Senior Software Quality Engineer

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Core in-office days are Tuesday and Wednesday but will be determined by business needs.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Leads and executes the QA strategy for projects, ensuring alignment with organizational standards and best practices.
• Analyzes features and user stories to validate acceptance criteria, testability, and impact of proposed changes.
• Provides accurate estimates for QA activities including test design, automation, execution, and defect resolution.
• Designs, implements, and maintains automated test scripts with a focus on the test automation pyramid and lower-level system testing.
• Ensures thorough product testing prior to release, including functional, regression, and integration testing.
• Conducts peer reviews of test plans, cases, and automation code.
• Identifies, documents, and tracks defects through resolution, including root cause analysis.
• Maintains and executes regression test suites to ensure ongoing product stability.
• Recommends and implements improvements to QA processes and tools.
• May have responsibility for performance and coaching of staff and may have a participatory role in decisions regarding talent selection, development, and performance management for direct reports.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Information Technology, Computer Science or a related field.
• Experience: Generally, a minimum of 6 years of related experience in quality assurance or test engineering. Completion of or continuing progress toward a professional designation preferred, such as Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE), ISTQB Certified Tester – Foundation Level (CTFL), or Certified Agile Tester (CAT).

Scope of Job/Qualifications

• Plans and leads testing efforts for moderately complex projects, coordinating across teams.
• Proficiency in test automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps).
• Strong understanding of Agile, DevOps, and modern SDLC practices.
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, TestRail, Git, Docker, Postman, and SQL.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and business relationship skills.
• Requires a high level of understanding of organization's business and technology operations.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to gather and analyze data to drive decision-making.
• Viewed as a senior resource on the team.
• Provides technical advice and support to lower-level positions.

Company

National Interstate Insurance Company

Salary Range

$100,000.00 - $115,000.00

Benefits

• Competitive benefits packages for full-time and part-time employees.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Wellness plans, parental leave, adoption assistance, and tuition reimbursement.
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays.
• A 401(k) plan with company match.
• An employee stock purchase plan.
• Commuter benefits.