and recommendations to project stakeholders

• Identify privacy compliance gaps, risks, and control weaknesses during testing activities

• Support audit readiness efforts by maintaining testing evidence, validation documentation, and compliance records

• Recommend improvements to QA methodologies, testing processes, automation opportunities, and compliance validation practices

• Promote quality assurance best practices and privacy-by-design principles across projects and initiatives

What You'll Be Working On

• Website compliance and privacy initiatives

• Privacy-by-design validation and regulatory compliance testing

• Consent management and consumer privacy workflows

• Data governance, data protection, and privacy control validation

• Functional, integration, and UAT testing efforts

• Compliance reporting, audit readiness, and risk identification

• Cross-functional collaboration with Legal, Privacy, Compliance, Security, and IT teams

• Enterprise digital platforms and customer-facing applications

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience)

• 3–6+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, software testing, compliance testing, or related roles

• Strong understanding of QA methodologies, software testing lifecycles, and testing frameworks

• Experience developing test plans, test cases, testing strategies, and defect management processes

• Understanding of privacy regulations including CCPA, CPRA, GDPR, AADC, ADA, or similar regulatory frameworks

• Experience supporting functional testing, integration testing, system testing, and UAT activities

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills

• Excellent documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills

• Ability to manage multiple priorities within fast-paced environments

• Stable work history within large enterprise organizations

Desired Skills

• Experience testing privacy-related systems including consent management platforms and compliance solutions

• Experience with QA testing tools, automation frameworks, and defect tracking platforms

• Knowledge of data governance, information security, risk management, or compliance programs

• Experience performing SQL queries, data validation, and data quality testing

• Experience with privacy management platforms such as OneTrust or similar tools

• Familiarity with Agile development environments and enterprise digital platforms

• Experience supporting audit readiness, regulatory reviews, and compliance assessments

• 3+ years of Big 4 consulting experience preferred