Senior Manual QA Engineer - AI-Driven Testing Leader

Seekr; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited PTO

14 paid holidays

Hybrid work

Office flexibility

401(k) match

Health coverage

Job summary

Seekr seeks a Senior Manual QA Engineer to partner with our QA leadership and raise quality across our product suite. You will mentor juniors, champion AI-augmented QA workflows with Claude AI and MCP integrations, and drive quality outcomes with minimal direction from day one.

You will lead adoption of modern agentic tooling, collaborate across UI and API surfaces, and own critical testing activities in a hybrid work setup with offices in Reston, VA and Austin, TX.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of QA/test experience with emphasis on manual testing.
• Design and execute test cases for UI and API.
• Experience with TestRail and Postman; MCP integration a plus.
• Strong QA fundamentals and exploratory testing.
• Mentor junior QA engineers.
• Ability to set standards and lead by example.
• Experience with Claude AI as a productivity tool.
• Knowledge of MCP integrations.
• Comfort in AI-augmented workflows.

Responsibilities

• Test strategy & execution: Design and execute functional test cases, suites, and plans for UI and API surfaces in TestRail (incl. MCP + Claude AI integration); lead test plan reviews and peer approvals for junior engineers
• AI tooling & MCP integration: Use Claude AI and MCP server integrations daily for test case generation, defect analysis, and knowledge base contributions; evaluate and validate AI-generated and agentic workflow outputs
• Regression & release ownership: Co-own regression strategy and end-to-end release validation cycles with the Manual QA Lead; drive release readiness tracking and milestone reporting
• API & technical testing: Perform advanced manual API testing; build and maintain Postman collections; apply boundary analysis, equivalence partitioning, exploratory testing, and risk-based coverage
• Defect management & comms: Triage and log defects in JIRA with executive-ready clarity; proactively flag risks with context and recommended actions via Slack and email
• Requirements analysis: Analyze requirements for ambiguity and testability; contribute to SDLC and systems integration process improvements across the engineering org

Skills

QA experience

Test design

TestRail

QA fundamentals

Mentoring

Leadership

Claude AI

MCP

AI QA

SDLC

On-site preference

Tools

TestRail

Postman

MCP

Job description

Seekr seeks a Senior Manual QA Engineer to partner with our QA leadership and raise quality across our product suite. You will mentor juniors, champion AI-augmented QA workflows with Claude AI and MCP integrations, and drive quality outcomes with minimal direction from day one.

You will lead adoption of modern agentic tooling, collaborate across UI and API surfaces, and own critical testing activities in a hybrid work setup with offices in Reston, VA and Austin, TX.