Software Development Engineer in Test – SDET

Assurant

Lead IT QA Analyst developing test strategies, conducting testing, and mentoring QA team. Overseeing quality assurance testing processes while leveraging AI tools within the SDLC.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $88,000 - $147,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

JMeterPythonSeleniumSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

The Lead IT QA Analyst is responsible for developing or assisting in the development of functional requirements, testing applications, and evaluating test results.
Actively participate in elaboration sessions to understand requirements.
Design and develop comprehensive test strategies and approaches for user stories and defects.
Create detailed test scenarios and test cases aligned with acceptance criteria.
Write SQL queries for test data setup and validation of test results.
Collaborate with Product Owners and Business Analysts to clarify acceptance criteria and obtain sign-off on test cases.
Execute test cases, manage defects, and ensure timely resolution through re-testing and regression.
Conduct feature demonstrations and walkthroughs.
Perform non-functional testing including security, performance, and disaster recovery.
Document defects clearly with reproducible steps and expected outcomes.
Support various testing phases such as regression, integration, smoke, and platform testing.
Lead adoption of AI-first QA practices within the team and mentor QA engineers on effective use of Copilot and related tools.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in computer science is desired
8+ years of experience of application quality assurance testing
3+ years leading teams
4+ years of automation testing experience using Selenium, Load Runner, JMeter and/or other automation tools
4+ years of experience with Python and writing SQL queries in SSMS
Comfortable in using DB and Infrastructural monitoring tools (Solarwinds, Datadog, Dynatrace, Fortify, Graylog)
Exposure to testing Data Migration, Data Quality
Experience testing WCF and REST services within a Service Oriented Architecture
Experience in ADO, Visual Studio for test
Exposure on using Visual Studio code, VS for leveraging AI capabilities
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Ability to mentor and develop junior QA team members
Familiarity with the insurance industry is desired

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Remote work options

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Hard Skills & Tools

application quality assurance testingautomation testingSeleniumLoad RunnerJMeterPythonSQLnon-functional testingtest case designdata migration

Soft Skills

written communicationverbal communicationanalytical skillsproblem-solving skillsdecision-making skillsmentoringteam leadership