[Hiring] Lead QA Engineer @Forum Health

Role Description

We're looking for a Lead QA Engineer to define and drive quality strategy across a modern cloud-native application stack. This role goes beyond traditional QA—you'll lead the adoption of AI-powered testing approaches, build scalable automation frameworks, and ensure high-quality delivery across a React frontend and Azure-based backend (Azure Functions + PostgreSQL). You'll work closely with engineering, product, and DevOps to embed intelligent, automated quality practices throughout the SDLC.

Key Responsibilities

• QA Strategy & Leadership
  • Define and own the end-to-end QA strategy, standards, and best practices
  • Lead, mentor, and grow a QA team (manual + automation engineers)
  • Champion a 'quality-first' mindset across engineering and product teams
  • Establish metrics, KPIs, and reporting for quality, coverage, and release confidence
• AI-Driven Test Automation
  • Design and implement AI-assisted testing frameworks (e.g., self-healing tests, intelligent test generation, flaky test detection)
  • Evaluate and integrate AI tools for test case generation, visual regression, and anomaly detection
  • Leverage LLMs and AI agents to accelerate test creation, maintenance, and debugging
  • Continuously optimize test coverage using data-driven and predictive approaches
• Frontend & API Testing
  • Build robust automated test suites for a React-based frontend (unit, integration, E2E)
  • Develop API and contract testing strategies for Azure Functions-based services
  • Ensure strong validation of asynchronous, event-driven, and serverless workflows
• Cloud & Infrastructure Quality
  • Validate systems deployed in Azure (App Services, Functions, CI/CD pipelines)
  • Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps)
  • Ensure performance, scalability, and reliability testing for cloud-native workloads
• Data & Backend Validation
  • Validate data integrity and workflows involving PostgreSQL
  • Implement test data management strategies and environment consistency
  • Ensure coverage of edge cases across distributed systems
• Tooling & Framework Development
  • Select, build, and maintain modern test frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, Jest, Postman/Newman)
  • Introduce scalable test architecture (modular, reusable, maintainable)
  • Drive shift-left testing and continuous testing practices

Qualifications

• 7+ years in QA/Software Testing, with 2-3+ years in a leadership role
• Bachelor's Degree or higher
• Strong experience with test automation frameworks (Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, etc.)
• Hands-on experience testing React applications
• Experience testing APIs and backend services (REST, event-driven systems)
• Solid understanding of cloud environments, preferably Azure
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (JavaScript/TypeScript preferred)
• Experience with PostgreSQL or similar relational databases
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• Experience implementing AI/ML-driven testing tools or workflows
• Familiarity with LLMs for test generation, QA copilots, or intelligent debugging
• Experience with serverless architectures (Azure Functions, AWS Lambda, etc.)
• Knowledge of performance testing tools (k6, JMeter, Locust)
• Experience with contract testing (e.g., Pact)
• Exposure to observability tools (Azure Monitor, App Insights, Datadog, etc.)

What Success Looks Like

• High-confidence releases with minimal regression issues
• Significant reduction in manual testing through intelligent automation
• Faster test creation and maintenance using AI-assisted workflows
• Stable, scalable, and reliable CI/CD-integrated test suites
• A proactive QA culture embedded across teams

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: The annual base salary range for this position is $100,000 - $110,000. Annual base salary range placement will depend on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, education, work experience, applicable certifications and or licensures.
• Location: Remote, US
• Benefits: 401(k), 401(k) matching, Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Life Insurance, Vision Insurance, Paid Time Off
• Visa Sponsorship: Applicant must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship now or in the future.