The Senior Quality Engineer drives performance testing and optimization, ensuring high-quality software delivery through automation, benchmarking, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Join Us!
Take the next step in your journey at Inspira Financial. You will help businesses and individuals thrive today, tomorrow, and into retirement. Become part of a company that is people centric and client obsessed in every interaction; a community of forward-thinking individuals focused on driving results to deliver our mission with an unwavering commitment to integrity. Join us as we strengthen and simplify the health and wealth journey -- relentlessly pursuing better outcomes for all. We believe in finding the best talent! While some roles are based at one of our office locations, remote roles can sit in any of the following states: AL, AZ, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA and WV. Remote status and role locations are subject to change. Relocation is not provided.
Employees within a 90-minute radius of our Oak Brook, IL headquarters are required to adhere to the company in-office work guidelines of 4 days per month minimum from 10 am to 2 pm (1 of the 4 days must be a Monday or Friday).
This requirement does not apply to support specialist positions.
Don't meet every single requirement? Here at Inspira Financial, we believe there is no "perfect" candidate and want to encourage applying even if all the requirements listed aren't met. Our goal is to build an authentic workplace by valuing diversity in our candidates. We work to ensure that our team reflects the diversity of the businesses and clients we serve. We are always looking to expand our growing team with dynamic and enthusiastic individuals. If you enjoy a collaborative, fun environment that champions career development, Inspira Financial is the place for you! We look forward to receiving your application! Check out this Inspira Financial video to learn more about our company!
Inspira Financial provides health, wealth, retirement, and benefits solutions that strengthen and simplify the health and wealth journey. With more than 7 million clients, representing over $62 billion in assets, Inspira works with thousands of employers, plan sponsors, recordkeepers, TPAs, and other institutional partners -- helping the people they care about plan, save, and invest for a brighter future. Inspira relentlessly pursues better outcomes for all with our automatic rollover services, health savings accounts, emergency savings funds, custody services, and more. Learn more at inspirafinancial.com .
We have been recognized for our remarkable growth on lists such as Crain's Fast 50 and Inc. 5000, and for our outstanding workplace culture and benefits with Built In's 2025 Best Places to Work and Gallagher's 2022 Best-In-Class Employer awards.
Job Summary & Responsibilities
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Quality Engineer to drive performance testing and optimization efforts, ensuring robust, scalable, and high-performing software products. This role is responsible for developing and implementing testing strategies, leading automation initiatives, and ensuring adherence to quality standards throughout the software development lifecycle.
You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, identifying areas for improvement and driving initiatives that enhance overall performance and reliability. You will facilitate delivering highly performant and scalable software through comprehensive performance benchmarking, optimization, and management of performance tools and environments.
Candidates should have extensive experience with performance testing tools, automation frameworks, and QA best practices to optimize efficiency and maintain high product quality.
This position reports to the Sr. Manager, Software Engineering - Developer Experience, Performance Testing & Optimization within the Technology Department.
Key Responsibilities:
Quality Assurance Strategy & Execution
• Develop and implement comprehensive performance testing strategies to ensure high-quality, scalable software delivery.
• Design, develop, and execute automated test scripts using open-source tools.
• Ensure version control of QA automation code, adhering to best practices for maintainability and efficiency.
• Define and enforce standards and methodologies for quality assurance, including test planning, execution, and automation.
Performance Testing & Optimization
• Lead performance benchmarking, optimization, and management of performance tools and environments to enhance system reliability and efficiency.
• Utilize tools such as Artillery, K6, Locus, JMeter, LoadRunner, or other performance testing frameworks to measure and optimize system performance.
• Conduct risk assessments to identify and mitigate performance bottlenecks, ensuring smooth operation and scalability.
• Analyze test results, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to improve performance across software products.
Automation & Continuous Improvement
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites and frameworks to streamline testing and improve efficiency.
• Implement continuous integration and automated deployment testing to improve product reliability.
• Drive root cause analysis and implement corrective/preventive actions (CAPA) to prevent recurrence of performance issues.
• Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies in software quality assurance and testing automation.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
• Work closely with product managers, software developers, and operations teams to align performance testing with business needs.
• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and technical discussions to ensure quality-related insights are incorporated throughout the development lifecycle.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve quality processes, tools, and methodologies.
Preferred Qualifications
Education & Experience:
• 5-7 years of experience in software quality assurance, performance testing, and automation.
• Bachelor's degree preferred in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields.
• Certifications in QA testing frameworks (e.g., ISTQB Advanced Level, Certified Test Engineer (CSTE), or Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA)) are a plus.
Tools & Technologies:
• Performance Testing: Artillery,K6, JMeter, LoadRunner,
• Automation Frameworks: Selenium, Playwright, JUnit, TestNG
• Infrastructure & DevOps: Azure DevOps, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes
• Databases & Messaging: MS SQL Server, MongoDB, RabbitMQ
• Monitoring & Analytics: Datadog, Fresh service
• Programming & Frameworks: Python, React, .NET, MuleSoft
• Cloud Platforms: Azure Cloud
Skills & Abilities:
The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify bottlenecks and optimize performance.
• Expertise in automation with frameworks such as Selenium, TestNG, Playwright.
• Experience in performance testing methodologies, including scalability assessments.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and best practices in software testing.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to stakeholders across teams.
• Meticulous attention to detail, ensuring thorough testing coverage and accurate defect tracking.
• Proficiency in documentation, including test plans, reports, and performance summaries.
Why Join Us?
This role is critical in driving a high-performance, scalable, and quality-centric approach to software delivery. By ensuring rigorous testing, continuous optimization, and automation, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the reliability and success of our technology products.
Inspira Financial offers a purpose-driven mission, using cutting-edge technology to transform financial services. Employees thrive in a collaborative and growth-focused culture, working on FinTech innovations that shape the industry. With competitive benefits and work-life balance, Inspira Financial provides a supportive environment where professionals can contribute to impactful solutions while advancing their careers
Compensation & Benefits
$91,000-$111,000 per year
Take the next step in your journey at Inspira Financial. You will help businesses and individuals thrive today, tomorrow, and into retirement. Become part of a company that is people centric and client obsessed in every interaction; a community of forward-thinking individuals focused on driving results to deliver our mission with an unwavering commitment to integrity. Join us as we strengthen and simplify the health and wealth journey -- relentlessly pursuing better outcomes for all. We believe in finding the best talent! While some roles are based at one of our office locations, remote roles can sit in any of the following states: AL, AZ, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA and WV. Remote status and role locations are subject to change. Relocation is not provided.
Employees within a 90-minute radius of our Oak Brook, IL headquarters are required to adhere to the company in-office work guidelines of 4 days per month minimum from 10 am to 2 pm (1 of the 4 days must be a Monday or Friday).
This requirement does not apply to support specialist positions.
Don't meet every single requirement? Here at Inspira Financial, we believe there is no "perfect" candidate and want to encourage applying even if all the requirements listed aren't met. Our goal is to build an authentic workplace by valuing diversity in our candidates. We work to ensure that our team reflects the diversity of the businesses and clients we serve. We are always looking to expand our growing team with dynamic and enthusiastic individuals. If you enjoy a collaborative, fun environment that champions career development, Inspira Financial is the place for you! We look forward to receiving your application! Check out this Inspira Financial video to learn more about our company!
Inspira Financial provides health, wealth, retirement, and benefits solutions that strengthen and simplify the health and wealth journey. With more than 7 million clients, representing over $62 billion in assets, Inspira works with thousands of employers, plan sponsors, recordkeepers, TPAs, and other institutional partners -- helping the people they care about plan, save, and invest for a brighter future. Inspira relentlessly pursues better outcomes for all with our automatic rollover services, health savings accounts, emergency savings funds, custody services, and more. Learn more at inspirafinancial.com .
We have been recognized for our remarkable growth on lists such as Crain's Fast 50 and Inc. 5000, and for our outstanding workplace culture and benefits with Built In's 2025 Best Places to Work and Gallagher's 2022 Best-In-Class Employer awards.
