Senior Software QA Engineer

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

The Senior Software QA Engineer is a highly skilled software engineering role responsible for leading complex manual and automated testing initiatives across Ontada’s product ecosystem. This role designs, builds, and optimizes automation frameworks; drives quality strategy within an Agile squad; mentors junior engineers; and ensures releases meet stringent quality, performance, and compliance standards. 

Key Responsibilities 

Technical Leadership & Strategy 

• Lead test strategy, planning, and execution for complex products and releases. 

• Drive the evolution of the test automation framework, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability. 

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to QA Engineers and junior team members. 

• Champion shift‑left testing practices and CI/CD quality gates across development squads. 

• Collaborate with architecture and engineering leadership to define quality standards and automation best practices. 

Automation & Framework Development 

• Design, develop, and maintain advanced automated test suites (UI, API, backend, data validation). 

• Build and enhance automation frameworks using tools such as Selenium, TOSCA, Playwright, or similar. 

• Develop robust API automation using RestAssured, Postman scripts, or equivalent frameworks. 

• Create effective test data strategies, including synthetic data generation and environment management. 

Test Planning & Execution 

• Author comprehensive, well‑structured test strategies, plans, and test cases. 

• Lead exploratory testing efforts to uncover complex defects. 

• Coordinate validation of deployments across multiple environments, ensuring end‑to‑end readiness. 

• Perform advanced backend testing across SQL/NoSQL database systems. 

Collaboration & Agile Delivery 

• Work closely with Product Owners to refine user stories, define acceptance criteria, and ensure testability. 

• Partner with developers, product teams, and DevOps to ensure high‑quality releases. 

• Influence iteration planning, sprint commitments, and quality checkpoints. 

• Coordinate with onshore/offshore QA teams to drive consistent delivery and quality standards. 

Quality Governance & Compliance 

• Ensure alignment with HIPAA and other regulatory/security requirements. 

• Support continuous improvement initiatives for QA processes, tools, and documentation. 

• Lead root‑cause analysis and drive corrective actions for systemic quality issues. 

Minimum Requirement

Degree or equivalent and typically requires 7+ years of relevant experience.

Education 

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science