Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

JustinBradley; Great Falls Crossing (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to enhance their cloud-native testing capabilities. This role involves collaborating with product teams to design comprehensive test plans, validating data through complex SQL queries, and developing automation scripts in Python. The ideal candidate will leverage their extensive experience in AWS environments and contribute to CI/CD workflows, ensuring high-quality software delivery. Join a dynamic team where your skills will have a significant impact on critical data platforms and services, fostering innovation and excellence in software development.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Qualifications

• 8+ years of QA or software testing experience in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies and Agile best practices.
• Experience with data-intensive applications and cloud systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to analyze requirements and design test plans.
• Write and execute SQL queries to validate data across databases.
• Develop automation scripts using Python and Unix for data handling.

Skills

Quality Assurance

AWS

Python

SQL

Unix/Linux

CI/CD

Agile

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

JIRA

GitLab

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Job description

This range is provided by JustinBradley. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range

$55.00/hr - $65.00/hr

JustinBradley’s client, a leading source of mortgage financing, is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer with deep expertise in back-end testing, automation, and data validation in cloud-native environments. This role is ideal for a QA professional with hands-on experience in AWS, Python scripting, complex SQL, and Unix-based automation. The ideal candidate will play a key role in driving high-quality software delivery by testing critical data platforms and services.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with product owners and developers to analyze requirements and design comprehensive test plans and scenarios.
• Write and execute complex SQL queries to validate data across relational and cloud databases.
• Perform functional and regression testing across AWS data platforms (S3, RDS, Lambda, Step Functions, EMR, SNS/SQS).
• Develop and maintain automation scripts using Python and Unix for data setup, file handling, and environment preparation.
• Support large-scale data validation and comparison efforts, including backup generation and expected result calculations.
• Work closely with development teams to log, track, and resolve defects.
• Contribute to automation pipelines and CI/CD workflows using Jenkins, GitLab, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies such as PI planning and retrospectives, fostering continuous improvement.
• Create and manage test cases, test execution sets, and bugs using JIRA or similar test management tools.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with cross-functional application teams and business stakeholders.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 8+ years of quality assurance or software testing experience in enterprise environments.
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, SDLC, and Agile best practices.
• Proficient in SQL for complex data validation tasks.
• Solid understanding of Unix/Linux scripting and command-line tools.
• Skilled in Python for automation and scripting support.
• Experience working in cloud environments, especially AWS (S3, EC2, Lambda, RDS, EMR, Step Functions, SNS/SQS).
• Familiarity with test automation frameworks and scripting techniques.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and version control systems.
• Prior work with data-intensive applications and testing in distributed cloud systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills with an eye for detail in data validations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• AWS-related certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Developer, QA Automation certs) are a plus.

JustinBradley is an EO employer - Veterans/Disabled and other protected employees.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

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Medical insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

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