Senior QA Engineer - Legacy System Upgrades (Hybrid)

KPI Solutions; Sharonville (OH); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental &amp

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary &

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick &

Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

Short Term & Long-Term Disability

Training & Development KPI Solutions

Job summary

KPI Solutions is seeking a Senior Software QA Engineer in the Cincinnati area to ensure quality and data integrity during legacy system upgrades. You will lead validation across upgrades, design test strategies, and coordinate with developers, DBAs, and infrastructure teams.

The role emphasizes regression, integration, and performance testing, with involvement in IQ/OQ/PQ/UAT phases and post-deployment monitoring.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 5 years as a developer using Java, Angular, SQL or similar tech stack.
• Expertise in writing and maintaining SQL queries (JDBC / iBatis / Stored Procedures).
• Experience with developing resilient Spring-based microservices.
• Experience in API design for client-server applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test strategies specific to legacy software and database upgrade projects.
• Validate application behavior post-upgrade to ensure backward compatibility and functional parity.
• Perform detailed data verification and reconciliation for schema, stored procedures, and migration activities.
• Conduct regression, integration, and performance testing across dependent systems and interfaces.
• Collaborate with development, DBA, and infrastructure teams to identify and mitigate upgrade risks.
• Create and maintain comprehensive test plans, scripts, and traceability documentation.
• Participate in validation phases (IQ/OQ/PQ/UAT) and ensure adherence to quality gates before release.
• Support rollback validation and post-deployment monitoring to confirm stability.
• Provide test summary reports, defect analytics, and quality metrics for leadership review.
• Recommend process improvements for future upgrade cycles and system modernization efforts.

Skills

Java

Angular

SQL

Spring

API design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

JDBC

iBatis

Stored Procedures

Job description

KPI Solutions is seeking a Senior Software QA Engineer in the Cincinnati area to ensure quality and data integrity during legacy system upgrades. You will lead validation across upgrades, design test strategies, and coordinate with developers, DBAs, and infrastructure teams.

The role emphasizes regression, integration, and performance testing, with involvement in IQ/OQ/PQ/UAT phases and post-deployment monitoring.