Senior QA Engineer / Analyst

The position aligns to Dark Matter's QA career ladder between QA Engineer / Analyst and Staff QA Engineer / Analyst .

Key Responsibilities

Quality Leadership

• Lead testing efforts for complex software projects, releases, and strategic initiatives.
• Develop comprehensive test strategies and execution plans for assigned product areas.
• Evaluate business and technical requirements to identify quality risks and testing needs.
• Champion quality engineering best practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Participate in release readiness reviews and production deployment validations.

Test Planning & Execution

• Design, develop, and execute manual and automated test cases.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, API, system, and end-to-end testing.
• Create and maintain test plans, test scripts, test data, and testing documentation.
• Analyze test results and communicate quality status to stakeholders.
• Ensure comprehensive validation of new features, enhancements, integrations, and defect fixes.

Defect Management & Quality Improvement

• Identify, document, prioritize, and track software defects through resolution.
• Conduct root cause analysis for production and UAT defects.
• Collaborate with development teams to improve defect prevention and early quality detection.
• Analyze recurring quality trends and recommend corrective actions.
• Support continuous process and quality improvements.

Test Automation

• Develop and maintain automated testing assets and regression suites.
• Expand test automation coverage across applications and services.
• Partner with engineering teams to integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Identify opportunities to increase testing efficiency through automation and tooling.

Collaboration & Mentorship

• Partner with engineering, product, architecture, and operations teams throughout project lifecycles.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including planning, refinement, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Provide guidance and mentoring to QA Engineers / Analysts and junior team members.
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and technical excellence.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of software quality assurance, software testing, or quality engineering experience.
• Embraces an AI-First mentality when it comes to software testing
• Strong understanding of Agile development methodologies and software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes.
• Experience developing and executing comprehensive test strategies and plans.
• Experience with manual and automated testing methodologies.
• Strong defect analysis, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis skills.
• Experience working with test management and defect tracking tools.
• Experience validating APIs, databases, integrations, and enterprise applications.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with automated testing frameworks and quality engineering tools.
• Experience with Azure DevOps, Jira, or comparable Agile work management platforms.
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman.
• SQL and database validation experience.
• Experience supporting CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of performance, load, and reliability testing concepts.
• Experience within mortgage technology, fintech, banking, or financial services environments.
• Experience mentoring QA teams.
• Playwright, JavaScript, Selenium WebDriver, C#, Page Object Model

Core Competencies

• Quality Engineering Excellence
• Analytical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Technical Leadership
• Attention to Detail
• Collaboration
• Communication
• Accountability
• Continuous Improvement
• Mentoring & Knowledge Sharing

Success Measures

During the first 12 months, the Senior QA Engineer / Analyst will:

• Successfully lead quality efforts for key product releases and strategic initiatives.
• Increase test coverage through improved automation and testing practices.
• Reduce escaped defects and improve release quality metrics.
• Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for critical issues.
• Demonstrate deep understanding of Dark Matter products and business workflows.
• Serve as a trusted quality advisor to Engineering and Product teams.
• Mentor junior QA team members and contribute to department-wide quality improvements.

The selected candidate will be expected to work onsite from the Sharon, PA or Jacksonville, FL office 3 days per week.

Applicants with disabilities who would like to require a reasonable accommodation related to any part of the application process may contact us at Perseus_HR@constellationhbs.com.

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