Senior Quality Engineer

Hiscox•Atlanta, GA

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Hiscox is hiring a Senior Quality Engineer to join its quality engineering team in Atlanta, Georgia. This hybrid role expects the employee to work in the office two to three days per week. The engineer will take on hands-on automation work, provide in-sprint testing support, improve testing frameworks, and strengthen quality engineering practices across the organization. The role collaborates closely with developers, product owners, and quality engineering leadership, and contributes to continuous improvement and engineering standards through the Testing Guild and regular knowledge-sharing sessions. The role focuses on validating stories before sprint completion, preparing functional, integration, and end-to-end testing, and designing and maintaining automated tests. The engineer will advocate for product quality, monitor quality indicators, and support performance, security, and observability testing initiatives.

Requirements

5–7+ years of experience in test automation or software engineering.
Programming experience with Java.
Experience with Playwright and Cucumber.
Familiarity with JMeter or LoadRunner.
Experience with test management tools such as JIRA, Xray, or Zephyr.
Knowledge of API testing, performance testing, and observability tools.
Experience with Agile/SAFe methodologies.
Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native testing.
Excellent communication, debugging, and problem-solving skills.

Nice To Haves

Insurance or finance experience.

Responsibilities

Participate in in-sprint testing and ensure stories are validated before each sprint is completed.
Partner with developers to ensure functional, integration, and end-to-end test readiness.
Validate acceptance criteria and perform risk-based testing.
Ensure in-sprint defects are triaged and resolved quickly.
Promote shift-left testing practices and an automation-first mindset.
Help reduce escaped defects through improved automation coverage and contribute to faster releases by optimizing in-sprint testing processes.
Design, develop, and maintain automated tests using Java, Playwright, and Cucumber.
Build automated tests across UI, API, integration, and regression layers.
Review application designs for testability and provide input early in the SDLC.
Execute automation aligned with CI/CD pipelines.
Serve as a quality champion within the team.
Monitor quality indicators, including defect trends and automation health.
Support performance, security, and observability testing initiatives.
Ensure deliverables meet reliability and functional completeness standards.
Participate in the Testing Guild and regular knowledge-sharing sessions to support continuous improvement and engineering excellence.

Benefits

Competitive salary and bonus based on personal and company performance.
401(k) with competitive company matching.
Comprehensive health insurance, vision, dental, and flexible spending account plans, including medical, limited-purpose, and dependent-care plans.
Company-paid group term life insurance and short-term and long-term disability coverage.
Paid parental leave.
Four-week paid sabbatical after every five years of service.
Financial Adoption Assistance and Medical Travel Reimbursement Programs.
Annual reimbursement up to $600 for health club membership or fees associated with a fitness program.
Dynamic, creative, values-driven culture.
Modern and open office spaces with complimentary drinks.