The Product Quality Assurance (PQA) Engineer is responsible for verification and validation of the Merge Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) platform and associated imaging workflows. The role provides independent quality oversight throughout the software development lifecycle and ensures that released software meets functional, performance, interoperability, deployment, upgrade, and compliance requirements.

The PQA Engineer collaborates closely with Development, Product Management, DevOps, Solution Architecture, Implementation Engineering, and Support teams to validate that VNA releases are ready for customer deployment. Responsibilities include system testing, integration testing, installation qualification, upgrade validation, defect verification, release readiness assessment, and generation of objective test evidence required by quality processes.

Key Responsibilities

Verification & Validation

• Develop and execute Verification and Validation (V&V) strategies, plans, and test cases.

• Validate that product requirements and user workflows are fully tested and traceable.

• Generate objective evidence supporting release approval decisions.

• Participate in risk-based testing activities and release readiness reviews.

System & Integration Testing

• Perform end-to-end testing of VNA features and workflows.

• Validate integration between application services, databases, storage components, and external healthcare systems.

• Execute regression testing to ensure existing functionality remains unaffected by software changes.

• Verify defect resolutions and perform impact assessments.

Installation & Upgrade Qualification

• Validate new product installations.

• Validate customer upgrade paths across supported VNA releases.

• Verify installation and upgrade documentation for accuracy and completeness.

• Ensure configuration settings, workflows, and customer data remain functional following upgrades.

• Participate in First Unit Build (FUB) qualification activities.

Release Qualification & Readiness

• Support formal and informal release verification activities.

• Assess production readiness of release candidates.

• Identify quality risks and communicate findings to stakeholders.

• Collaborate with Development and DevOps teams to resolve release-blocking issues.

Performance & Scalability Validation

• Execute performance and repeatability testing.

• Analyze application throughput, response time, CPU utilization, memory utilization, and system stability.

• Identify performance bottlenecks and collaborate with engineering teams on corrective actions.

Documentation & Compliance

• Create and maintain test plans, protocols, reports, and execution evidence.

• Support traceability between requirements, test cases, and verification results.

• Ensure testing activities comply with established quality processes and procedures.

• Participate in audits and compliance reviews as required.

VNA-Specific Responsibilities

Medical Imaging Workflow Validation

• Validate DICOM ingestion, storage, lifecycle management, and retrieval workflows.

• Verify behavior of patient, study, series, and image-level operations.

• Test archive interoperability with imaging modalities, PACS, viewers, RIS, EMR, and third-party systems.

• Validate data migration and archive consolidation workflows.

Deployment & Infrastructure Validation

• Validate SSA, Enterprise Cluster, and other supported deployment models.

• Verify system behavior across distributed environments.

• Validate storage configurations, database connectivity, and platform services.

• Execute qualification testing in customer-like deployment environments.

Upgrade & Migration Testing

• Validate archive migrations.

• Verify upgrade paths across supported product versions.

• Confirm preservation of customer configurations and operational behavior after upgrades.

• Validate disaster recovery and rollback scenarios where applicable.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Biomedical Engineering, or a related technical field.

• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Experience

• 3+ years of software quality assurance or software testing experience.

• Experience with system testing and integration testing of enterprise software.

• Experience working within Agile or iterative development environments.

• Experience creating test plans, test cases, and test execution reports.

Required Technical Skills

Quality Assurance

• Verification & Validation (V&V)

• Test planning and execution

• Regression testing

• Defect tracking and verification

• Risk-based testing

• Root cause analysis

Enterprise Software

• Client-server applications

• Distributed systems

• Database validation and testing

• Application deployment and upgrade testing

Tools & Processes

• Jira

• Test management tools

• Requirements traceability

• Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

• Release management processes

• Quality Management System (QMS) processes

Preferred Qualifications

Healthcare IT Experience

• Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA)

• PACS

• Enterprise Imaging

• DICOM

• HL7

• IHE integration profiles

• Medical imaging workflows

Technical Expertise

• Linux administration

• Oracle or SQL databases

• Web services and APIs

• Container-based deployments

• Test automation frameworks

• Performance testing tools

Competencies

The successful candidate demonstrates:

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

• Attention to detail and commitment to quality.

• Ability to evaluate complete system workflows rather than isolated components.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work effectively across Development, Product Management, DevOps, Professional Services, and Support organizations.

Success Criteria

A successful VNA PQA Engineer:

• Ensures releases meet functional, interoperability, performance, deployment, and upgrade requirements.

• Identifies quality risks early in the development lifecycle.

• Produces audit-ready verification evidence.

• Enables predictable, high-quality customer deployments.

• Serves as a trusted technical quality expert for the Merge VNA platform

Compensation

The salary range provided in this job posting is intended to reflect the general market value for the position. The actual salary offered may vary based on factors such as the candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, and the specific requirements of the role. This range may also be subject to change as market conditions evolve. We encourage open communication throughout the interview process to discuss compensation expectations. For base-salary + commission sales roles, the range represents On-Target Earnings.

Min - Max :
$78,257.75 - $117,386.63 (USD)

Benefits

The benefits described represent the current offerings at our organization, however, benefits are subject to change and may vary by location and employment status. We strive to provide a comprehensive benefits package that supports our employees' health, wellness, and financial goals. Please note that benefits may be discussed in more detail during the hiring process.

• Remote first / work from home culture
• Flexible vacation to help you rest, recharge, and connect with loved ones
• Paid leave benefits
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k retirement savings plan
• Infertility benefits
• Tuition reimbursement, life insurance, EAP - and more!