Pekin Insurance · 1 day ago
Quality Engineer III
Pekin, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$92K/yr - $128K/yr
5+ years expPekin Insurance is a collaborative and supportive company that prides itself on helping people after disasters. The Quality Engineer III role focuses on improving quality practices throughout the software development lifecycle, partnering with various teams to ensure quality standards are met and maintained.
Information TechnologyInsurance
No H1B
Responsibilities
Participates and plays an active role in Agile team activities, providing senior-level quality input and accountability to ensure solution increments meet defined quality standards and readiness criteria
Participates in release planning, readiness, and go/no-go events to assess quality risk and defect readiness
Owns the identification, assessment, and communication of quality risk, clearly articulating readiness concerns, trade-offs, and mitigation options to Product, Delivery, and Leadership to support informed release decisions
Works closely with product teams to validate requirements clarity, BDD alignment, and testability of features and user stories
Reviews design artifacts to assess quality, usability, and testability rather than performing visual customization or UX development
Evaluates solution designs for quality risks, dependencies, and gaps; provides recommendations to improve stability, scalability, and maintainability
Promotes reuse, flexibility, and efficiency through quality standards, patterns, and governance—not direct implementation
Applies quality-focused techniques (e.g., requirements reviews, journey validation, defect trend analysis) to improve overall user experience outcomes
Leads quality readiness activities across build, configuration, and test phases to ensure solutions meet acceptance and release criteria
Ensures delivered solutions meet quality, stability, and compliance standards prior to production deployment
Ensures traceability and integrity across requirements, BDD scenarios, test cases, defects, and releases
Contributes to end-to-end delivery workflows by identifying quality risks, gaps, and improvement opportunities across teams
Leads evaluation of existing applications and platforms from a quality and risk perspective, recommending improvements through metrics, analysis, and RCA
Partners with architecture and integration experts to assess quality impacts and align on quality standards and expectations
Guides teams to adhere to security and compliance requirements by validating controls through quality reviews and testing outcomes
Ensures escalated defects and quality issues are properly documented, triaged, and governed to resolution
Supports operational stability by ensuring break-fix activities follow quality standards and root-cause analysis is performed
Champions innovation in quality practices, metrics, and governance to improve delivery outcomes
Evaluates vendor-delivered work and services from a quality, compliance, and effectiveness perspective
Uses tooling and reporting to support quality metrics, governance workflows, and visibility (not primary automation or orchestration development)
Partners with automation and delivery teams to define automation strategy, coverage expectations, and regression readiness criteria without owning automation framework development
Performs other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in IT Engineering, Computer Science, Business Management, Mathematics, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, or Information Sciences preferred, or equivalent experience
Typically requires 5-8 years of experience in the desired field or may have advanced level technical or business work experience
In-depth ability to assess and support quality readiness and execution outcomes across multiple environments (cloud, on-premises, and test environments) to ensure environment readiness and stability
In-depth ability to evaluate application behavior and outcomes rather than develop UI or front-end solutions
In-depth ability to review and assess design artifacts (architecture, workflows, integrations) for quality, testability, and risk
In-depth ability to support quality validation across platforms (web, mobile, desktop) without owning feature development
In-depth ability to collaborate effectively with business and IT stakeholders to influence quality outcomes, resolve risks, and drive alignment
In-depth ability to apply sound judgment to identify quality risks, challenge readiness decisions, and escalate concerns when standards are not met
In-depth ability to apply analytical and innovative thinking to improve quality processes, metrics, and governance models
In-depth understanding of how components throughout the technology stack interact, with a focus on failure points, dependencies, and quality risk
In-depth understanding of application architectures and development patterns sufficient to assess quality, defects, and test coverage (not to author production code)
In-depth knowledge of Agile and DevOps-aligned delivery models, including how quality gates integrate with CI/CD pipelines
In-depth knowledge of quality metrics and indicators (defect leakage, DRE, regression readiness, MTTR, change failure trends)
In-depth knowledge of test management, defect tracking, and traceability tools (e.g., Jira, Xray, Polarion or equivalent)
In-depth knowledge of databases and data integrity concepts as they relate to testing, validation, and defect analysis
In-depth knowledge of version control systems from a traceability and quality governance perspective
In-depth knowledge of architectural components and integration patterns, with emphasis on testability, reliability, and scalability
Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future
Preferred
Experience in an agile environment strongly preferred
Benefits
Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
Generous 401(k) with company match
Paid Time Off (PTO) with Paid Holidays
Flexible/Hybrid Work Schedule
Paid Volunteer Program
Company
Pekin Insurance
Pekin Insurance provide peace of mind and long-term security for policyholders, shareholders, agents, and employees.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Ryan Hanson
Chief Financial Officer
Joel Jackson
SVP & COO
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