Lead Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Cygnus Professionals Inc.; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 116,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Cygnus Professionals Inc. in Princeton, NJ is seeking a Lead Software Quality Assurance Engineer to manage the QA governance lifecycle, design test systems, and plan software release cycles. The role includes leading data integrity verification, ETL and Datawarehouse testing, and overseeing QA/UAT validation.

The candidate will monitor test execution, triage defects, and document software issues. A Master’s degree in CS/Software Eng or an equivalent combination of education and experience is

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering with relevant QA experience.
• Alternatively, a bachelor’s degree with 5 years of post-baccalaureate QA progression experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage full QA governance lifecycle and develop QA strategies and test approaches.
• Lead test planning, design test systems and coordinate release cycles.
• Oversee data integrity verification, ETL and Datawarehouse testing, and QA/UAT.
• Monitor test execution, perform defect triage and document defects.

Skills

QA strategy development

Software release planning

Test system hardware design

Defect triage

ETL testing

Education

Master's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Bachelor's degree + 5 years experience

Job description

• Manage full software quality assurance governance lifecycle, including developing QA strategies, approaches and methods, designing test system hardware to implement test requirements, and planning software product release cycles
• Participate in software design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, operational characteristics, and resource planning
• Lead data integrity verification processes, oversee ETL and Datawarehouse testing and validate QA, UAT and ETL
• Monitor test execution, perform defect triage for system modifications and software problem identification, document software and application defects.

Qualification Requirements

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or Software Engineering or related discipline plus at least two years of experience in developing QA strategies and coordinating software product releases.

In lieu of Master’s degree, employer will accept bachelor’s degree plus 5 years of post-baccalaureate progressive experience or any suitable combination of education, experience or training.

Lead Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Position Lead Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Salary $128,856.00 per annum

Work Location Cygnus Professionals, Inc., 3490 US Highway 1, Bldg. 4, Princeton, NJ 08540