Senior Quality Engineer IV
Cincinnati
Contract: VMS
OpTech is a woman-owned company that values your ideas, encourages your growth, and always has your back. When you work at OpTech, not only do you get health and dental benefits on the first day of employment, but you also have training opportunities, flexible/remote work options, growth opportunities, 401K and competitive pay. Apply today!
Job Summary
The Senior Quality Engineer IV is a technical leader responsible for driving quality engineering practices across complex data and application platforms. This role combines hands-on test automation development with strategic leadership, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scalable solutions within Agile environments. The ideal candidate possesses deep expertise in automated testing frameworks, API and data validation, CI/CD integration, and modern quality engineering methodologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead quality engineering efforts for Agile data delivery teams, providing technical direction, coaching, and hands-on expertise.
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable automated test frameworks for web applications, APIs, and data platforms.
- Create and execute comprehensive test strategies, test plans, test cases, and automated regression suites.
- Validate Java- and Python-based APIs, web services, and data movement processes utilizing Kafka and big data technologies.
- Develop and maintain Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) test automation using Cucumber (Gherkin) and customized automation frameworks.
- Build and enhance Selenium WebDriver/Grid automation frameworks utilizing JUnit, TestNG, and Maven.
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins and other DevOps tools.
- Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Engineers, Architects, and Scrum teams throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily scrums, backlog refinement, retrospectives, and demos.
- Champion quality best practices, continuous improvement initiatives, and test automation standards across the organization.
- Analyze test results, identify quality risks, and drive defect resolution to ensure reliable and performant software releases.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 7+ years of experience in software quality engineering, test automation, or related disciplines.
- Extensive experience developing and implementing automated test frameworks using open-source testing technologies.
- Strong experience testing APIs, web services, and data platforms in enterprise environments.
- Proficiency in Java and/or Python programming for test automation.
- Hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver, Selenium Grid, JUnit, TestNG, Maven, and Cucumber.
- Experience with SOAP UI, XML, SOAP/REST web services testing, and API validation.
- Experience validating data pipelines, data movement technologies, and Kafka-based integrations.
- Strong understanding of CI/CD practices and automated test execution using Jenkins.
- Experience working within Scrum, Kanban, or other Agile development frameworks.
- Excellent communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with big data platforms and modern cloud-based data architectures.
- Knowledge of JavaScript technologies such as Node.js and Angular.
- Experience with performance, integration, and end-to-end testing strategies.
- Industry certifications related to Quality Engineering, Test Automation, Agile methodologies, or software development.
- Experience mentoring engineers and leading quality initiatives across multiple teams.
Key Competencies
- Test Automation Strategy & Framework Development
- API & Data Validation Testing
- Agile Delivery & Continuous Improvement
- Quality Leadership & Mentorship
- CI/CD & DevOps Practices
- Root Cause Analysis & Defect Prevention
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Technical Problem Solving
By submitting your application, you acknowledge that recruiting technologies, including AI-assisted tools, may be used to support candidate evaluation, sourcing, matching, and communications.
OpTech is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE), all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
https://www.optechus.com/eeo_self_identification/
Apply Now
The perfect fit is one click away.
LinkedIn
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
First Name(Required)
Last Name(Required)
Email(Required)
Phone
CV
Max. file size: 50 MB.
Create Account
Yes please, create an account so that I can apply faster next time
Please Enter a Password(Required)
Enter Password Confirm Password
CAPTCHA
APPLY
Refer A Friend
Opportunities are meant to share.