1076 Professional Level Applications Engineer jobs in Schenectady,NY

Competitive pay

The likely salary range for this position is $148,750 - $201,250.

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Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off

Full flex work weeks

Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.

A variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.

Short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance

Full-flex work week

40

8 + years of related experience

10+ years of progressive software engineering and quality assurance experience, with a proven track record of moving from hands-on technical contributor to senior leadership.

5+ years of experience leading QA organizations of 40+ resources, with direct accountability for hiring, performance management, and organizational design.

Demonstrable experience architecting and executing a large-scale manual-to-automation transformation. Must be able to speak deeply to the technical framework design, ROI analysis, and change management strategies used.

Deep, hands-on expertise with modern automation tooling, CI/CD pipeline integration, and testing large-scale, multi-tier, service-oriented architectures.

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud.

You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews.

Experience evaluating and implementing GenAI tooling to accelerate test script generation, optimize test data management (including synthetic data for PHI/PII), and improve overall QA efficiency.

Prior experience in large-scale government or healthcare domains, with a strong understanding of vendor-client dynamics and compliance-heavy environments.

Familiarity with modern automation frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Cypress) and shift-left API testing strategies.

Experience with traditional enterprise stacks, including Java, Jira, GitHub, and DB2 (or similar) on large-scale applications.

Deep knowledge of DORA metrics (Deployment Frequency, Lead Time for Changes, Change Failure Rate) and establishing engineering benchmarks.

$25.00 - $27.00/hr.

You'll receive training while working alongside experienced IT professionals

Hands-on training provided

Paid time off and benefits available upon permanent hire

Medical, dental & vision

Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

401(k) Retirement Plan

Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D; for the employee and dependents)

Short and long-term disability

Health Spending Account (HSA)

Transportation benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Rotating 12-Hour Shifts

Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday

Week 2: Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday

Shift rotates every 3 months between days and nights

6:45 AM - 6:45 PM or 6:45 PM - 6:45 AM

High school diploma required

0-2 years of IT experience

Ability to work a rotating 12-hour schedule

Associate degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field preferred

Customer service or technical support experience is a plus

Windows 10/11

Microsoft Office

Desktop Support

Help Desk Support

Active Directory

Basic computer troubleshooting

FTP/SFTP file transfers

Exposure to Linux or Unix environments

Networking fundamentals

Technical school coursework or IT certifications

Experience working with ticketing systems