Top QA Jobs in Santa Cruz, CA

Test mobile features across iOS and Android, perform regression testing, and build automated synthetic tests for voice calls and SMS. Develop test plans for new and cross-team initiatives, track bugs and quality trends, and provide data-driven recommendations. Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and design teams to maintain quality while increasing release velocity.

Reviews designs for manufacturability, quality, safety, and production feasibility; maintains SAP BOMs and routings; creates work instructions; manages engineering changes; validates equipment and processes; supports continuous improvement, preventive maintenance, facility improvements, quoting, quality reviews, and manufacturing requests. Requires mechanical engineering expertise, manufacturing operations experience, new product introduction experience, and strong documentation and collaboration skills.

Develop and improve the company Quality Management System, conduct internal and regulatory audits, manage corrective actions, evaluate quality KPIs, support continuous improvement, and assist with FAA Production Certificate activities. The role also supports quality documentation, compliance, problem-solving processes, and communication with regulatory bodies including the FAA, MIDO, and NTSB.

Own and lead the automated QA practice across web applications, defining testing strategy, coverage, release gates, test data, and quality metrics. Build Playwright-based E2E and API test suites, integrate testing into CI/CD, establish performance testing, reduce flakiness, and create workflow automations. Partner with engineering leadership, coach developers on testability, perform exploratory testing, diagnose failures, and provide release-readiness recommendations.

Lead QA strategy and execution for a AAA game development team. Manage internal, external, and co-development QA resources; oversee functional, gameplay, performance, multiplayer, stability, and certification testing; manage defects and risks; assess milestone readiness; coordinate releases; develop team members; and improve reporting, tooling, automation, and testing processes.

Volunteer QA/BA engineer will write and review requirements, create and execute test plans (manual and automated), develop automation scripts, track and report defects and QA metrics, perform regression, liaise with developers/product, and support testing processes for a healthcare appointment platform.

Leads end-to-end system integration testing strategy and execution, including test planning, scenario and script review, functional and integration testing, defect triage, quality metrics, environment and test data readiness, stakeholder coordination, UAT support, and release recommendations. Mentors QA personnel and vendors, communicates risks and progress to leadership, and drives automation, shift-left testing, and continuous process improvement.

Design, develop, and execute automated tests, perform API and performance testing, identify and document defects, collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure product quality and resolve issues.

Plan, execute and automate functional, regression and integration tests for mobile (iOS/Android) and backend services. Create and maintain test plans, cases and data; log and track defects; support UAT, performance and stability checks; collaborate with developers, DevOps and architects; integrate automated tests into CI pipelines and validate release readiness across environments and physical devices.

Leads IT QA teams and quality outcomes across products and delivery areas. Responsibilities include people management, talent development, QA governance, test automation strategy, release readiness, risk management, quality metrics, stakeholder partnership, resource planning, and continuous improvement. The role manages up to 15 QA analysts and drives scalable testing practices, automation adoption, delivery confidence, and customer-focused quality results.

Performs manual and automated software testing using Selenium for a federal program. Responsibilities include designing and executing test plans and cases, developing and maintaining test scripts, evaluating results against requirements, documenting testing activities, and reporting status within an Agile team.

Lead and manage UAT for PeopleSoft ERP implementations: create UAT strategies and test plans, coordinate test data, execute manual test cases across Financials/HCM modules, track defects in JIRA/HP ALM, validate workflows and notifications, train end-users, and report UAT status to project leadership.

Owns quality assurance for federal health supply chain software within a product team. Responsibilities include building automated regression suites in CI/CD pipelines, performing functional, performance, security, and accessibility testing, managing defects through Jira, and assessing release readiness. The role requires software QA experience, Agile or SAFe delivery experience, Section 508 testing, and eligibility for a federal Public Trust background investigation. Preferred experience includes federal health IT, assistive technology, performance testing, API automation, and supply chain systems.

