QA Engineer

Ledgent Technology; Loveland (CO); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 69,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Basic hospital indemnity plans

Dental and vision coverage

Accident and critical illness plans

Term life insurance

Short-term disability plan

Training and coaching

Specialized recognition programs

Job summary

Ledgent Technology is seeking a QA Engineer to join our Quality Center of Excellence and support one of our release trains delivering software for medical diagnostics. You will advocate for quality, participate early in development, and shape acceptance criteria with developers and product owners.

You will work in a SAFe environment, collaborate across teams, and help ship well-tested software on aggressive timelines.

Qualifications

• Strong communicator able to challenge assumptions in team settings.
• Experience co-authoring acceptance criteria and participating in shift-left practices.
• Proficiency with test case management and defect tracking tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail, Zephyr).
• Solid working knowledge of SQL for data validation.
• Experience with API testing (Postman, REST Assured).
• Exposure to test automation tools (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright) and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab).

Responsibilities

• Participate in SAFe ceremonies and co-author clear acceptance criteria.
• Design, document, and execute functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end tests.
• Perform manual, exploratory, and API-level testing across multi-system environments.
• Develop and maintain automated tests to add value to the framework.
• Validate end-to-end workflows from order input to downstream display.

Skills

Strong communicator

Acceptance criteria

Three Amigos

SQL

API testing

Test automation

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

TestRail

Zephyr

Postman

REST Assured

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

Jenkins

GitLab

Job description

Salary: USD40 - USD50 per hour

Location: Loveland, CO

Schedule: Hybrid (3 days onsite)

Hourly Rate: $40-$50/hour

Type: Long Term Contract

Job Purpose/Overview

We are seeking a QA Engineer to join our growing Quality Center of Excellence and support one of our core release trains delivering software that powers medical diagnostics. This is a high-visibility role backfilling a senior team member and contributing to a complex ecosystem that spans core platform software, hardware integrations, and imaging applications.

The ideal candidate is a confident, vocal quality advocate who thrives in a Scaled Agile (SAFe) environment, engages early in the development lifecycle, and actively shapes acceptance criteria alongside developers and product owners. You will be a key voice at the table — anticipating failure modes, asking the hard "what if" questions, and helping the team ship reliable, well-tested software on aggressive timelines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Shift-Left Quality & Agile Collaboration

• Actively participate in the Three Amigos process (developer, product owner, QA) to review user stories and co-author clear, testable acceptance criteria before development begins
• Identify risks, edge cases, and failure modes early — think through what could go wrong (system dependencies, integration failures, data integrity issues) and build test coverage accordingly
• Participate fully in SAFe ceremonies, including PI Planning, iteration planning, stand-ups, system demos, and retrospectives
• Serve as a strong quality voice within the release train, influencing decisions and raising concerns constructively

Test Design and Execution

• Design, document, and execute functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end test cases
• Perform manual, exploratory, and API-level testing across a complex, multi-system environment
• Validate end-to-end workflows — how orders are placed, processed, resulted, and displayed downstream
• Develop and maintain automated tests where automation adds clear value; contribute to the growing test automation framework

Complex System Testing

• Test software that interacts with physical diagnostic hardware, imaging systems, and backend data services
• Understand and validate integrations, data flows, and dependencies across multiple systems
• Perform data validation using SQL and other tools to confirm system behavior end-to-end

Defect Management and Communication

• Document, track, and triage defects in Jira (or equivalent), providing clear reproduction steps and business impact
• Partner with developers to isolate root cause and validate fixes
• Communicate status, risks, and quality metrics clearly to product owners, Scrum Masters, and engineering leadership
• Contribute to the build-out of the Quality Center of Excellence — test standards, reusable assets, and best practices
• Share knowledge across release trains and mentor less-experienced team members informally
• Bring fresh ideas and stay open to evolving tools, frameworks, and approaches

Education and Experience

• 3–5 years of professional QA experience in an agile software development environment
• Demonstrated experience operating in SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) — PI Planning, ART ceremonies, feature/story breakdown
• Experience working in complex, multi-system environments (integrated hardware/software, healthcare, diagnostics, imaging, or similarly regulated or technical domains is a plus)
• Business analyst experience or a strong requirements-gathering background is a plus
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Must-Have

• Strong communicator — confident, vocal, and comfortable challenging assumptions in team settings; this is not a heads-down role
• Analytical thinker who naturally anticipates edge cases, failure modes, and "what could go wrong" scenarios
• Experience co-authoring acceptance criteria and participating in Three Amigos or similar shift-left practices
• Proficiency with test case management and defect tracking tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail, Zephyr, or similar)
• Solid working knowledge of SQL for data validation
• Experience with API testing (Postman, REST Assured, or similar)
• Exposure to test automation tools (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar) and CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab)

Team Fit

• Agile and flexible mindset — open to evolving processes, tools, and priorities
• Collaborative, team-first orientation; willing to jump in where the release train needs help
• Comfortable operating on tight delivery timelines without sacrificing quality
• Self-directed and accountable

Nice to Have

• ISTQB certification or equivalent
• Experience in healthcare, veterinary, medical device, diagnostics, or imaging software
• Background bridging business analysis and QA

At Ledgent Technology, we prioritize our contractors, whom we proudly call Ambassadors. Our commitment to you is demonstrated through a comprehensive benefits program that stands out in the temporary staffing industry. We annually review and update our vendor relationships to ensure we provide the most cost-effective benefits options. Our Ambassadors are eligible for a wide range of benefits, including:

• Basic and enhanced hospital indemnity plans
• Dental and vision coverage
• Accident and critical illness plans
• Term life insurance
• Short-term disability plan
• Training and coaching
• Specialized recognition programs