QA Engineer

Ingersoll Rand; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Part time

Job summary

Ingersoll Rand in Columbia, MO seeks a mid-level QA Engineer for a part-time role. You will own the problem end to end—from prototype to production—while building dashboards, tooling, and services that improve developer productivity.

Expect on-site collaboration with local teams and a focus on Exploratory Testing to ensure robust releases. We value weekend-respecting schedules and adaptability to relocate or work on-site in Columbia, MO.

Qualifications

• Experience with exploratory testing and owning problems end to end.
• Ability to work in a part-time schedule while maintaining high software quality.
• Strong collaboration with on-site Columbia, MO teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle from prototype to production.
• Build testing dashboards to measure quality and velocity.
• Develop internal tooling to improve developer productivity.
• Support on-call readiness and incident response processes.
• Create reusable TestCafe services for Columbia teams to deploy.
• Tune database queries and schemas for performance.
• Coordinate with teams to ensure weekend projects respect schedules.

Skills

Ownership mindset

On-site collaboration

Quality mindset

Tools

TestCafe

Sauce Labs

Git

SQL databases

Job description

At Ingersoll Rand, the QA Engineer owns the problem end to end, from the first Critical Thinking prototype to the 3 a.m. pager that never rings. A part‑time QA Engineer post in Columbia that values Sauce Labs over 3 years, pays $80,000 - $105,000, and never boxes you in.

Key Responsibilities

• Hand off Active Listening runbooks so the next on‑call at Ingersoll Rand sleeps better
• Build Mobile Testing dashboards so Ingersoll Rand's technology team stops asking engineers for numbers
• Build internal tooling that improves developer productivity and velocity
• Own the full lifecycle of technology systems from prototype to production
• Build Git self‑service tools so Columbia teams stop filing tickets for everything
• Slice the entrepreneurial technology monolith into TestCafe services Columbia, MO can deploy alone
• Tune database queries and schemas for high‑throughput Ingersoll Rand workloads

What You'll Bring

• Working familiarity with part‑time schedules and team norms at Ingersoll Rand
• Self‑direction that survives a quiet Slack channel
• Eagerness to take ownership and run with new responsibilities
• Prior experience working on‑site in Columbia, MO, or willingness to relocate

Our Columbia, MO headquarters is home to a documentation‑first group of builders, designers, and problem‑solvers at Ingersoll Rand. At Ingersoll Rand feedback has a short half‑life, delivered close to the moment it can still help.

This mid‑level role pays $80,000 - $105,000 and surrounds it with coaching, coverage, and hours that respect your weekends in MO.

We are prioritizing Exploratory Testing talent right now and reviewing resumes as they arrive.

Reach out, walk us through your TestCafe, and let's see if Ingersoll Rand is your next stop.