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Join iA – Transforming Pharmacy Fulfillment with Innovation and Care
Are you ready to revolutionize pharmacy with cutting-edge automation technology? At iA® (Innovation Associates®), we are at the forefront of transforming how pharmacies manage prescription fulfillment. With over 30 years of experience and innovation, iA is advancing pharmacy automation with solutions such as the NEXiA® Enterprise Software Suite, enabling pharmacists to focus more on patient care while improving operational efficiency. Whether it's in commercial retail, health systems, or government pharmacy settings, we empower our partners to do more with less. We’re looking for passionate and driven individuals like YOU to help shape the future of healthcare. Join us and be part of a team that's changing the way pharmacy works—for the better.
Your Role & Its Purpose:
As a Software Test Architect, you will shape how quality is engineered across iA’s Cloud, On-Premise, Retail, and modernization products. In this senior individual contributor role, you will partner with QA leaders and engineering teams to define test architecture and automation strategy, evaluate emerging tools and technologies, and create scalable approaches that improve testability. You will also help teams build the skills, frameworks, and practices needed to develop and sustain effective test automation.
How You’ll Contribute:
- Define and evolve test automation architecture and recommended practices across Cloud, On-Premise, Retail, and modernization products.
- Evaluate automation tools, frameworks, and platforms based on technical fit, scalability, maintainability, integration needs, and business risk.
- Lead proofs of concept and create reusable reference implementations for UI, API, integration, performance, reliability, and device-level testing.
- Architect and implement AI test agents, AI-driven testing frameworks, and advanced AI test strategies.
- Directly engineer simulation/emulator environments and establish the core R&D test framework standards.
- Transform legacy manual QA teams into automated test powerhouses through hands-on demonstration, coaching, and proven ROI rather than top-down mandates.
- Partner with QA leaders to assess automation maturity, identify coverage gaps, and develop practical improvement roadmaps while preserving each leader's ownership of team execution.
- Collaborate with Software Engineering, Product, Architecture, DevOps, and Security to incorporate testability, quality gates, and continuous testing into the development lifecycle.
- Guide integration of automated tests into Azure DevOps pipelines, test plans, work items, and reporting to improve traceability and release readiness.
- Actively write and deploy AI-driven automated test cases alongside the team.
- Provide hands-on coaching, workshops, documentation, and mentoring that help QA teams build, troubleshoot, and maintain automation independently.
- Promote reusable frameworks, libraries, test data patterns, simulators, emulators, service virtualization, and test environments where appropriate.
- Establish practices for stable, maintainable automation, including code review, debugging, flaky-test reduction, and validation of AI-assisted test assets.
- Partner with QA leadership to define meaningful measures for automation coverage, test reliability, defect leakage, and release readiness.
What You Bring to the Table:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
- 5+ years of experience in test automation engineering, software development engineering in test, quality engineering, or test architecture.
- Experience designing or substantially contributing to scalable automation frameworks across UI, API, integration, or end-to-end testing.
- Proficiency in at least one relevant programming language, such as TypeScript, JavaScript, C#, Java, or Python.
- Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and using source control, pull requests, and code reviews.
- Ability to evaluate tools, develop proofs of concept, document recommendations, and influence technical direction without direct authority.
- Demonstrated ability to coach engineers and collaborate across QA, Software Engineering, Product, Architecture, and DevOps.
Even Better If You Bring:
- Experience testing cloud, on-premise, hybrid, distributed, offline-capable, or device-integrated enterprise systems.
- Experience with Playwright or similar technologies, REST APIs, and Azure DevOps Pipelines, Repos, Boards, and Test Plans.
- Experience with performance, reliability, accessibility, security, visual regression, simulators, emulators, or hardware-in-the-loop testing.
- Practical experience using AI coding assistants to accelerate test development while validating generated output.
- Experience in healthcare technology, pharmacy automation, retail, fulfillment, logistics, supply chain, or other regulated or mission-critical environments.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. Employer will not sponsor applicants for work visas.
Compensation Details:
The estimated base annual salary range for this position is $123,250.00 to $166,750.00, though a candidate’s base annual salary shall be determined on a range of factors, including, but not limited to, qualifications and experience. This position may additionally be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus.
Environmental Conditions:
iA follows a comprehensive Job Safety Assessment (JSA) to ensure software and IT environments comply with OSHA standards. This includes prioritizing ergonomics, proper lighting, and safe workspaces to minimize potential hazards. For remote employees, iA supports appropriate home office setups that align with OSHA guidelines for a safe and productive environment.
Safety Protocols:
Safety protocols include ensuring workstations are ergonomically designed to prevent repetitive strain injuries, encouraging regular breaks to reduce eye strain, implementing robust cybersecurity measures to protect data, and providing regular training on ergonomic practices and cybersecurity.
Who We Are:
iA is not just a technology company – we're a pharmacy fulfillment partner that provides software-enabled solutions and modular hardware to improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance the patient-pharmacist relationship. Our products and solutions streamline the prescription process from start to finish, allowing pharmacists to focus on what matters most: their patients.
What excites many people about iA is that we're doing more than responding to changes in the industry. We're helping drive them. Our solutions support pharmacies of all types, and our vision is centered on making pharmacy more efficient, effective, and accessible for everyone it touches.
What Drives Us:
- Customer Centric – Be bold with calculated decisions to drive value for our partners.
- Champion Diversity – Seek diversity within our team, our partners, and our community to strengthen who we are and what we will accomplish, together.
- Empower Ownership – Take ownership at every level and within every action to achieve excellence.
- Solutions Driven – Understand the problem and anticipate challenges, with a resolve to provide innovative solutions for our partners.
- Trust Daringly – Operate with trust of our team, our partners, and our strategy from day one.
Benefits that Matter:
- Work-Life Balance – Generous time-off, paid volunteer days, and wellness programs to support your well-being.
- Comprehensive Benefits – Medical, dental, vision insurance, 401(k) with match, up to 12 weeks of 100% paid parental leave, pet insurance, and more.
- Career Growth – Invest in your future through iA University, tuition reimbursement for eligible degree programs and certifications, professional development funding, and ongoing opportunities to learn and grow.
- Culture of Ownership – At iA, we empower our employees to take charge and drive change.
- Impactful Work – Be part of a team that is transforming the pharmacy industry and improving patient care every day.
- Collaborative Environment – Work alongside passionate, like-minded individuals in a company that values teamwork and creativity.
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Want to learn more about iA's innovative products, talented people, and culture? Visit us at iARx.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, Facebook, or YouTube. We’d love to share our story with you!
iA provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
iA is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities throughout the job application process. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please reach out to us at [email protected]
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