Sr. QA Engineer

About the role

As part of IPRO’s Technology Solutions Department, the Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer supports projects under the general direction of the Sr. Director. In this role, you will be responsible for defining, implementing, and continuously improving quality practices across applications and systems. This role goes beyond test execution to drive quality strategy, prevent defects, and ensure releases meet functional, performance, security, and compliance standards. The Sr. QA Engineer partners closely with Product, DevOps, and business stakeholders to embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle. This position is office based at our Jericho, NY office.

Responsibilities

• Design and execute complex test scenarios including functional, integration, and regression to validate end-to-end workflows across integrated systems
• Create the foundation of quality assurance standards and documentation
• Design, build, and maintain scalable test automation frameworks
• Partner with Product, DevOps, and business stakeholders to embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle
• Drive quality strategy, prevent defects, and ensure releases meet functional, performance, security, and compliance standards

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, test planning, test design, and defect management, including the ability to select and apply appropriate testing approaches based on technical and business risk
• Hands‑on experience with automated testing frameworks for UI, API, and/or backend services, including designing maintainable test suites and contributing automation that improves coverage and reliability
• Proven experience designing and executing functional, integration, regression, and end‑to‑end tests to validate business requirements, system workflows, and cross‑system interactions with an understanding of dependencies, data flows, and potential points of failure
• Solid familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and SDLC best practices, with the ability to actively participate in sprint planning, grooming, and retrospectives to influence quality earlier in the delivery process
• Proficiency with defect tracking and test management tools (such as Jira), including documenting clear, actionable defects and maintaining accurate test artifacts and traceability
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and test integration within DevOps environments, including executing or triggering automated tests as part of build and release workflows

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems
• Five (5) years experience in Quality Assurance / Software testing required; eight (8) years experience preferred
• OR ten (10) years of equivalent education and experience required
• Experience in healthcare or government regulated environments preferred
• QA or Agile certifications (ISTQB, CSTE, Scrum) preferred

Pay

Annualized salary range: $110,000.00 – $120,000.00. Actual salary depends on experience, education, credentials, location, and budget. The range does not include other forms of compensation or benefits.