Quality Assurance Engineer

PA Consulting; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to enhance the software development lifecycle. Responsibilities include creating test strategies and ensuring quality across complex cloud-based systems for the clinical and biopharmaceutical community. Applicants should have strong programming skills and a proactive attitude towards quality assurance.

Benefits

Group medical insurance

Health Savings Account with company match

401(k) Savings Plan with profit sharing

15 paid vacation days

Paid holidays and sick days

Gym and health incentive reimbursement

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years working experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
• Solid understanding of test planning and QA lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the highest quality standards for products.
• Participate in automated testing in CI/CD pipelines.
• Balance manual and automated testing efforts.

Skills

Programming & Test Automation

Proficiency in Python

Proficiency in JavaScript

Proficiency in TypeScript

Hands-on experience with test automation tools

Knowledge of BDD using Cucumber

Experience in API testing

Experience in UI testing

SQL for querying databases

Shell/Bash scripting

Cross-Team Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science

Tools

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Job description

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Company Description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

Company Description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life

Job Description

Quality Assurance Engineer

The PA Health Data Platforms team is looking for an experienced Quality Assurance Engineer to play a core part of the software development, maintenance and delivery process. By applying ingenuity to the building of data platforms for the clinical and biopharmaceutical community, PA aspires to change the course of care across the medical spectrum.

The team develops and maintains complex cloud-based systems to store and deliver sensitive clinical data to physicians, regulators, and scientists. We are looking for a passionate Quality Assurance Engineer to join our dynamic team and ensure the highest quality standards for our products.

Qualifications

Requirements:

Minimum Of 4 Years Working Experience

• Programming & Test Automation
• Proficiency in programming for test automation, utilizing languages such as Python, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
• Hands-on experience with test automation tools and frameworks, including Playwright or similar.
• Familiarity with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) using frameworks such as Cucumber.
• Experience in implementing both API and UI testing to validate end-to-end web app interactions.
• Ability to effectively balance manual and automated testing efforts.
• Quality Assurance & Test Management
• Solid understanding of test planning, design, overall management of the QA lifecycle.
• Practical experience with functional, regression, exploratory, and manual testing methodologies.
• Skilled in defining and executing test strategies within agile frameworks to ensure comprehensive validation of new features.
• Continuous Integration & Delivery (CI/CD), DevOps & Environment Provisioning
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.
• Proficiency in version control and environment provisioning to ensure scalable test environments.
• Knowledge of SQL for querying and managing databases in test environments.
• Experience with Shell/Bash scripting to automate and streamline test workflows.
• Ability to contribute to DevOps practices, enhancing the efficiency, reliability and scalability of test automation workflows.
• Cross-Team Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
• Strong collaboration skills with developers, product owners, and cross-functional teams.
• Effective communication skills to advocate for QA best practices.
• Education
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
  
  
  

Additional Information

Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. However, the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment, including up to 5 days per week on a client site

Benefits Package At PA

• Group medical insurance
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Teladoc and informed Nurse line resources
• Long term care plan
• Group dental insurance
• Vision plan
• 401(k) Savings Plan with company profit sharing contribution
• Commuter and Parking tax-savings benefit
• 15 days paid vacation days with the opportunity to buy five additional days
• 10 paid Holidays plus 10 paid sick days
• Company and Voluntary income protection benefits
• Gym and health incentive reimbursement
• Pet and legal insurance Plans
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Annual performance-based bonus
  
  
  

In compliance with Colorado’s, New York & Massachusetts's Equal Pay Transparency Act, PA is required to provide a reasonable salary range for this role. This salary range is specific to the State of Massachusetts and is commensurate with experience, market data, applicant skills, internal equity and/or degrees/certifications. Salary Range: Low: $ 80,000 - High: $110,000

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Consulting

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services

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