Quality Assurance Lead - API Testing
First seen by Alion on Nov 6, 2026.
QA Lead
Job Description :
What is expected?
- Design, automate, and execute API test suites (functional, contract, performance, resilience).
- Define LLM evaluation strategies (performance testing, golden sets, guardrails, hallucination/consistency checks, relevance & latency KPIs); build automated eval pipelines tied to releases.
- Create PDLM deliverables : verification plans/protocols, test reports, risk-based coverage, V&V trace matrices to requirements and use cases.
- Integrate test infrastructure with Azure DevOps (CI/CD, test orchestration, quality gates, dashboards); enforce build-time gates for API and LLM quality.
- Partner with Product, Clinical, and R&D to refine requirements and acceptance criteria; ensure summaries render correctly for different user roles and workflows.
What is required from candidate?
- 8+ years in backend/API test automation (REST, JSON, auth), performance testing, and CI/CD.
- Hands-on with Python/TypeScript, Postman/Newman or REST-assured, PyTest/Jest, k6/JMeter, Docker.
- Experience validating ML/LLM systems (eval datasets, metrics, prompt/response testing, safety/guardrails).
- Strong documentation and traceability discipline for regulated product lifecycles (PDLM/QMS).
- Bonus : Azure DevOps pipelines, FHIR/HL7 familiarity, healthcare data privacy/security.
- Bonus : Frontend testing capabilities are preferred, but not part of the PDLM requirements.
Skills
Software Quality Assurance, Testing, API Testing, Test Infrastructure, Performance Testing, Python, POSTMAN, PyTest, Automation Testing