Quality Assurance; QA Engineer

About us

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results. We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. Our expertise spans consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics and the Netherlands.

The PA Health Data Platforms team is looking for an experienced Quality Assurance Engineer to play a core part of the software development, maintenance and delivery process. By applying ingenuity to the building of data platforms for the clinical and biopharmaceutical community, PA aspires to change the course of care across the medical spectrum. The team develops and maintains complex cloud‑based systems to store and deliver sensitive clinical data to physicians, regulators, and scientists.

We are looking for a passionate QA Engineer to join our dynamic team and ensure the highest quality standards for our products.

• 7‑10 years of industry experience as a QA Engineer
• Programming & Test Automation
• Proficiency in programming for test automation using languages such as Python, JavaScript, and Type Script
• Hands‑on experience with test automation tools and frameworks, including Playwright or similar
• Familiarity with Behavior‑Driven Development (BDD) using frameworks such as Cucumber
• Experience implementing both API and UI testing to validate end‑to‑end web app interactions
• Ability to effectively balance manual and automated testing efforts
• Quality Assurance & Test Management
• Solid understanding of test planning, design, and overall management of the QA lifecycle
• Practical experience with functional, regression, exploratory, and manual testing methodologies
• Skilled in defining and executing test strategies within agile frameworks to ensure comprehensive validation of new features
• Continuous Integration & Delivery (CI/CD), Dev Ops & Environment Provisioning
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Git Hub Actions and Azure Dev Ops
• Proficiency in version control and environment provisioning to ensure scalable test environments
• Knowledge of SQL for querying and managing databases in test environments
• Experience with Shell/Bash scripting to automate and streamline test workflows
• Ability to contribute to Dev Ops practices, enhancing the efficiency, reliability and scalability of test automation workflows
• Cross‑Team Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
• Strong collaboration skills with developers, product owners, and cross‑functional teams
• Effective communication skills to advocate for QA best practices
• Education
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field

$118,000 - $180,000

• Group medical insurance
• Health Savings Account with company match
• Teladoc and nurse line resources
• Long‑term care plan
• Group dental insurance
• Vision plan
• 401(k) savings plan with company profit‑sharing contribution
• Commuter and parking tax‑sav­ing benefit
• 15 days paid vacation with the opportunity to buy five additional days
• 10 paid holidays and 10 paid sick days
• Company and voluntary income protection benefits
• Gym and health incentive reimbursement
• Pet and legal insurance plans
• Employee assistance program
• Annual performance‑based bonus

We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, political belief, veteran status, or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience.

We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

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