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Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

CompanyPearson
LocationAustin
Work ModeRemote
PostedNovember 5, 2026
About The Company
Our purpose is simple: to help people realize the life they imagine through learning. We believe that every learning opportunity is a chance for a personal breakthrough. That’s why our c. 20,000 Pearson employees are committed to creating vibrant and enriching learning experiences designed for real-life impact. We are the world’s leading learning company, serving customers in nearly 200 countries with digital content, assessments, qualifications, and data. For us, learning isn’t just what we do. It's who we are.
About the Role

QA Engineer

As a QA Engineer, you will oversee quality assurance activities associated with software analysis. This includes developing test plans, performing exploratory testing and executing functional and regression testing. You will work closely with engineering, product management and support teams to ensure the product is ready for release.

Core Skills & Experience

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in full-stack development and enterprise-grade applications.
• Strong automation framework design experience (Java, Python or JavaScript-based frameworks like Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium).
• Expertise in CI/CD integration (Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Advanced test strategy & architecture – able to design scalable, maintainable, and reusable automation solutions.
• API automation (Postman, Testfully, Karate, or similar).
• Performance & load testing (JMeter, Gatling, k6).
• Security testing basics (OWASP, integration with automation pipelines, penetration testing).
• Hands-on with containerization/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes, ECS/EKS).
• Databases & backend validation (MYSQL 8, Oracle).

Leadership & Strategic Skills

• Define end-to-end automation strategy for enterprise projects.
• Stakeholder communication (reporting quality metrics, risks, and ROI of automation).
• Work closely with DevOps, Developers, and Product Owners.
• Ability to choose tools & frameworks based on business/tech needs.
• Contribute to quality engineering culture (shift-left, test pyramid, continuous testing).

Tools & Ecosystem Knowledge

• Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, Appium.
• BDD/TDD frameworks (Cucumber, SpecFlow, JBehave).
• Git, Maven/Gradle, npm/yarn, etc.
• Test management (Jira).
• Cloud providers (AWS).
• IntelliJ IDE.
• Testfully and Postman.
• AI tool like Co Pilot and Claude.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical & problem-solving skills.
• Ability to drive automation adoption across teams.
• Experience in agile environments.
• Strong documentation and reporting skills.

Key Skills
JavaPythonJavaScriptSeleniumCypressPlaywrightAppiumCI/CDJenkinsGitHub ActionsAPI AutomationPerformance TestingDockerKubernetesAWSJira
Categories
SoftwareTechnologyEngineeringData & Analytics
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
You will oversee quality assurance activities, including developing test plans and executing functional and regression testing. Additionally, you will collaborate with engineering, product management, and support teams to ensure product readiness for release.
📋Job Type
full time
📊Experience Level
10+
💼Company Size
15272
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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