Senior QA Engineer

DMA - DuCharme, McMillen & Associates, Inc.

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior QA Engineer is responsible for leading quality assurance efforts across DMA’s software solutions. This role involves designing and executing manual and automated testing strategies, mentoring junior QA staff, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives. The Senior QA Engineer ensures that software releases meet defined quality standards and supports agile development practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 4+ years QA or programming experience, with emphasis on testing web-based applications.
• Experience with automated testing tools such as Selenium, TestNG, or JMeter highly preferred.
• Expert familiarity with Agile, SCRUM, and the software development life cycle (SDLC).
• Experience with GitLab and Chrome.
• Basic understanding of relational databases, object-relational mapping, and distributed systems.
• Basic understanding of web development and related technologies.
• Experience with performance and security testing.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical thinking.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Excellent time management and organizational abilities.
• Strong listening skills.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with financial or business process applications is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create, execute, and maintain test plans, strategies, cases, data, and scripts for manual and automated testing.
• Perform functional, non-functional, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Lead risk analysis and contribute to release planning and sprint QA tasks.
• Mentor QA team members on domain knowledge, technical skills, and best practices.
• Drive improvements in automation frameworks for flexibility, performance, and maintainability.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of QA documentation.
• Monitor and report defects and enhancements using Jira or similar tools.
• Collaborate with developers and stakeholders to ensure quality standards are met.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes and methodologies.
• Document and report defects and enhancements.
• Establish realistic estimates for tasks.
• Mentor and provide guidance to team members.
• Diagnose and triage software issues; determine and document root causes.
• Support the generation and accuracy of QA documentation and reporting.
• Participate in code reviews.
• Support performance and application security testing initiatives.

Benefits

• Employee stock ownership program eligibility begins on day one of employment (ESOP contribution is targeted at 6% of your annual compensation)
• Company paid parental leave
• Generous time off package
• Multiple benefit plans, eligibility begins on day one of employment
• Culturally focused on work/life balance, mental health, and the overall wellness of our employees

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees