Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Role Summary: The Sr. 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.RequirementsBachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, equivalent experience considered5+ years as a software developer using Java, Angular, SQL or similar tech stackHands-on QA experience with legacy software or database upgrade validation, including backward-compatibility testing, data reconciliation after schema changes, and rollback validationExpertise in writing and maintaining SQL queries (JDBC / iBatis / Stored Procedures)Experience with developing resilient Spring-based microservicesExperience in API design for client-server applicationsExperience with IQ/OQ/PQ/UAT validation phasesExperience working closely with developers, DBAs, and infrastructure teamsEligible to work in the United States without sponsorship