Functional Test Engineer

About the role

The Test Engineer supports testing and quality assurance activities for enterprise web applications and data systems, including those similar to the U.S. Air Force’s Environmental Resources Program Information Management System (ERPIMS).

Responsibilities

• Perform manual and automated functional testing for web-based applications and data management systems.
• Develop, refine, and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on system requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Conduct API testing using REST protocols, validating request and response structures, error handling, and authentication workflows.
• Execute regression, integration, system, and UAT testing, ensuring smooth end-to-end functionality.
• Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities, including scheduling, test data preparation, user guidance, and issue triage.
• Track, document, and communicate defects using established defect management tools and processes.
• Collaborate closely with developers, product owners, business analysts, and stakeholders to understand requirements and resolve issues.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, tools, and documentation.
• Support testing activities for systems similar to ERPIMS or other Air Force environmental data systems, including validation of environmental project data workflows.

Requirements

You have 3+ years of experience in software testing, including manual and automated testing, experience with manual functional testing, experience with automated testing tools like Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright, experience with SQL querying for data validation, experience with Web application testing across multiple browsers and environments, experience with REST API testing, such as Postman, ReadyAPI, or curl, experience with UAT coordination with end users or mission stakeholders, knowledge of SDLC, Agile methodologies, and defect lifecycle management, and a Bachelor's degree.

Qualifications

Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills, ability to obtain a Secret clearance, and possession of strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills.

Skills

None specified in the job posting.

Benefits

See full details in the "Compensation" section.

Pay

$61,900.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD)

Schedule

Not specified in the job posting.