Senior QA Engineer: Legacy Upgrades & Validation (Hybrid)

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Life insurance

Paid time off

Family leave

Disability insurance

Training & development

Job summary

KPI Solutions is seeking a Senior Software QA Engineer to ensure quality, stability, and data integrity during legacy software and database upgrades. The role emphasizes validation, risk mitigation, and maintaining functional continuity across platforms and integrations.

The position is hybrid and based in the Cincinnati, OH area, with collaboration across development, DBA, and infrastructure teams to mitigate upgrade risks and drive quality gates before release.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS or related field.
• 5+ years as a developer using Java, Angular, SQL or similar 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 for legacy software and database upgrade projects.
• Validate post-upgrade behavior for backward compatibility and parity.
• Perform data verification and reconciliation for schema, stored procedures, and migrations.
• Conduct regression, integration, and performance testing across dependent systems.
• Collaborate with development, DBA, and infrastructure teams to mitigate upgrade risks.
• Create and maintain test plans, scripts, and traceability documentation.
• Participate in IQ/OQ/PQ/UAT validation phases and ensure quality gates pre-release.
• Support rollback validation and post-deployment monitoring for stability.
• Provide test summaries, defect analytics, and quality metrics for leadership.
• Recommend process improvements for future upgrade cycles.

Skills

Java

Angular

SQL

Spring microservices

API design

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

KPI Solutions is seeking a Senior Software QA Engineer to ensure quality, stability, and data integrity during legacy software and database upgrades. The role emphasizes validation, risk mitigation, and maintaining functional continuity across platforms and integrations.

The position is hybrid and based in the Cincinnati, OH area, with collaboration across development, DBA, and infrastructure teams to mitigate upgrade risks and drive quality gates before release.