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QA Test Engineer roles qualify for H-1B visa sponsorship as specialty occupations requiring a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field. Employers filing on your behalf must certify a prevailing wage through the DOL before USCIS adjudicates the petition, making employer selection and timing critical to your job search.
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Requisition ID
94699
Department
Tech Data AI Ventures
Job Function
Tech Data AI Ventures
Location
New York, New York, United States
Role Location Designation
Hybrid - 3 days per week
Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week
Business Unit
Within the Tech, Data, AI, Ventures (TDAV) organization, our work is guided by a shared vision: deploying the power of technology, data, AI and ventures to accelerate sustainable competitive advantage for New York Life's businesses. We build solutions that power how we serve policy owners, agents, advisors and employees while delivering measurable business outcomes.
Across technology, data, AI, cyber, product, digital experience, architecture and infrastructure, TDAV combines the scale and investment of an industry leader, access to leading-edge technologies and the opportunity to help shape how a world-class financial services company competes in the AI era — all backed by the stability and purpose of a mutual company built to last.
Role Overview
We are looking for a detail-oriented and initiative-taking QA Test Engineer with experience in test automation, AI-enabled QA practices and manual testing. The ideal candidate will be responsible for validating software applications, designing and executing test cases, developing, and supporting automation frameworks, and leveraging AI tools to improve test efficiency, coverage, and defect detection.
What You'll Do:
Automation Testing Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain automated test scripts for web, API, and backend applications.
- Execute automated regression suites and analyze test execution results.
- Support CI/CD integration for automated test execution.
- Improve automation framework stability and reusability.
- Work with Selenium WebDriver, MABL, Cypress, Playwright, TestNG, JUnit, Rest Assured, Jenkins.
AI QA Responsibilities
- Utilize AI-powered testing tools to enhance test generation and test execution automation.
- Analyze AI model outputs for accuracy, bias, reliability, and validation.
- Participate in AI testing strategies for applications involving machine learning or generative AI features.
- Evaluate opportunities to improve QA productivity using AI-driven solutions.
Functional QA Responsibilities
- Analyze business requirements, functional specifications, and user stories.
- Create detailed test plans, test scenarios, and test cases.
- Ensure traceability between requirements and evaluate coverage.
- Perform functional, regression, integration, system, smoke, and other testing.
- Validate APIs, UI workflows, database interactions, and backend processes.
- Identify, document, track, and retest software defects using defect management tools.
- Collaborate with Business Analysts, Developers, Product Owners, and Scrum teams.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Prepare QA status reports and testing metrics.
What You'll Bring:
- Strong understanding of STLC and SDLC.
- Experience in manual and automation testing.
- Knowledge of Selenium, API testing tools, SQL, Agile, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with defect tracking tools such as JIRA and PractiTest.
- Basic to intermediate understanding of AI-assisted testing concepts.
- Strong analytical, communication, and critical thinking skills.
Preferred Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
- Experience testing AI applications.
Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $65,000-$92,500
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Company Overview
At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.
Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities—inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you’ll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.
As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what’s next, and your growth powers it.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work. Click here to discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life’s leadership in this space.
Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.
Visit our LinkedIn to see how our employees and agents are leading the industry and impacting communities.
Visit our Newsroom to learn more about how our company is constantly evolving to meet our clients' and employees’ needs.
Job Requisition ID: 94699
Job Description
Requisition ID
94699
Department
Tech Data AI Ventures
Job Function
Tech Data AI Ventures
Location
New York, New York, United States
Role Location Designation
Hybrid - 3 days per week
Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week
Business Unit
Within the Tech, Data, AI, Ventures (TDAV) organization, our work is guided by a shared vision: deploying the power of technology, data, AI and ventures to accelerate sustainable competitive advantage for New York Life's businesses. We build solutions that power how we serve policy owners, agents, advisors and employees while delivering measurable business outcomes.
Across technology, data, AI, cyber, product, digital experience, architecture and infrastructure, TDAV combines the scale and investment of an industry leader, access to leading-edge technologies and the opportunity to help shape how a world-class financial services company competes in the AI era — all backed by the stability and purpose of a mutual company built to last.
Role Overview
We are looking for a detail-oriented and initiative-taking QA Test Engineer with experience in test automation, AI-enabled QA practices and manual testing. The ideal candidate will be responsible for validating software applications, designing and executing test cases, developing, and supporting automation frameworks, and leveraging AI tools to improve test efficiency, coverage, and defect detection.
What You'll Do:
Automation Testing Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain automated test scripts for web, API, and backend applications.
- Execute automated regression suites and analyze test execution results.
- Support CI/CD integration for automated test execution.
- Improve automation framework stability and reusability.
- Work with Selenium WebDriver, MABL, Cypress, Playwright, TestNG, JUnit, Rest Assured, Jenkins.
AI QA Responsibilities
- Utilize AI-powered testing tools to enhance test generation and test execution automation.
- Analyze AI model outputs for accuracy, bias, reliability, and validation.
