Sr Software QA Analyst

National Oilwell Varco; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the oil and gas sector is looking for a highly motivated Senior Software QA Analyst in Houston. This position involves ensuring the integrity and performance of software products through rigorous testing and collaboration with DevOps and development teams. The successful candidate will possess extensive experience in system testing and a strong understanding of software integration processes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software quality assurance, including system/integration testing.
• Familiarity with APIs and microservices.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and test environment setup.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test plans for system-level functionality and performance.
• Work with DevOps and development teams to support CI/CD workflows.
• Perform root cause analysis and monitor system health.

Skills

System testing

Software integration

Collaboration

Communication

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Jira

Docker

Jenkins

Grafana

Robot Framework

Selenium

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated Sr Software QA Analyst to help ensure the overall system integrity and performance of our software products. This role involves designing, executing, and maintaining comprehensive test scenarios across distributed environments, validating integrations between components, and working closely with DevOps, development, and QA teams. You will play a vital role in identifying system-level issues before release and ensuring our solutions operate reliably under real-world conditions. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on experience in system testing, strong knowledge of software and infrastructure integration, and the ability to drive quality improvements through collaboration.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute test plans to validate system-level functionality, performance, and integration points.
• Work closely with DevOps, infrastructure, and development teams to support CI/CD testing workflows.
• Design test scenarios that reflect real-world end-to-end usage across environments.
• Validate deployment procedures and configuration settings in multiple environments.
• Perform root cause analysis and isolate defects involving cross-system dependencies.
• Monitor system health and behavior during and after test cycles to assess stability.
• Document issues with clarity for both technical and business audiences.
• Participate in sprint planning and defect triage to ensure test coverage of key integration features.
• Contribute to test environment setup and automation of system-level test suites.

Requirements:

• Have 8+ years of experience in software quality assurance, including system/integration testing.
• Familiarity with system-level architecture, APIs, and microservices.
• Skilled in creating and executing test plans across multiple platforms and configurations.
• Able to troubleshoot complex issues involving multiple systems or services.
• Understanding of test environments, CI pipelines, and release processes.
• Experience with Linux/Windows server environments and virtualization tools.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, with the ability to work across teams.
• Bonus: Experience with performance/load testing or system observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, Datadog etc.).

Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Expertise & experience in these tools is a plus:

Test Management Tools: Zephyr, TestRail, etc.

Automation Tools: Robot Framework, Cypress, Selenium, REST Assured

CI/CD & DevOps: Jenkins, Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions

Bug Tracking Tools: Jira, GitHub Issues

Infrastructure & Virtualization: Docker, VMware, Kubernetes

Monitoring Tools: Grafana, Datadog, Splunk, ELK stack