Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Senior QA Engineer 

Location: Haifa / ON SITE
Company: Pearson 

About Pearson 

Pearson is the world's leading provider of learning services and materials for higher education institutions and faculties around the globe, operating in over 70 countries. 

With a mission to revolutionize the future of learning and courseware, Pearson's Higher Education team is focused on transforming how students engage with content—developing innovative, consumer-grade digital products that are intuitive, effective, and accessible. 

We work in a fast-paced, agile environment—designing, building, testing, and iterating with purpose. By putting students at the center of everything we do, we're creating cross-platform, mobile-first experiences and high-scale web services that are shaping the future of global education. 

Your Role 

We are looking for a Senior QA Engineer to join our growing, dynamic team. In this role, you will lead quality initiatives across our web and mobile platforms, ensuring that every release meets the highest standards of reliability, performance, and user experience. 

As a senior team member, you will play a key role throughout the software development lifecycle—from requirements analysis and test strategy to automation, release validation, and continuous quality improvement. You'll collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, and Design teams while driving QA best practices and mentoring other QA engineers. 

What You'll Do  

• Design and execute comprehensive test strategies for web and mobile applications  
• Perform functional, regression, integration, API, cross-browser, and cross-platform testing  
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and UX designers to ensure quality throughout the development lifecycle  
• Participate in requirements reviews, sprint planning, and design discussions to identify quality risks early  
• Analyze test results, investigate defects, and work closely with engineering teams to resolve issues  
• Drive continuous improvements in QA processes, test coverage, and release quality  
• Monitor product quality metrics and recommend improvements based on data and testing insights  
• Mentor junior QA engineers and promote testing best practices across the team  

What We're Looking For:

Required

• B.Sc. in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 5+ years of experience in Software Quality Assurance, with strong hands-on manual testing experience
• Strong experience with functional, regression, integration, API, cross-browser, and cross-platform testing
• Strong understanding of test design techniques, exploratory testing, and risk-based testing
• Experience testing RESTful APIs using tools such as Postman, Swagger, or similar
• Experience with web application testing across multiple browsers and devices
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and debugging skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• A proactive, detail-oriented mindset with strong ownership and accountability
   

Nice to Have

• Experience with test automation tools/frameworks such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, or similar
• Familiarity with version control systems such as Git
• Experience with mobile application testing (iOS and Android)
• Experience with performance or load testing tools such as JMeter or k6
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
• Experience testing microservices and distributed systems
• Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes
• ISTQB Certification or equivalent QA certification
• Experience working in education technology (EdTech) or SaaS environments

Why Join Us 

• Work on products that impact millions of learners around the world  
• Join a startup-like culture within a global education technology leader  
• Collaborate with a talented, cross-functional team passionate about quality and innovation  
• Influence engineering excellence by shaping testing strategies and automation practices  
• Help build the future of digital education through high-quality, reliable software 
  
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