Job Summary & Responsibilities
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Quality Engineer to drive performance testing and optimization efforts, ensuring robust, scalable, and high-performing software products. This role is responsible for developing and implementing testing strategies, leading automation initiatives, and ensuring adherence to quality standards throughout the software development lifecycle.
You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, identifying areas for improvement and driving initiatives that enhance overall performance and reliability. You will facilitate delivering highly performant and scalable software through comprehensive performance benchmarking, optimization, and management of performance tools and environments.
Candidates should have extensive experience with performance testing tools, automation frameworks, and QA best practices to optimize efficiency and maintain high product quality.
This position reports to the Sr. Manager, Software Engineering - Developer Experience, Performance Testing & Optimization within the Technology Department.
Key Responsibilities:
Quality Assurance Strategy & Execution
• Develop and implement comprehensive performance testing strategies to ensure high-quality, scalable software delivery.
• Design, develop, and execute automated test scripts using open-source tools.
• Ensure version control of QA automation code, adhering to best practices for maintainability and efficiency.
• Define and enforce standards and methodologies for quality assurance, including test planning, execution, and automation.
Performance Testing & Optimization
• Lead performance benchmarking, optimization, and management of performance tools and environments to enhance system reliability and efficiency.
• Utilize tools such as Artillery, K6, Locus, JMeter, LoadRunner, or other performance testing frameworks to measure and optimize system performance.
• Conduct risk assessments to identify and mitigate performance bottlenecks, ensuring smooth operation and scalability.
• Analyze test results, identify trends, and provide actionable insights to improve performance across software products.
Automation & Continuous Improvement
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites and frameworks to streamline testing and improve efficiency.
• Implement continuous integration and automated deployment testing to improve product reliability.
• Drive root cause analysis and implement corrective/preventive actions (CAPA) to prevent recurrence of performance issues.
• Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies in software quality assurance and testing automation.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
• Work closely with product managers, software developers, and operations teams to align performance testing with business needs.
• Participate in code reviews, sprint planning, and technical discussions to ensure quality-related insights are incorporated throughout the development lifecycle.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives to improve quality processes, tools, and methodologies.
Preferred Qualifications
Education & Experience:
• 5-7 years of experience in software quality assurance, performance testing, and automation.
• Bachelor's degree preferred in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields.
• Certifications in QA testing frameworks (e.g., ISTQB Advanced Level, Certified Test Engineer (CSTE), or Certified Software Quality Analyst (CSQA)) are a plus.
Tools & Technologies:
• Performance Testing: Artillery,K6, JMeter, LoadRunner,
• Automation Frameworks: Selenium, Playwright, JUnit, TestNG
• Infrastructure & DevOps: Azure DevOps, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes
• Databases & Messaging: MS SQL Server, MongoDB, RabbitMQ
• Monitoring & Analytics: Datadog, Fresh service
• Programming & Frameworks: Python, React, .NET, MuleSoft
• Cloud Platforms: Azure Cloud
Skills & Abilities:
The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to identify bottlenecks and optimize performance.
• Expertise in automation with frameworks such as Selenium, TestNG, Playwright.
• Experience in performance testing methodologies, including scalability assessments.
• Understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and best practices in software testing.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively to stakeholders across teams.
• Meticulous attention to detail, ensuring thorough testing coverage and accurate defect tracking.
• Proficiency in documentation, including test plans, reports, and performance summaries.
Why Join Us?
This role is critical in driving a high-performance, scalable, and quality-centric approach to software delivery. By ensuring rigorous testing, continuous optimization, and automation, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the reliability and success of our technology products.
Inspira Financial offers a purpose-driven mission, using cutting-edge technology to transform financial services. Employees thrive in a collaborative and growth-focused culture, working on FinTech innovations that shape the industry. With competitive benefits and work-life balance, Inspira Financial provides a supportive environment where professionals can contribute to impactful solutions while advancing their careers
Compensation & Benefits
$91,000-$111,000 per year
Top Skills
.Net
Artillery
Azure Cloud
Azure Devops
Datadog
Docker
Jmeter
Junit
K6
Kubernetes
Loadrunner
MongoDB
Ms Sql Server
Mulesoft
Playwright
Python
RabbitMQ
React
Selenium
Terraform
Testng
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