Software Quality & Release Engineer 100% Remote In Texas

TX-HHSC-DSHS-DFPS • Austin, TX

2d • Remote

About The Position

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is seeking an experienced Software Quality & Release Engineer to support Access & Eligibility Services (AES), Data Management & Reporting. This position supports HHSC’s mission to connect Texans to essential services by strengthening software quality, delivery discipline, and release reliability for systems supporting Eligibility Operations (EO).
The Software Quality & Release Engineer functions as a senior individual contributor who influences outcomes through technical expertise rather than formal supervisory authority. The role operates under minimal supervision, exercises independent judgment, and partners closely with full‑stack .NET developers to improve code quality, test coverage, and release readiness.

Requirements

• Strong proficiency in C#, ASP.NET, SQL Server, HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.
• Expertise in code review, coding standards, and software engineering best practices.
• Experience improving team‑wide code quality and reducing defects through standards and automation.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks (unit, integration, UI, and SQL testing).
• Experience with static analysis tools.
• Experience coordinating releases or managing deployment processes.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control, and review systems.
• Ability to analyze complex technical problems and propose high‑quality solutions.
• Ability to communicate clearly and constructively in peer review and collaborative settings.
• Ability to work under minimal supervision and exercise sound independent judgment.
• Three (3) years of professional experience designing, developing, and maintaining complex web‑based or client/server applications.
• Two (2) years of professional experience performing code reviews and mentoring developers.
• Graduation from an accredited four‑year college or university with major coursework in Computer Science, MIS, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Experience documenting coding standards or engineering best practices.
• Experience with automated testing tools, test automation frameworks, or static analysis tools.
• Experience coordinating software releases or contributing to CI/CD processes.
• Experience supporting enterprise or mission‑critical applications.
• ISTQB Certified Tester (Foundation or Advanced Levels)
• Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE – ASQ)
• Microsoft Certified: Power Automate RPA Developer Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Developer Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Functional Consultant Associate
• SDET Program (DevLabs Alliance or TestLeaf)

Responsibilities

• Creates, documents, and maintains coding standards, architectural guidelines, naming conventions, and development best practices.
• Conducts thorough code reviews to ensure consistency, maintainability, accessibility, and adherence to established standards.
• Identifies recurring quality issues and updates standards to reduce rework.
• Partners with developers to refactor legacy code to improve quality, performance, and maintainability.
• Defines and enforces standards for unit, integration, regression, automated SQL, and automated UI testing.
• Reviews automated and manual tests during code reviews to ensure coverage, quality, and maintainability.
• Identifies high‑risk or untested areas and drives remediation to reduce defect escape rates.
• Designs and maintains automated UI tests for critical business workflows.
• Develops automated SQL tests for stored procedures, functions, and data validation.
• Integrates automated testing into CI pipelines and release readiness checks.
• Responsible for the code release process, including planning, packaging, documentation, versioning, and stakeholder coordination.
• Ensures release readiness through standards compliance, quality gates, and test verification.
• Maintains release notes, deployment checklists, rollback procedures, and post‑release summaries.
• Identifies opportunities to streamline release processes and advance CI/CD maturity.
• Leads onboarding for new developers, including code walkthroughs, pairing, and training on internal standards and patterns.
• Provides ongoing mentorship to improve team‑wide engineering discipline, testing practices, and code quality.
• Creates onboarding materials and internal technical documentation.
• Designs, codes, tests, and debugs complex .NET applications when additional development capacity is required.
• Assists with production troubleshooting and technical analysis.

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits package includes 100% paid employee health insurance for full-time eligible employees
• defined benefit pension plan
• generous time off benefits
• numerous opportunities for career advancement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level