Senior Software Engineer in Test I

The Opportunity:

Anthology delivers education and technology solutions so that students can reach their full potential and learning institutions thrive. Our mission is to empower educators and institutions with meaningful innovation that’s simple and intelligent, inspiring student success and institutional growth.

The Power of Together is built on having a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to making diversity, inclusion, and belonging a foundational part of our hiring practices and who we are as a company.

For more information about Anthology and our career opportunities, please visit

www.anthology.com.

At Anthology, software engineers will learn to apply their software development expertise as members of a cross-functional team. Our teams usually consist of Product Managers, UX Designers, and Developers of varying interests to create a Full Stack team.

Primary responsibilities will include:

• Being an architect and driving the implementation of scalable, maintainable test automation frameworks and strategies across the tech stack, leveraging tools such as Selenium with Java, Playwright, Postman Collections, and JMeter for comprehensive UI and API automation.
• Leading cross-functional collaborations with engineering, product, and business stakeholders to translate complex business workflows and technical requirements into a cohesive test strategy that maximizes coverage and minimizes risk.
• Providing technical leadership in cloud-based test automation, with deep expertise in AWS services, CI/CD pipeline integration, and infrastructure-as-code practices to support scalable validation at every stage of deployment.
• Owning and evolving the organization’s end-to-end testing strategy, defining best practices in test planning, risk assessment, and test governance using Azure DevOps (ADO), while ensuring alignment with business goals and system design.
• Driving impact analysis for code changes across distributed systems and proactively enhance testing strategies to maintain system integrity and reduce regression risks.
• Designing and reviewing highly reusable, modular, and maintainable automated test cases that validate functionality, performance, data integrity, security, and usability across the full product surface area.
• Overseeing test data strategies, coordinate test artifact management, and ensure adaptability to dynamic project requirements.
• Owning the regression testing portfolio, continuously optimizing for coverage, stability, and execution efficiency through automation best practices and emerging tools.
• Serving as a technical mentor and QA thought leader within Agile SCRUM teams, championing test excellence and supporting continuous delivery of high-quality software.
• Leading root cause investigations for complex production issues, enforcing accountability in test coverage gaps and ensuring comprehensive traceability through the test lifecycle.
• Defining and enforcing quality engineering standards and processes, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and operational excellence.
• Triage, managing, and communicating defects within ADO, driving swift issue resolution through close collaboration with development teams.
• Spearheading QA process improvements across teams, identifying systemic inefficiencies and leading initiatives to elevate testing maturity and engineering productivity.

The Candidate:

Required skills/qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field—or equivalent industry experience.
• 9+ years of progressive experience in software quality engineering, including proven leadership in automation strategy, test architecture, and cross-team initiatives.
• Expertise in designing and implementing robust automation solutions using:
• Playwright (JavaScript or TypeScript)
• Selenium with Java (BDD)
• Postman for comprehensive API validation
• JMeter for load and performance testing
• Deep understanding of SDLC/STLC, test pyramids, and QA best practices across diverse application architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale test initiatives and contribute to test infrastructure improvements with an engineering mindset.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills, with the ability to quickly assess issues across systems and guide teams toward resolution.
• Experience with Microsoft Visual Studio Test Professional and Azure DevOps for test case management, test plans, and reporting.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to advocate for quality across both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• High initiative, ownership mentality, and a commitment to driving results through collaboration and mentorship.

Preferred skills/qualifications:

• In-depth knowledge of AWS Connect and broader AWS services.
• Experience defining performance benchmarks and executing advanced performance tests (load, stress, and endurance).
• Familiarity with CRM systems and Student Information Systems (SIS).
• Advanced understanding of Agile and DevOps principles, with a record of hands-on leadership in SCRUM environments.

This job description is not designed to contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities at any time.

Anthology is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, national origin, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, protected military/veteran status, or any other legally protected factor.