Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SciSure develops a Scientific Management Platform that integrates experiment documentation, sample tracking, compliance, and laboratory operations. The Senior Quality Assurance Engineer will own and evolve the quality strategy for the North American engineering team, leading hands-on testing and automation, release readiness, production quality, and QA mentorship in a distributed environment.
Responsibilities
- Design and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts for new and existing features in a Drupal + Vue.js stack
- Develop and maintain automated test suites (UI, API, and integration tests) and integrate them into CI/CD pipelines
- Perform exploratory testing to uncover edge cases and usability issues that automated tests might miss
- Collaborate with Product and Engineering to review requirements, UX designs, and technical specs for testability and clarity
- Collaborate with other internal QA engineers located in European time zones
- Participate in agile ceremonies (refinement, sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives) as the voice of quality
- Provide clear, actionable feedback on defects, risks, and release readiness
- Define and monitor entry/exit criteria for releases; provide go/no-go recommendations
- Partner with SRE/Engineering on environment readiness, test data management, and release validation
- Mentor other QA engineers and developers on testing best practices and shift-left testing
- Participate in root-cause analysis for major incidents and drive preventive measures (e.g., new tests, improved processes)
- Champion quality culture, encouraging ownership of quality across the entire team
Skills
- 7+ years of professional experience in software quality assurance or software testing, with significant experience in web-based SaaS products
- Hands-on experience with generative AI such as Claude Code for automated tests, workflows, and other automations
- Writing and executing test plans, test cases, and test scripts in tools such as PHPUnit, specifically with Drupal or similar PHP-based CMS/platforms and MySQL; and with Cypress or Playwright for testing modern JavaScript frontends, preferably Vue.js (React/Angular experience acceptable with willingness to learn Vue)
- Functional, regression, integration, and end-to-end testing in balance with modern automated test practices
- API testing via Postman, REST clients, and automated API tests
- Integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
- Strong understanding of SDLC, agile methodologies, and shift-left testing concepts
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience working with bug/issue tracking and documentation tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence)
- Experience in a SaaS environment with frequent, incremental releases
- Security-conscious testing and working in regulated or compliance-oriented environments
- Cross-browser and cross-device testing
- Exposure to containerized environments using Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS
Benefits
- Opportunity to shape the quality strategy of a mature SaaS product with real customer impact
- A flexible remote work environment supporting distributed teams
- Emphasis on quality, accessibility, and sustainable product development
- Collaboration with cross-functional teams focused on long-term platform success
- A culture that values clear communication, collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement
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