Staff SQA Engineer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 27, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 14, 2026.
We are looking for a Staff Software Quality Assurance Engineer to lead the UI test strategy for ServAssure UI, our web-based network monitoring platform. You will design, develop, and maintain automated UI test suites using Selenium WebDriver and BrowserStack, define regression and release-readiness criteria, execute manual tests and work closely with developers in an Agile, distributed team. You will mentor junior QA engineers and provide release quality reporting.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in software quality assurance and test automation.
- Proven experience designing, building, and maintaining automated test suites for complex web-based UI applications.
- Strong experience with Selenium WebDriver and BrowserStack.
- Background in testing large-scale distributed enterprise or cloud-hosted systems.
- Experience defining test plans, test cases, regression strategies, and release readiness criteria.
- Experience with test management tools (e.g., Zephyr, Jira).
Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and familiarity with Angular-based UIs or other modern SPA applications
Solid understanding of REST APIs and experience with API/integration testing.
Experience preparing release quality reports and communicating test status, risk, and readiness to stakeholders.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to debug failures across UI, API, and environment layers.
Ability to mentor and guide junior QA engineers and collaborate effectively with developers.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and in distributed teams.
- Excellent communication, organization, and interpersonal skills.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with Cypress, Playwright, or other browser-based automation frameworks.
Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins).
Experience in performance, load, or security testing.
Experience using AI-assisted tools to improve QA workflows with strong verification practices.
Familiarity with Java.
Exposure to Telecom/Cable network management applications.
BDD experience (Cucumber, Gherkin, or similar).
- Comfortable working in Linux environments.
Knowledge of accessibility, visual regression, or data-driven testing approaches.