Sr Software Quality Engineer

About This Role

We are seeking a Senior Software Quality Engineer who excels at turning requirements into effective test strategies and delivering high-quality software through thoughtful test planning, test development, and hands-on test execution. While experience with test automation is a plus, success in this role is driven by strong testing fundamentals, critical thinking, risk assessment, collaboration, and a passion for quality.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the development of test strategies and test plans that ensure appropriate coverage of product requirements and business risks.
• Partner with software engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to define quality objectives and acceptance criteria.
• Identify testing priorities and recommend risk-based testing approaches.
• Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test cases and test procedures.
• Perform functional, integration, system, and regression testing for new features and software updates.
• Analyze test results, document findings, and communicate quality status to project stakeholders.
• Investigate defects, support root-cause analysis, and verify corrective actions.
• Ensure requirements are traceable to verification activities and test results.
• Support software release readiness activities and change assessments.
• Improve test methodologies, processes, and tooling to increase product quality and testing efficiency.
• Contribute to automation initiatives where appropriate, while maintaining a strong focus on effective test planning and execution.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3-6 years of experience in software quality engineering or software testing.
• Proven experience developing test strategies, test plans, and test cases for complex software products.
• Strong experience executing functional, integration, system, and regression testing.
• Experience validating software requirements and ensuring traceability between requirements and testing activities.
• Ability to identify quality risks, investigate defects, and partner with development teams to drive resolution.
• Experience working in Agile software development environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively across cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with test automation tools, frameworks, or scripting languages.
• Experience contributing to automated regression testing initiatives and CI/CD quality practices.
• Knowledge of software lifecycle processes, quality management systems, and regulated development environments.
• Experience supporting software releases and change management activities.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity, risk management, and software compliance requirements.

Location

• This is a hybrid position in Providence, RI.

JobFamily

Software Quality Assurance

JobFunction

Software Quality Assurance

PayType

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3-6 years of experience in software quality engineering or software testing.
• Proven experience developing test strategies, test plans, and test cases for complex software products.
• Strong experience executing functional, integration, system, and regression testing.
• Experience validating software requirements and ensuring traceability between requirements and testing activities.
• Ability to identify quality risks, investigate defects, and partner with development teams to drive resolution.
• Experience working in Agile software development environments.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively across cross-functional teams., * Experience with test automation tools, frameworks, or scripting languages.
• Experience contributing to automated regression testing initiatives and CI/CD quality practices.
• Knowledge of software lifecycle processes, quality management systems, and regulated development environments.
• Experience supporting software releases and change management activities.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity, risk management, and software compliance requirements.