Leads QA initiatives and teams while designing Java, Selenium, and Cucumber automation frameworks. Establishes testing strategies, quality metrics, defect processes, and CI/CD integration. Oversees functional, regression, integration, API, and end-to-end testing for AWS-hosted applications. Collaborates with development, DevOps, product, and leadership teams, mentors engineers, manages risks, and drives continuous improvements in automation coverage, testing efficiency, and release quality.

Develop and maintain automated testing frameworks and suites for UI, API, integration, database, functional, regression, and end-to-end testing. Create test strategies, plans, cases, and scenarios; validate system controls and compliance requirements; manage defects; analyze quality metrics; and support release and production validation. Collaborate with product, business analysis, development, and DevOps teams throughout the software development lifecycle.

Senior QA Engineer responsible for designing and executing test strategies for Amazon Connect contact centers, building manual and automated Playwright/Cypress/Selenium suites across UI, API and serverless backends, validating migrations and production readiness, running UAT, incident triage, and mentoring junior QA engineers.

Develop and maintain automated unit, integration, regression, and end-to-end tests across Agile and DevSecOps pipelines. Create traceability matrices, support UAT, manage defects in JIRA, perform security and accessibility testing, assist with performance and disaster recovery testing, and document quality metrics and release results. The role requires adherence to DoD quality standards, Section 508/WCAG compliance, and public trust requirements.

Develops and maintains automated unit, integration, regression, and end-to-end tests across Agile and DevSecOps pipelines. Responsibilities include test planning, requirements traceability, UAT support, defect triage in JIRA, security and accessibility testing, performance and disaster recovery testing, and quality reporting. The role supports DoD compliance, code reviews, CI/CD quality gates, and collaboration with developers, government stakeholders, and product teams.

Develop and maintain automated test scripts with guidance from senior automation team members. Create and execute test cases, plans, and scenarios based on requirements. Alternate between manual validation and automation according to delivery needs. Build expertise in automation frameworks, scripting, CI/CD, and quality engineering practices while collaborating effectively with cross-functional teams in a remote environment.

Performs manual and exploratory testing of software, develops QA plans and procedures, documents and maintains tests, interprets results, communicates defects, and partners with software development teams throughout the SDLC. The role also analyzes customer satisfaction trends, evaluates QA effectiveness, considers application-wide impacts, and protects sensitive information.

Owns product quality for a complex client-server web application and mobile SDK ecosystem. Responsibilities include writing test cases and acceptance criteria, clarifying requirements, executing end-to-end, regression, integration, and exploratory testing, assessing release risks, maintaining reusable test coverage, and improving testing infrastructure across backend, frontend, SDK, and native mobile platforms.

Own and scale automated testing frameworks, expand end-to-end coverage, lead QA initiatives, and perform automation, API, mobile, and regression testing. Collaborate cross-functionally to define coverage, analyze risks, debug defects, and improve CI/CD test execution through GitHub Actions. Champion quality engineering practices across the organization while supporting web and mobile application stability.

Develops and maintains automated unit, integration, regression, and end-to-end tests across Agile and DevSecOps pipelines. The role manages test documentation, traceability matrices, UAT support, defect tracking, security and accessibility testing, performance and disaster recovery testing, and quality reporting. It also supports code reviews, release quality gates, compliance with DoD standards, and collaboration with developers, QA leads, government stakeholders, and product teams.

Backend-focused QA engineer responsible for validating ETL pipelines and a large-scale migration from 30 databases into a consolidated MySQL instance. Duties include advanced SQL validation, automated data parity and reconciliation testing, data quality framework development, API verification, and defect triage for data integrity, mapping, truncation, drift, and performance issues.

Build and own automation-first quality engineering across Flutter web and desktop applications and FastAPI/gRPC backend services. Responsibilities include developing unit, integration, contract, API, visual regression, and resilience tests; implementing AI-assisted test generation and exploratory workflows; establishing observability, reliability metrics, test data strategies, defect triage, and CI/CD processes; and partnering cross-functionally to improve release quality.