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Southern New Hampshire University

Quality Assurance Engineer

🇺🇸 Remote - US

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $71K - $113K

💻 Quality Assurance

🗓️ January 6th, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

Southern New Hampshire University is hiring a Quality Assurance Engineer to manage software testing ensuring products meet business requirements and specifications. The role involves developing and managing test plans, engaging with ITS teams and business stakeholders to enhance QA practices, and overseeing all phases of testing including automation and user acceptance testing.

Highlights
  • Develop and maintain functional and automated test cases, test data, and scripts.
  • Review design specifications to verify completeness and accuracy of deliverables.
  • Submit, track, and validate defects using a bug tracking system.
  • Create and implement manual and automated test plans and scenarios, including load, performance, stress, and API testing.
  • Ensure traceability from automation scripts to test assets and business requirements.
  • Collaborate with project managers, developers, analysts, architects, and subject matter experts to assure quality delivery.
  • Experience with Microsoft Test Manager, Azure DevOps, JIRA, Selenium API, Provar, Postman, and SOAPUI.
  • Knowledge of software development life cycle methodologies including Waterfall, Agile, and Hybrid.
  • Proficiency in SQL querying and Microsoft Azure databases.
  • Annual pay range: $70,729 to $113,188, with target hiring range $78,155 to $105,739 and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, retirement, tuition program, parental leave, and mental health resources.

Quality Assurance Engineer Full Description

Southern New Hampshire University is a team of innovators. World changers. Individuals who believe in progress with purpose. Since 1932, our people-centered strategy has defined us — and helped us grow a team that now serves over 180,000 learners worldwide.

Our mission to transform lives is made possible by talented people who bring diverse industry experience, backgrounds and skills to the university. And today, we're ready to expand our reach. All we need is you.

Make an impact — from near or far

At SNHU, you'll have the option to work remotely in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

We ask that our remote employees have access to a reliable internet connection and a dedicated, properly equipped workspace that is free of distractions. Employees must reside in, and work from, one of the above approved states.

The opportunity

The Quality Assurance Engineer will report directly to the Systems Quality Manager. You will manage software tests to make sure products meet business demands and specifications. They create the end-to-end test plan and managing all activities in the plan to ensure that the goals of the solution are met and work as expected. You will work with all ITS Teams to ensure the solution's functionality and accuracy and performance, usability, reliability, and compatibility with legacy and external systems.

You will work remotely from any of our approved states. #LI-Remote

What You'll Do:

  • You will Engage with ITS and business to improve the quality assurance practices of projects and products.
  • Develop, document, and maintain functional test cases and other test artifacts like the test data, data validation, harness scripts, and automated scripts.
  • Review functional and design specifications to ensure full understanding of individual deliverables for us.
  • Ensure that validated deliverables meet functional and design specifications and requirements.
  • Submit, track, and validate defects in bug tracking system.
  • Document and implement test approach, test plans, and scenarios for both manual and automated tests.
  • Ensure reusability and maintenance for all regression test cases.
  • Develop automation scripts for load/performance/stress testing.
  • Develop automation scripts for API testing.
  • Ensure traceability from automation to test assets to requirements.
  • Work with project managers, product owners, business analysts, software architects, developers, and business subject matter experts to assure delivery of a quality project.
  • Participate in defining risk-based test approaches.
  • Participate in standardized processes, guidelines, and templates.
  • Participate in continuous improvements and innovations.
  • Train and onboard new team members
  • Enforce QA policies and practices.
  • Oversee and conduct UAT with our partners throughout the university.
  • Other responsibilities as assigned.

What We're Looking For:

  • 2+ in software quality assurance methodologies and processes.
  • Experience with testing tools like as Microsoft Test Manager, Azure DevOps, JIRA.
  • Experience with software development life cycle (SDLC) such as Waterfall/Agile/Hybrid.
  • Experience developing SQL queries and using Microsoft Azure databases.
  • Experience with automation/Load/Performance/Stress testing and associated tools like Selenium API and Provar.
  • Experience with API testing and test tools like Postman, SOAPUI.
  • Experience with web technologies like REST, SOAP, and Web Services.

We believe real innovation comes from inclusion - where different experiences, perspectives and talents are celebrated. So if you're wondering whether SNHU is right for you, take the leap and apply. You might be just the person we're looking for.

Compensation

The annual pay range for this position is $70,729.00 - $113,188.00. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. We expect this position to be hired in the following target hiring range $78,155.00 - $105,739.00.

Exceptional benefits (because you're exceptional)

You're the whole package. Your benefits should be, too. As a full-time employee at SNHU, you'll get:

  • High-quality, low-deductible medical insurance

  • Low to no-cost dental and vision plans

  • 5 weeks of paid time off (plus almost a dozen paid holidays)

  • Employer-funded retirement

  • Free tuition program

  • Parental leave

  • Mental health and wellbeing resources