Sr. Software QA Engineer

KPI Solutions; Sharonville (OH); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plan

401k/IRA

Life insurance

PTO

Family leave

Disability

Training & development

Job summary

KPI Solutions in Cincinnati, OH is seeking a Senior Software QA Engineer to ensure quality, stability, and data integrity across legacy system upgrades. You will validate, mitigate risk, and maintain functional parity across platforms and interfaces.

The role requires hands-on experience with Java, Angular, SQL, and Spring-based microservices, plus API design and security best practices. This hybrid role will be based in our Cincinnati area office with potential collaboration across teams.

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.
• Proactive study of industry best-practices and security strategies.

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

API design

Spring microservices

SQL queries

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

JDBC/iBatis/Stored Procedures

Job description

Role Summary: The Senior Software QA Engineer is responsible for ensuring quality, stability, and data integrity during software and database upgrades of legacy systems. This role focuses on validation, risk mitigation, and maintaining functional continuity across platforms and integrations.

Key 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.

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field, equivalent experience considered
• 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
• Proactive study of industry best-practices and security strategies
• Position is hybrid position working from our Cincinnati, OH area office.

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability
• Training & Development KPI Solutions provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by states, federal, or local law.