Sr. Software QA Engineer

Role Summary: The Senior Software QA Engineer is responsible for ensuring quality, stability, and data integrity during software and database upgrades of legacy systems. This role focuses on validation, risk mitigation, and maintaining functional continuity across platforms and integrations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute test strategies specific to legacy software and database upgrade projects.
• Validate application behavior post-upgrade to ensure backward compatibility and functional parity.
• Perform detailed data verification and reconciliation for schema, stored procedures, and migration activities.
• Conduct regression, integration, and performance testing across dependent systems and interfaces.
• Collaborate with development, DBA, and infrastructure teams to identify and mitigate upgrade risks.
• Create and maintain comprehensive test plans, scripts, and traceability documentation.
• Participate in validation phases (IQ/OQ/PQ/UAT) and ensure adherence to quality gates before release.
• Support rollback validation and post-deployment monitoring to confirm stability.
• Provide test summary reports, defect analytics, and quality metrics for leadership review.
• Recommend process improvements for future upgrade cycles and system modernization efforts.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field, equivalent experience considered
• 5 years as a developer using Java, Angular, SQL or similar tech stack
• Expertise in writing and maintaining SQL queries (JDBC / iBatis / Stored Procedures)
• Experience with developing resilient Spring-based microservices
• Experience in API design for client-server applications
• Proactive study of industry best-practices and security strategies
• Position is hybrid position working from our Cincinnati, OH area office.

Benefits

• Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
• Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
• Short Term & Long-Term Disability
• Training & DevelopmentKPI Solutions provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by states, federal, or local law.