Hexagon is looking for a Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to embed within an Agile delivery team supporting our global Public Safety software, including the HxGN OnCall application suite. You will partner daily with Developers, Product Owners, and Scrum Masters to ensure quality is built in throughout the entire delivery lifecycle.
What You'll Do
- Serve as an embedded QA partner on an Agile / SAFe delivery team, owning quality outcomes for assigned features and components.
- Collaborate early with Product Owners and Developers to refine user stories, acceptance criteria, and test scenarios.
- Apply and promote shift-left quality practices, including TDD (Test-Driven Development) and BDD (Behavior-Driven Development) principles.
- Design, execute, and maintain manual and automated tests at the story, feature, and regression levels.
- Contribute to and expand automated test coverage; experience with Playwright is a strong plus.
- Perform functional, integration, regression, and exploratory testing throughout the sprint lifecycle.
- Identify, document, and triage defects with clear reproduction steps, severity, and impact.
- Participate actively in Agile ceremonies like backlog refinement, sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives.
- Analyze logs and system behavior to support defect investigation and root cause analysis.
- Collaborate with other QA engineers to improve standards, tooling, and best practices.
- Use Azure DevOps for test management, defect tracking, and traceability.
- Operate effectively in a Windows 11 environment using Microsoft Office tools for documentation, analysis, and reporting.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- 5+ years of experience as a QA Engineer or Software Test Engineer embedded on Agile teams.
- Strong understanding of Agile and SAFe frameworks and QA’s role in iterative delivery.
- Solid knowledge of QA methodologies, test design techniques, and defect lifecycle management.
- Familiarity with TDD and BDD concepts and working with acceptance criteria.
- Ability to write clear, concise, and maintainable test cases and documentation.
- Experience balancing manual testing with growing levels of automation.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Self-motivated, accountable, and comfortable in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
- Willingness to learn new technologies and continuously improve skills.
Nice to Have
- Experience with Public Safety, emergency response, or other mission-critical systems.
- Hands-on experience with Playwright or similar modern automation frameworks.
- Familiarity with browser developer tools and debugging techniques.
- Experience with Azure Cloud, Kubernetes, and PaaS / SaaS architectures.
- Working knowledge of SQL Server Management Studio and SQL scripting.
Technical Stack
- Playwright
- Azure DevOps
- Windows 11
- Microsoft Office
- Azure Cloud
- Kubernetes
- SQL Server Management Studio
Team & Environment
You will be embedded within an Agile delivery team, collaborating directly with Developers, Product Owners, and Scrum Masters.
Work Mode
This role follows a hybrid work model based in Huntsville / Madison, AL.
Hexagon is an inclusive workplace where everyone is welcome. We embrace differences and are fully committed to creating equal opportunities, an inclusive environment, and fairness for all. Respect is the cornerstone of how we operate.
