Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

Sr. SQAE

Join STERIS as a Sr. Software Quality Assurance Engineer and become a pivotal force in enhancing software quality across our global operations. Leverage your extensive experience with diverse technologies and advanced testing disciplines to drive impactful process improvements. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, lead testing and validation efforts, and ensure our software solutions are robust, reliable, and exceed industry standards. This is your opportunity to make a lasting impact and advance your career at a dynamic, innovative and industry leading organization!

 

This is a Hybrid role and requires onsite work 2 days per week at our Mentor, OH Headquarters.

What you will do as a Sr. SQAE:

At STERIS, Sr. SQAE,are proactive and crucial team members and change agents, capable of delivering within and improving our current softwares and systems. This role requires expertise in software QA methodologies, SQL, and automated testing, along with strong critical thinking and technical writing skills. The ideal candidate will excel in teaching complex technical concepts to non-technical people, thrive in an Agile environment, and effectively manage multiple projects. On a day to day basis you will perform and contribute to the following:

 

Leadership 20%

• Implement software quality standards and lead continuous improvement of quality within the software development lifecycle.

• Implement new policies and processes including Agile-Scrum methodology

• Ensure  compliance to regulatory controls including but not limited to SOX & ISO 13485

• Aggregate, Monitor and Review QA metrics

• Assist and mentor junior team members with their more complex responsibilities and issues.

• Review test plans written by others to provide feedback

• Recommend changes to tracked QA metrics to support continuous improvement.

 

Test Planning – 40%

• Work within Zephyr or other test management tools

• Review system designs to identify missing, ambiguous, conflicting or inaccurate requirements or design specifications.

• Translate system requirements and designs into detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test cases.

• Develop system documentation and test planning across multiple applications to ensure validation within the scope of regulatory requirements..

• Follow IT, Quality & Regulatory processes and procedures 

• Oversee the general IT and Quality controls processes related to auditing, monitoring, approvals, and validation.

 

Test Execution – 40%

• Execute test plans to perform functional, integration, regression testing

• Execute exploratory test sessions.

• Identify, records, and documents defects with an issue tracking system

• Monitor and tracks defects to resolution

• Document test cases, test plans and test results with a test documentation tool

• Facilitate user acceptance testing sessions

• Work with Business Process Owners to obtain and document approval of systems and system changes

• Perform defect root cause analysis and suggests potential resolutions to developers

• Assist in developing and maintaining an automated testing framework.

• Report metrics to accurately reflect project status.

• Coordinate and lead Quality Assurance cycles to ensure applications satisfy end user requirements using a standard process methodology.

The Experience, Skills and Abilities needed:

To be considered and be successful in this role you will need the following years of experience and education:

• A Bachelors Degree or higher with 7 years total experience in a QA, Test, or Software Development/Engineering role. 
• In lieu of a degree,a combination of work experience and education will be considered.

 

In addition, you will have the following 7 years experience, expertise, skills, and abilities:

• Leadership: You're able to deliver within the current system while constantly looking for ways to improve the current system.
• Quality Assurance: Expert knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes.
• Critical Thinking: Form clear reasoned judgements by gathering, analyzing, and systematizing information.
• Technical Writing: Writes clear explanations of technical processes and i