Senior Quality Assurance Engineer 1

At PowerSchool, we are a dedicated team of innovators guided by our shared purpose of powering personalized education for students around the world. From the central office to the classroom to the home, PowerSchool supports the entire educational ecosystem as the global leader of cloud-based software for K-12 education. Our employees make it all possible, and a career with us means you’re joining a successful team committed to engaging, empowering, and improving the K-12 education experience everywhere.

Team Overview

Our Research & Development (R&D) team is the technical talent at the heart of our product suite, overseeing the product development lifecycle from concept to delivery. From engineering to quality assurance to data science, the R&D team ensures our customers seamlessly use our products and can depend on their consistency.

Job Overview

The Senior Quality Assurance Engineer I, under the general direction of the Manager, Quality Assurance Engineering, is a key contributor to ensuring the delivery of reliable, high‑quality software products. Operating within a fast‑paced Agile environment, this role is responsible for driving test strategy, implementing and maintaining automated and manual testing solutions, and owning the quality outcomes of assigned features and components. 

Description

• Collaborate with Product & Engineering team members in an Agile framework to deliver high‑quality solutions through iterative sprints and scheduled release cycles.
• Analyze and internalize software requirements, functional designs, and technical designs.
• Apply strong technical expertise to assess code‑change risk and define appropriate test and automation strategies.
• Automation coding skills in Java/TypeScript is required.
• Leverage AI tools for test plan generation and to accelerate test automation development for overall testing efficiency.
• Maintain automation test suite with high quality and reliability.
• (Preferred) Experience with security, performance, and accessibility testing practices and tools.
• Validate defect fixes to ensure issues are fully resolved and do not introduce regressions.
• Identify, quantify, and clearly communicate software risks, and propose robust mitigation strategies.
• Uphold established QA standards, processes, and best practices while actively contributing to ongoing improvements.
• Provide accurate estimates for assigned tasks and deliverables.
• Complete ownership of the overall quality of the product.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

To be considered for and to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Qualifications include:

• 5+ years of QA experience in both manual testing and automation coding experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent degree required
• Experience with using AI tools for testing 
• Ability to program in Java, JavaScript and/or TypeScript
• Test Automation experience preferrably in the programming languages specified 
• Problem solving, troubleshooting and analytical skills
• Understanding of SQL in order to manipulate and validate test data
• Understanding of XML, HTML
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong time management skills

EEO Commitment

PowerSchool is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. PowerSchool is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. Our inclusive culture empowers PowerSchoolers to deliver the best results for our customers. We not only celebrate the diversity of our workforce, we celebrate the diverse ways we work. If you have a disability and need an accommodation regarding our recruiting process, please let us know by emailing accomodations@powerschool.com.