Lead Quality Assurance Engineer

Brock & Scott, PLLC is seeking an experienced Lead QA Engineer to serve as the primary quality assurance resource within their IT team. This foundational role is responsible for establishing and scaling QA practices, independently owning the full software testing lifecycle, and defining automation standards and quality strategies.

Responsibilities:

• Design and execute comprehensive test plans, scenarios, and scripts based on requirements and acceptance criteria
• Perform manual and automated testing, including functional, regression, integration, and performance testing
• Own regression testing strategy and ensure test coverage evolves with system changes
• Build, maintain, and expand automated test scripts and frameworks
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and increase
• Contribute to the firm’s long-term QA automation strategy and standards
• Create clear, actionable defect reports with severity and business impact analysis
• Manage the full defect lifecycle, including triage, escalation, and validation
• Analyze test results to identify systemic quality issues and improvement opportunities
• Partner closely with developers and Business Analysts to validate solutions and ensure alignment with business requirements
• Communicate testing status, defects, and release readiness to stakeholders and IT leadership
• Establish and maintain QA documentation, standards, and processes
• Ensure QA practices align with IT governance, change management, and audit requirements
• Build scalable QA practices to support future growth of the team

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 3+ years with demonstrated ownership and professional experience in software QA or testing
• Experience independently owning testing for software features or full
• Strong understanding of SDLC and testing methodologies
• Experience with at least one automated testing framework (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright)
• Working knowledge of SQL and relational databases
• Experience in legal, financial services, or consulting environments
• Familiarity with case management or legal platforms
• Agile or hybrid SDLC experience
• QA certifications (e.g., ISTQB)
• Experience helping build or scale QA automation frameworks