Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Work Flexibility:
Onsite

Acuity Inc. (NYSE: AYI) is a market-leading industrial technology company. We use technology to solve problems in spaces, light and more things to come. Through our two business segments, Acuity Brands Lighting (ABL) and Acuity Intelligent Spaces (AIS), we design, manufacture, and bring to market products and services that make a valuable difference in people’s lives.

We achieve growth through the development of innovative new products and services, including lighting, lighting controls, building management solutions, and an audio, video and control platform. We focus on customer outcomes and drive growth and productivity to increase market share and deliver superior returns. We look to aggressively deploy capital to grow the business and to enter attractive new verticals.

Acuity Inc. is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with operations across North America, Europe and Asia. The Company is powered by approximately 13,000 dedicated and talented associates. Visit us at

As a Sr. Software Quality Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality, security, performance, and usability of our products and platforms. You will design and execute automated and manual test strategies, integrate security and performance validation, and evaluate AI‑driven usability features. You will collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and architects to build reliable and customer‑centric system solutions.

• Develop and maintain automated test frameworks for web, API, and system‑level testing.
• Create reusable test scripts for regression, integration, and end‑to‑end workflows.
• Drive CI/CD pipeline integration of automated tests.
• Conduct load, stress, and endurance testing to ensure system performance under varying conditions.
• Analyze bottlenecks, memory leaks, and latency issues in collaboration with engineering teams.
• Define performance benchmarks and reporting metrics.
• Integrate security testing into QA processes (e.g., vulnerability scanning, penetration testing).
• Validate compliance with security standards such as ISO 27001, GDPR, and OWASP best practices.
• Collaborate with security teams to remediate identified risks.
• Validate AI‑driven features for accuracy, fairness, and transparency.
• Assess usability of AI‑powered systems, ensuring intuitive and accessible user experiences.
• Contribute to building responsible AI testing methodologies within QA processes.
• Work closely with cross‑functional teams across Ireland and global offices.
• Document test cases, defects, and quality metrics in tracking systems (e.g., JIRA).
• Provide QA status reports and recommendations for process improvements.
• API Security Testing:
  Validate headers, schemas, and authentication flows.
• Participate and assist PR reviews that flag OWASP Top Ten issues or other application security vulnerabilities.
• Expected to coordinate remediation with developers and report progress.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of experience in software QA or test automation roles.
• Strong expertise in automation tools (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, JUnit, TestNG, Robot Framework).
• Hands‑on experience with performance testing tools (e.g., JMeter, Gatling, Load Runner).
• Familiarity with security testing tools (e.g., OWASP ZAP, Burp Suite, Nessus).
• Experience testing AI or machine learning‑based applications preferred.
• Knowledge of CI/CD (Jenkins, Git Lab CI, Azure Dev Ops) and cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Excellent problem‑solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.

We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regards to race, color, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, ethnicity or national origin, disability, pregnancy, religion, covered veteran status, protected genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Accommodation for Applicants with Disabilities:
As an equal opportunity employer, Acuity Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in its application process for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have difficulty using our online system due to a disability and need an accommodation, you may contact us at (770) 922‑9000. Please clearly indicate what type of accommodation you are requesting and for what requisition.