Senior QA Engineer - Functional & Data Validation

Imaging Business Machines, LLC.; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Imaging Business Machines, LLC. is seeking a Software QA Engineer in Birmingham, AL to validate software quality through planning, testing, defect tracking, and data validation.

The role emphasizes functional, regression, integration, system, and release testing with collaboration across developers, stakeholders, and end users. This position focuses on manual testing and data integrity, while coordinating with Automation QA to identify opportunities for automation and improve QA efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance or related role.
• Experience creating and executing test cases for business applications or software systems.
• Experience identifying, documenting, and tracking defects through resolution.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and software testing fundamentals.
• Working knowledge of SQL for data validation and test support.

Responsibilities

• Review requirements to identify test scope, risks, edge cases, and data validation needs.
• Create, maintain, and execute test plans, cases, and scenarios for new features and defects.
• Perform manual testing for functional, regression, integration, system, and release validation.
• Validate application behavior and data outcomes; verify CRUD processing where applicable.
• Query databases to confirm expected system behavior and data integrity after changes.
• Document, reproduce, and track defects; verify fixes and retest.
• Collaborate with developers, stakeholders, support teams, and end users to clarify expected behavior.
• Participate in release readiness and post-change validation for deployment.
• Maintain QA documentation, test evidence, data, and supporting materials.
• Identify opportunities to improve QA efficiency, coverage, and repeatability.
• Create or maintain lightweight scripts or checklists to reduce manual effort.
• Partner with Automation QA and Engineering to identify tests suitable for automation.

Skills

SQL querying

Test case design

Software QA

C#/.NET

Azure DevOps

Data validation

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

IIS

Microsoft 365 (O365)

Job description

Imaging Business Machines, LLC. is seeking a Software QA Engineer in Birmingham, AL to validate software quality through planning, testing, defect tracking, and data validation.

The role emphasizes functional, regression, integration, system, and release testing with collaboration across developers, stakeholders, and end users. This position focuses on manual testing and data integrity, while coordinating with Automation QA to identify opportunities for automation and improve QA efficiency.