Role & seniority
- Quality Assurance Engineer II (senior-level QA role; may lead a small QA team)
- Aligns with Senior Test Engineer / Senior Software Engineer - Quality Assurance titles
Stack/tools
- Test management: ADO (Azure DevOps), JIRA (and similar)
- Test automation: Selenium, Playwright (familiarity)
- Agile tooling and CI/CD concepts; DevOps practices
Top 3 responsibilities
- Execute functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing; ensure product reliability
- Develop test cases, automate test scripts, and maintain reusable test assets; contribute to QA frameworks and standards
- Collaborate with developers, product owners, and stakeholders to define acceptance criteria; participate in agile ceremonies; build quality metrics and report quality trends
Must-have skills
- Associate or Bachelor’s degree in CS/IS (or related field) with 2–4+ years software testing experience
- Proven ability to lead a small QA team
- Strong understanding of agile/scrum, QA methodologies, tools, and best practices
- Experience in establishing structured QA processes, frameworks, or standards
- Experience with test management tools (ADO, JIRA)
Nice-to-haves
- Familiarity with test automation frameworks and scripting (Selenium, Playwright)
- Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines and their impact on QA
- Familiarity with Pearson Psychometric products
Location & work type
- Location not specified; work type (onsite/remote/h

Full Description

Job Title: Quality Assurance Engineer II

Description: In this role, you'll play a critical role within our agile delivery team, contributing both as hands-on tester, continual development of automated QA systems and partner in shaping our quality assurance practices. This role is responsible for executing functional and exploratory testing to ensure product reliability, while also collaborating with cross-functional teams to define, implement and continuously improve QA frameworks, standards, and processes. This role aligns to industry level titles such as Senior Test Engineer, Senior Software Engineer - Quality Assurance The QA Test Engineer works closely with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to embed quality throughout the delivery lifecycle – supporting a culture of excellence and accountability across the organization. Essential Functions

- Execute testing activities, including functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing.
- Collaborate with developers and product owners during refinement to ensure clear, testable acceptance criteria.
- Identify gaps in current testing practices and actively contribute to establishing consistent QA processes, standards, and documentation.
- Develop test cases, automates test scripts, and test data; maintain reusable test assets.
- Support the setup and use of test management tools and frameworks to improve visibility and traceability.
- Participate in agile ceremonies (daily stand up, sprint reviews, retros) to champion quality and continuous improvement.
- Assist in building metrics and reporting on quality trends for releases.
- Perform other duties as assigned to support team and organizational goals.
Required Expertise

- Associate's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field with 4 + years of experience in software testing
- (OR) Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or related field with 2 to 3 years of experience in software testing
- Proven ability to lead a small team of QA engineers
- Strong understanding of agile delivery frameworks and the scrum process