As part of IPRO’s Technology Solutions Department, the Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer supports projects under the general direction of the Sr. Director. In the Sr. Quality Assurance Engineer role, you will be responsible for defining, implementing, and continuously improving quality practices across applications and systems. This role goes beyond test execution to drive quality strategy, prevent defects, and ensure releases meet functional, performance, security, and compliance standards. The Sr. QA Engineer partners closely with Product, DevOps, and business stakeholders to embed quality throughout the software development lifecycle.
The Sr. QA Engineer designs and executes complex test scenarios including functional, integration, and regression to validate end-to-end workflows across integrated systems. They will have a leadership role in creating the foundation of our quality assurance standards and documentation including designing, building and maintaining scalable test automation frameworks.
This position is office based at our Jericho, NY office.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, test planning, test design, and defect management, including the ability to select and apply appropriate testing approaches based on technical and business risk
- Hands‑on experience with automated testing frameworks for UI, API, and/or backend services, including designing maintainable test suites and contributing automation that improves coverage and reliability
- Proven experience designing and executing functional, integration, regression, and end‑to‑end tests to validate business requirements, system workflows, and cross‑system interactions with an understanding of dependencies, data flows, and potential points of failure
- Solid familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and SDLC best practices, with the ability to actively participate in sprint planning, grooming, and retrospectives to influence quality earlier in the delivery process
- Proficiency with defect tracking and test management tools (such as Jira), including documenting clear, actionable defects and maintaining accurate test artifacts and traceability
- Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and test integration within DevOps environments, including executing or triggering automated tests as part of build and release workflows
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems
- Five (5) years experience in Quality Assurance / Software testing required, eight (8) years experience is preferred OR ten (10) years of equivalent education and experience is required.
- Experience in healthcare or government regulated environments is preferred.
- QA or Agile certifications (ISTOQB, CSTE, Scrum), preferred.
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. The annualized salary range for this position is $110,000.00 – $120,000.00. Actual salary range and /or hourly rate depends on a variety of factors including experience, education, credentials, location, and budget.
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed does not include other forms of compensation or benefits.
IPRO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or military status, or any other category protected under applicable law.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Systems
- Five years of experience in quality assurance or software testing
- Ten years of equivalent education and experience
- Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, test planning, test design, and defect management
- Hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks for UI, API, and/or backend services
- Experience designing and executing functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end tests
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and SDLC best practices
- Proficiency with defect tracking and test management tools such as Jira
- Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and test integration within DevOps environments
- Eight years of experience in quality assurance or software testing
- Experience in healthcare or government regulated environments
- QA or Agile certification such as ISTQB, CSTE, or Scrum
What We Do
IPRO is a non-profit organization that works with government agencies, providers and patients to implement innovative programs that bring policy ideas to life. For more than 40 years we’ve made creative use of clinical expertise, emerging technology, and data solutions to make the healthcare system work better. IPRO holds contracts with federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as private-sector clients, in more than 34 states and the District of Columbia. IPRO is headquartered in Jericho, NY and also has offices in Albany, NY; Hamilton, NJ; and Beachwood, OH. IPRO’s staff of more than 300 professionals includes physicians, registered nurses, mental health professionals, epidemiologists, biostatisticians, data analysts, medical record reviewers, health policy experts, pharmacists, coding professionals, claims analysts, auditors, programmers, systems analysts, web technology experts, and healthcare communications specialists. IPRO also retains a network of more than 300 board-certified physician consultants.