- Participate in AI testing strategies for applications involving machine learning or generative AI features.
- Evaluate opportunities to improve QA productivity using AI-driven solutions.
Functional QA Responsibilities
- Analyze business requirements, functional specifications, and user stories.
- Create detailed test plans, test scenarios, and test cases.
- Ensure traceability between requirements and evaluate coverage.
- Perform functional, regression, integration, system, smoke, and other testing.
- Validate APIs, UI workflows, database interactions, and backend processes.
- Identify, document, track, and retest software defects using defect management tools.
- Collaborate with Business Analysts, Developers, Product Owners, and Scrum teams.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.
- Prepare QA status reports and testing metrics.
What You'll Bring:
- Strong understanding of STLC and SDLC.
- Experience in manual and automation testing.
- Knowledge of Selenium, API testing tools, SQL, Agile, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience with defect tracking tools such as JIRA and PractiTest.
- Basic to intermediate understanding of AI-assisted testing concepts.
- Strong analytical, communication, and critical thinking skills.
Preferred Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or related field.
- Experience testing AI applications.
Pay Transparency
Salary Range: $65,000-$92,500
Overtime eligible: Exempt
Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes
Sales bonus eligible: No
Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.
Company Overview
At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.
Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities—inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you’ll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.
As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what’s next, and your growth powers it.
Our Benefits
We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work. Click here to discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life’s leadership in this space.
Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.
Visit our LinkedIn to see how our employees and agents are leading the industry and impacting communities.
Visit our Newsroom to learn more about how our company is constantly evolving to meet our clients' and employees’ needs.
Job Requisition ID: 94699
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding H-1B Visa Sponsorship as a QA Test Engineer
Map your degree to SOC codes
USCIS evaluates specialty occupation by matching your degree field to the role's SOC code. For QA Test Engineers, the relevant code is 15-1253. Confirm your transcript reflects a directly related field before applying to roles with strict degree requirements.
Use OFLC Wage Search before negotiating
Look up the prevailing wage for your target SOC code and metro area using the OFLC Wage Search before you receive an offer. Your employer must certify at least that wage level on the LCA, so knowing it prevents lowball offers that could stall the filing.
Target employers enrolled in E-Verify
STEM OPT extensions require E-Verify enrollment from your employer. Filtering for E-Verify employers during your job search reduces the risk of authorization gaps between OPT expiration and H-1B cap-gap coverage. Use Migrate Mate to search employers with verified H-1B filing history for QA roles.
Clarify testing methodology in your petition documents
USCIS occasionally issues RFEs for QA roles questioning whether the position truly requires a bachelor's degree. Have your employer document specific testing frameworks, automation tools, and technical complexity in the job description to preempt specialty occupation challenges.
Register during the cap season before your OPT expires
The H-1B cap registration window opens in March each year. If your OPT expires before October 1, confirm your employer files within the cap-gap window so your work authorization continues uninterrupted while USCIS adjudicates the petition.
Request the LCA before signing an offer
Ask your prospective employer to share the certified LCA details, including wage level and worksite location, before you finalize your acceptance. Mismatches between the LCA worksite and your actual remote or hybrid location can create compliance issues for both you and your employer.
H-1B Visa QA Test Engineer: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a QA Test Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B purposes?
Yes, QA Test Engineer positions generally qualify when the role requires a bachelor's degree or higher in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or a directly related field. Roles that accept any degree or lack technical complexity may face RFEs from USCIS. A detailed job description documenting automation tools, testing frameworks, and system architecture requirements strengthens the specialty occupation argument.
Which employers actively sponsor H-1B visas for QA Test Engineers?
Technology companies, software consultancies, financial services firms, and healthcare IT organizations are among the most consistent H-1B filers for QA and software testing roles. Migrate Mate lets you search employers with verified H-1B LCA filing history specifically for QA Test Engineer positions, so you can prioritize companies with a demonstrated record of sponsoring this role type.
How does the prevailing wage requirement affect QA Test Engineer H-1B filings?
Your employer must certify on the LCA that your offered wage meets or exceeds the DOL prevailing wage for your SOC code and worksite location. QA Test Engineer wages are benchmarked under SOC 15-1253. If your employer offers below the certified wage level, USCIS can deny the petition. Use the OFLC Wage Search to verify the applicable wage tier before accepting an offer.
What happens to my H-1B status if I change employers mid-petition?
You can change employers through H-1B portability under AC21 if your original petition has been pending for at least 180 days and the new role is in the same or a similar occupational classification. For QA Test Engineers, a new employer in software testing or quality assurance typically satisfies the similarity requirement. Your new employer must file an H-1B transfer petition before you start the new role.
Can I work remotely on an H-1B as a QA Test Engineer?
Remote work on an H-1B requires a certified LCA that lists every worksite where you perform services. If you work remotely from a different location than the one on your certified LCA, your employer must file an amended LCA and potentially an amended H-1B petition. Short-term remote work within commuting distance of the original worksite may qualify for short-term placement rules, but permanent remote arrangements require updated filings.