Associate, Quality Engineering

WHAT YOU'LL DO

We are hiring an entry-level Associate Software Quality Engineer to join our Software Quality Engineer team. The Associate Quality Engineer will be responsible for contributing to the team that ensures our Healthcare products or services meet the established standards of quality including reliability, usability, and performance. To be successful in this role you should be incredibly thorough and able to help our company maintain the highest quality standards.

WHERE YOU’LL WORK

This position will work a hybrid schedule from our Leawood, KS office location.

HOW YOU’LL SPEND YOUR TIME

Support Load & Performance (LnP) testing activities:

Execute and maintain platform-level tests to help ensure SLA compliance

Develop and enhance service-level JMeter tests with guidance to identify issues early in the SDLC

Assist in integrating performance tests into CI/CD pipelines

Contribute to AI-enabled quality engineering practices:

Use AI tools to generate and optimize test cases, scripts, and test data

Leverage AI to assist with performance analysis, anomaly detection, and root cause investigation

Support team adoption of AI tools to improve productivity and coverage

Assist in evolving testing toward white-box and shift-left practices:

Contribute to API and service-level validation frameworks

Work with developers to improve testability and observability

Participate in the end-to-end testing lifecycle:

Functional, integration, regression, API, and performance testing

Engage in Agile ceremonies and collaborate with cross-functional teams

Support quality engineering standards and reporting:

Help identify performance and reliability issues

Track and report key metrics (response time, throughput, error rates)

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

High school diploma or GED required. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience preferred.

Performance engineering experience

Experience with JMeter

Experience with AI-assisted development/testing preferred

Familiarity with tools like GitHub Copilot, Claude for test generation and optimization

Ability to leverage AI for productivity and quality improvements

White-box and API testing or development background preferred

Understanding of system internals, microservices, and distributed systems

Ability to collaborate with developers and validate at service level

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

BENEFITS

Flexible and generous paid time off

Competitive medical, dental, vision and life insurance

401(k) employer matching program

Parental leave

Wellness resources

Charitable matching program

On-site workout facilities (Leawood, Gilbert, Burlington)

Community outreach groups

Tuition reimbursement

Ascend Learning, LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity employer (M/F/Vets/Disabled). No agency or search firm submissions will be accepted. Applications for U.S.-based positions with Ascend Learning, LLC must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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