Lead QA Developer Research and Development (R&D) Consultant

UFS Networks; Indiana, Northern (PA, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Unified Networks Solution is seeking an experienced Lead QA Developer (Senior) to act as the final quality gate for all production code. This role owns the end-to-end testing strategy and ensures releases meet defined business, quality, and operational standards.

Based in the United States, Indiana, the role offers remote work options and requires strong Python, API testing, and CI/CD experience to drive test automation and governance across the development lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Strong Python expertise with production-quality code review capability.
• Deep understanding of large-scale network environments and service workflows.
• Hands-on experience with test automation, CI/CD pipelines, and API testing/mocking.
• Experience validating systems that integrate with APIs, network devices, and distributed systems.
• Excellent documentation and communication skills to support release governance.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain automated testing strategies and frameworks (unit, integration, regression, system).
• Establish and enforce quality standards, test coverage requirements, and release readiness criteria.
• Partner early with architects and developers to embed testability into solution design.
• Review requirements and designs to identify gaps, risks, and unvalidated business assumptions.
• Lead defect root-cause analysis and drive continuous improvement across development and QA processes.

Skills

Python

QA testing

API testing

CI/CD

Documentation

Tools

pytest

Job description

Discover Exciting Career Opportunities with Unified Networks Solution

Lead QA Developer

Location: United States, Indiana

Experience: Senior

Skillset: Quality Assurance (QA)

Job Type: Consultant

Department: Research and Development (R&D)

Job Mode: Remote

Lead QA Developer

Role Count: 2

The Lead QA Developer serves as the final quality gate for all code promoted to production. This role owns the end-to-end testing strategy and ensures all releases meet defined business, quality, and operational standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and maintain automated testing strategies and frameworks (unit, integration, regression, system).
• Establish and enforce quality standards, test coverage requirements, and release readiness criteria.
• Partner early with architects and developers to embed testability into solution design.
• Review requirements and designs to identify gaps, risks, and unvalidated business assumptions.
• Lead defect root-cause analysis and drive continuous improvement across development and QA processes.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong Python expertise with the ability to review and critique production-quality code.
• Deep understanding of large-scale network environments and service workflows.
• Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., pytest), CI/CD pipelines, and API testing/mocking.
• Experience validating systems that integrate with APIs, network devices, and distributed systems.
• Strong documentation and communication skills to support release and quality governance decisions.

Tags:

Experience validating systems that integrate with APIs, network devices, and distributed systems.

Hands-on experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., pytest), CI/CD pipelines, and API testing/mocking