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Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

🇺🇸 Remote - US 🕑 Full-Time 💰 TBD 💻 Quality Assurance 🗓️ November 9th, 2026
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Pearson is hiring a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer. The role involves overseeing software quality assurance tasks such as developing test plans, conducting exploratory, functional, and regression testing, and collaborating closely with engineering, product management, and support teams to ensure product readiness for release.

Highlights
  • Develop and execute test plans including exploratory, functional, and regression testing.
  • Design and implement automation frameworks using Java, Python, or JavaScript technologies like Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, and Appium.
  • Integrate testing processes with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and GitHub Actions.
  • Conduct API automation testing with tools such as Postman, Testfully, or Karate.
  • Perform performance and load testing using JMeter, Gatling, or k6.
  • Apply basic security testing principles including OWASP standards and penetration testing.
  • Utilize containerization and orchestration technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, and EKS.
  • Validate back-end databases including MySQL 8 and Oracle.
  • Lead automation strategy for enterprise projects and manage stakeholder communications on quality metrics, risks, and ROI.
  • Use tools such as Jira, Git, Maven/Gradle, npm/yarn, IntelliJ IDE, AWS cloud, and AI tools like Co Pilot and Claude.

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer Full Description

QA Engineer

As a QA Engineer, you will oversee quality assurance activities associated with software analysis. This includes developing test plans, performing exploratory testing and executing functional and regression testing. You will work closely with engineering, product management and support teams to ensure the product is ready for release.

Core Skills & Experience

  • 10+ years of hands-on experience in full-stack development and enterprise-grade applications.

  • Strong automation framework design experience (Java, Python or JavaScript-based frameworks like Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium).

  • Expertise in CI/CD integration (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).

  • Advanced test strategy & architecture - able to design scalable, maintainable, and reusable automation solutions.

  • API automation (Postman, Testfully, Karate, or similar).

  • Performance & load testing (JMeter, Gatling, k6).

  • Security testing basics (OWASP, integration with automation pipelines, penetration testing).

  • Hands-on with containerization/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS/EKS).

  • Databases & backend validation (MYSQL 8, Oracle).

Leadership & Strategic Skills

  • Define end-to-end automation strategy for enterprise projects.

  • Stakeholder communication (reporting quality metrics, risks, and ROI of automation).

  • Work closely with DevOps, Developers, and Product Owners.

  • Ability to choose tools & frameworks based on business/tech needs.

  • Contribute to quality engineering culture (shift-left, test pyramid, continuous testing).

Tools & Ecosystem Knowledge

  • Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium.

  • BDD/TDD frameworks (Cucumber, SpecFlow, JBehave).

  • Git, Maven/Gradle, npm/yarn, etc.

  • Test management (Jira).

  • Cloud providers (AWS).

  • IntelliJ IDE.

  • Testfully and Postman.

  • AI tool like Co Pilot and Claude.

Soft Skills

  • Strong analytical & problem-solving skills.

  • Ability to drive automation adoption across teams.

  • Experience in agile environments.

  • Strong documentation and reporting skills.

Pearson is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a member of E-Verify. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit and business need. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other group protected by law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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