Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

• Drive the testing strategy and execution for the API governance and integrations platform.
• Advocate for quality from product development and platform engineering perspectives.
• Test and validate API Gateway connections, routing rules, rate limiting, and security policies for onboarded APIs.
• Mandate and verify API governance processes and compliance with MSI ecosystem standards before deployment.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts for backend services and UI components such as the API Hub.
• Execute deep-dive manual exploratory testing for complex integrations.
• Lead day-to-day sprint validation with Product Owners and Developers.
• Define clear acceptance criteria and ensure seamless feature delivery.
• Maintain and review developer portals, API specifications (OpenAPI/Swagger), QA runbooks, and user documentation.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines, primarily GitHub Actions, to block non-compliant code from production.
• Guide mid-level engineers and cross-functional teams on software-quality and testing best practices.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• Ability to communicate in English on a daily basis (advanced level).
• 5+ years of experience in professional software testing, encompassing both manual and automated methodologies.
• Deep expertise in testing RESTful web services, API architectures, and system integrations.
• Demonstrated experience with API Gateways (preferably Azure APIM) and validating governance policies.
• Strong understanding of Agile Software Development practices and active participation in sprint ceremonies.
• Must be able to obtain background clearance as required by government customers.
• Experience building automation frameworks using tools like Robot Framework, Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium.
• Experience with Cloud technologies (Azure preferred) and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Familiarity Git and CI/CD concepts (GitHub Actions).
• Previous experience operating within a platform team setting.

• Referral Payment Plan
• Equal Opportunity Employer
• No travel required
• No relocation provided