Senior QA Engineer

Senior QA Engineer

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We are seeking a Senior QA Engineer to join our IPM Platform Backend team as part of the MarTech group. You will be responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of our backend services through a combination of automated and manual testing, with a strong focus on test automation in JVM languages (Scala, Java, Kotlin). You will work closely with developers, DevOps, and product managers to drive quality across the CI/CD pipeline and help evolve our testing strategy.

Mission and Goals

AI-Driven Development: At GenDigital, we actively use AI across the entire software development lifecycle—from requirements analysis, code generation, and automated testing, to monitoring, analytics, and incident response. Our teams leverage AI-powered tools for code reviews, test automation, defect prediction, and continuous improvement, ensuring higher quality, faster delivery, and smarter decision-making at every stage.

Objectives

• Test Automation:

  • Design, implement, and maintain automated tests (unit, integration, API, and E2E) for backend services, primarily in Scala, Java, or Kotlin.
  • Periodically review and improve test coverage, focusing on critical business logic and high-risk areas.
  • Develop and maintain API test suites.

• Quality Strategy & Process:

  • Contribute to the evolution of the IPM QA strategy, following the testing pyramid (unit/component, integration, E2E, and minimal manual testing).
  • Monitor and analyze code coverage metrics (lines, branches, classes, methods) and test execution results in CI/CD (TeamCity).
  • Collaborate with developers to ensure tests are part of the definition of done and code reviews.

• Release & CI/CD:

  • Participate in the release process, ensuring automated tests are integrated into the CI/CD pipeline.
  • Support deployment validation in multiple environments (DEV, TEST, STAGE, PROD).
  • Investigate and address flaky tests, environment issues, and test failures.

• Manual & Exploratory Testing:

  • Perform targeted manual and exploratory testing for new features, complex integrations, and production issues.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional QA teams (e.g., OPS QA) for end-to-end and client-based testing scenarios.

• Documentation & Reporting:

  • Document test plans, strategies, and results in Confluence and Jira.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of QA processes, tools, and best practices.

Competencies

• 5+ years of experience in QA engineering, with a focus on backend or platform services.

• Strong programming skills in at least one JVM language (Scala, Java, or Kotlin); ability to read and write automated tests.

• Experience with test automation frameworks (e.g., ScalaTest, JUnit, TestNG, Playwright, Postman).

• Solid understanding of the testing pyramid and best practices for backend QA.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (TeamCity, Jenkins, or similar) and code coverage tools (e.g., SCoverage, JaCoCo).

• Familiarity with RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.

• Experience with API testing, contract testing, and integration testing.

• Ability to analyze and troubleshoot complex backend systems and test failures.

• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a distributed team.

Nice to Have

• Experience with performance, security, or load testing.

• Familiarity with cloud environments (GCP, AWS) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Experience with monitoring tools (Grafana, Kibana) and log analysis.

• Knowledge of the business domain (licensing, pricing, content delivery) is a plus.

What We Can Offer

• Annual bonus scheme.
• Unlimited PTO (paid time off), flexible working hours.
• The chance to join a major global tech company listed on the S&P 500.
• Opportunity to learn and work with the best in the Digital Security industry.
• Cafeteria points are provided by Benefit Plus (meal plan, pension insurance, travel, free time activities, multisport card, and much more).
• Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses.
• Learning & Development plan.
• Sustainable home improvement bonus.

Gen is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusivity. We base employment decisions on merit, experience, and business needs, without considering race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, or other unlawful factors. Gen prohibits discrimination based on these protected characteristics and recruits talented candidates from diverse backgrounds.

We consider individuals with arrest and conviction records and do not discriminate against employees for discussing their own pay or that of other employees or applicants. To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.