Specialty Quality Engineer

Role description

Specialty Quality Engineer

Architect II - Software Testing

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The Specialty Quality Engineer (QE) is responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of enterprise software applications through comprehensive testing and automation strategies.

• Testing & Validation
• Perform functional, regression, system, and integration testing for enterprise applications.
• Design and execute ETL and data validation testing to ensure accuracy and consistency of data transformations.
• Validate data across multiple database platforms such as Netezza, Teradata, DB2, and IMS DB.
• Ensure end to end quality across UI, API, and backend layers.
• Automation Engineering
• Design, develop, and maintain automation frameworks using Playwright for UI and integration testing.
• Implement automated test suites for regression and continuous testing pipelines.
• Collaborate with development teams to integrate automation into CI/CD workflows.
• System & Requirement Analysis
• Analyze business and system requirements to define test strategy, test scenarios, and coverage models.
• Identify gaps, risks, and edge cases early in the lifecycle.
• Work closely with developers, architects, and business analysts to triage defects and drive resolution.
• Tools & Environment
• Utilize enterprise tools such as IBM Info Sphere Data Stage, Informatica, DVO, and Changeman for testing and deployments.
• Execute test scripts and automation in UNIX/Linux environments.
• Perform database and data validation using SQL and tools such as TOAD.
• Scripting & Development Support
• Write and execute scripts for automation and validation using .NET, Shell scripting, and SQL.
• Support test automation and validation activities using programming languages such as C, C++, Java, and PL/SQL where required.
• Reporting & Documentation
• Create and maintain detailed test cases, test results, and defect reports.
• Track quality metrics and provide clear, actionable status reports to stakeholders.
• Ensure test evidence and documentation meet audit and compliance standards.

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

• Experience:
  
  6-10 Years
• Quality Engineering & Automation
• Strong knowledge of QA methodologies, test lifecycle, and best practices.
• Hands on experience with test automation, preferably using Playwright.
• Experience testing .NET based applications.
• Data & ETL Testing
• Proven experience in ETL testing using tools such as Informatica and IBM Data Stage.
• Strong SQL skills for backend and data validation.
• Experience working with large scale data platforms (Netezza, Teradata, DB2, IMS DB).
• Systems & Platforms
• Hands on experience with UNIX/Linux environments and scripting.
• Familiarity with tools such as TOAD, Changeman, and DVO.
• Programming & Scripting
• Working knowledge of .NET and scripting/programming languages such as C, C++, Java, PL/SQL, and Shell.

Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.

Role

Location:

Virginia

Compensation Range: $104,000-$156,000

Full‑time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro‑rated for new hires throughout the…