Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer

PA Consulting•Boston, MA

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands. PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life. The PA Health Data Platforms team is looking for an experienced Quality Assurance Engineer to play a core part of the software development, maintenance and delivery process. By applying ingenuity to the building of data platforms for the clinical and biopharmaceutical community, PA aspires to change the course of care across the medical spectrum. The team develops and maintains complex cloud-based systems to store and deliver sensitive clinical data to physicians, regulators, and scientists. We are looking for a passionate Quality Assurance Engineer to join our dynamic team and ensure the highest quality standards for our products.

Requirements

7-10 years of Industry working experience as a QA Engineer
Proficiency in programming for test automation, utilizing languages such as Python, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
Hands-on experience with test automation tools and frameworks, including Playwright or similar.
Familiarity with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) using frameworks such as Cucumber.
Experience in implementing both API and UI testing to validate end-to-end web app interactions.
Ability to effectively balance manual and automated testing efforts.
Solid understanding of test planning, design, overall management of the QA lifecycle.
Practical experience with functional, regression, exploratory, and manual testing methodologies.
Skilled in defining and executing test strategies within agile frameworks to ensure comprehensive validation of new features.
Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps.
Proficiency in version control and environment provisioning to ensure scalable test environments.
Knowledge of SQL for querying and managing databases in test environments.
Experience with Shell/Bash scripting to automate and streamline test workflows.
Ability to contribute to DevOps practices, enhancing the efficiency, reliability and scalability of test automation workflows.
Strong collaboration skills with developers, product owners, and cross-functional teams.
Effective communication skills to advocate for QA best practices.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.