Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
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Summary
Senior QA engineer at an insurance underwriting company, designing and executing test plans across front-end and back-end applications. Focus is on backend database validation with complex SQL queries and RESTful API testing using tools like Postman, Swagger, and defect tracking in Azure DevOps or Jira.
Bowhead Specialty, partnering with American Family (rated A XV by A.M. Best) is a best in class insurance underwriting operation focused on Management Liability, Excess Casualty, Errors & Omissions and Healthcare. Our company is dynamic and growing. We encourage those who join us to be active participants in building our future.
Position Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and detail-oriented Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to join our Quality Assurance team. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in software quality assurance, with strong expertise in backend database validation testing and SQL-based data verification. The candidate should also have experience testing RESTful APIs and be comfortable validating data flows between application and database layers. This role requires a proactive individual who can ensure the delivery of high-quality, reliable software solutions through comprehensive testing and defect analysis.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test strategies for front-end and back-end applications
- Lead quality assurance efforts throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects through resolution.
- Perform functional, regression, integration, system, and end-to-end testing.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
- 7+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance.
- 5+ years of experience writing and executing complex SQL queries for data validation, backend testing, and root-cause analysis.
- 2+ years of experience testing RESTful APIs using tools such as Postman or Swagger.
- Strong understanding of software testing methodologies and SDLC practices.
- Proven experience with defect management tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, or similar platforms.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.
Technical Skills Required
- SQL
- API testing (REST, JSON, GraphQL)
- Postman, Swagger
- Database platforms such as SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, or MySQL
- Test management tools
Preferred
- Coding experience with Python
