Key skills
AgileSAFeQuality AssuranceTest-Driven DevelopmentBehavior-Driven DevelopmentManual TestingAutomated TestingFunctional TestingIntegration TestingRegression TestingExploratory TestingDefect Lifecycle ManagementAzure DevOpsSQL Server Management StudioSQL ScriptingBrowser Developer ToolsDebuggingWindows 11Microsoft OfficeSQLPlaywrightTDDBDDAzureKubernetesSQL ServerSaaSCommunication
About this role
Octave is a company that provides mission-critical software to support organizations in making informed decisions across the asset lifecycle. They are seeking a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to collaborate with Agile teams in ensuring quality throughout the software delivery lifecycle for their Public Safety applications.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as an embedded QA partner on an Agile / SAFe delivery team, owning quality outcomes for assigned features and components
- Collaborate early with Product Owners and Developers to refine user stories, acceptance criteria, and test scenarios
- Apply and promote shift-left quality practices, including TDD (Test-Driven Development) and BDD (Behavior-Driven Development) principles
- Design, execute, and maintain manual and automated tests at the story, feature, and regression levels
- Contribute to and expand automated test coverage; experience with Playwright is a strong plus
- Perform functional, integration, regression, and exploratory testing throughout the sprint lifecycle
- Identify, document, and triage defects with clear reproduction steps, severity, and impact
- Participate actively in Agile ceremonies (backlog refinement, sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives)
- Analyze logs and system behavior to support defect investigation and root cause analysis
- Collaborate with other QA engineers to improve standards, tooling, and best practices
- Use Azure DevOps for test management, defect tracking, and traceability
- Operate effectively in a Windows 11 environment using Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) for documentation, analysis, and reporting
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience
- 5+ years of experience as a QA Engineer or Software Test Engineer embedded on Agile teams
- Strong understanding of Agile and SAFe frameworks and QA's role in iterative delivery
- Solid knowledge of QA methodologies, test design techniques, and defect lifecycle management
- Familiarity with TDD and BDD concepts and working with acceptance criteria
- Ability to write clear, concise, and maintainable test cases and documentation
- Experience balancing manual testing with growing levels of automation
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
- Self-motivated, accountable, and comfortable in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Willingness to learn new technologies and continuously improve skills
- Experience with Public Safety, emergency response, or other mission-critical systems
- Hands-on experience with Playwright or similar modern automation frameworks
- Familiarity with browser developer tools and debugging techniques
- Experience with Azure Cloud, Kubernetes, and PaaS / SaaS architectures
- Working knowledge of SQL Server Management Studio and SQL scripting