Sr. QA Engineer-Remote

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Compensation $110,000 - $130,000 per year. Eligible for a Short-Term Incentive Plan with a target of 7.5% of your annual earnings; terms and conditions apply.

Ambry Genetics is a cutting‑edge clinical laboratory with powerful automation capabilities. We continually strive to deliver quality results to our patients as quickly as possible. Quality assurance engineers will participate in one or more Agile Scrum teams to validate and improve our in‑house developed software. They will take part in backlog grooming, write test cases, and craft automated tests using Selenium Web Driver, JMeter, and other latest technologies.

Successful candidates always put the health and safety of our patients first, endeavoring for the best accuracy and security possible.

• Participate in Agile Scrum meetings, including backlog grooming, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Develop test strategies and plans, leveraging the Atlassian suite (JIRA, Confluence, Bitbucket, Test Rail, Bamboo) for test case writing, documentation, and change tracking.
• Ensure product quality through functional, regression, integration, and performance testing.
• Test new features and verify compliance with regulations such as HIPAA and SOX.
• Create automated tests wherever applicable.
• Update regression test suite after each release and develop automation scripts.
• Analyze test results, identify root causes, and support quick resolution.
• Participate in risk assessments, validation processes, and release readiness reviews.
• Support stakeholders/end users (primarily internal) with troubleshooting and general application support.
• Maintain traceability of test cases to requirements and specifications, especially for regulated components.
• Validate nightly deployments are successful.
• Collaborate proactively with team members to resolve issues and meet project goals.
• Mentor junior team members and foster teamwork.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor or advanced degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• 8+ years of experience in software QA, including 5+ years in automation.
• Working knowledge of the software development life cycle and testing methodologies.
• Deep understanding of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes.
• Hands‑on experience with automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Postman, JUnit, TestNG).
• Experience with performance testing using load testing tools.
• Background in one or more programming languages such as Java or Python.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs, SQL, and scripting languages (e.g., Python, JavaScript).
• Understanding of relational databases and test data management (e.g., MySQL).
• Knowledge of healthcare standards and compliance (HIPAA, HL7, FHIR).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to lead and drive projects with minimal oversight.

• ASTQB Certification.
• Experience working with CI/CD tools.
• Experience with cloud computing platforms such as AWS or Azure.

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