Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer

Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test strategies and test plans for complex, data-driven applications
• Ensure backward compatibility and functional parity with the legacy system
• Analyze requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to identify gaps, risks, and ambiguities
• Partner with Product and BAs to clarify requirements and expected behavior
• Identify edge cases, regression risks, and impacts across integrated systems
• Develop, maintain, and execute robust automated test suites using Playwright and TypeScript
• Build end-to-end, regression, integration, and smoke tests that support continuous delivery
• Validate application programming interface (API) integrations and data flows between frontend and backend systems
• Compare legacy and modern system behavior to ensure consistent outcomes
• Track, document, and verify defect resolution
• Integrate automated tests into Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• Improve test coverage, test reliability, and testing processes over time
• Contribute to improving QA standards, tools, and best practices across the program
• Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives
• Collaborate closely with Frontend and Backend Engineers during development and testing
• Provide early and continuous feedback to help teams build quality into the product
• Support release validation and readiness activities
• Assist with troubleshooting production and pre-production issues as needed

Required skills and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of experience in automated testing for web-based or enterprise applications
• 3+ years of hands-on experience developing automated tests using Playwright with TypeScript in a production environment
• Experience testing complex, data-driven systems
• Strong experience with manual and automated testing
• Experience validating requirements and identifying gaps early in the development lifecycle
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality

Clearance and Location Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance
• Must reside in and be authorized to work in the United States; candidates in the DMV area preferred
• All work must be performed within the United States

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal government or large enterprise systems
• Experience testing systems requiring legacy parity or backward compatibility
• Experience testing Experience with Representational State Transfer APIs (REST APIs) and backend services
• Experience in healthcare, life sciences, or regulated environments

Tools and Technologies

• Playwright with TypeScript (required)
• REST APIs
• Git, GitLab
• Jira/Confluence
• Agile/Scrum

Benefits and Salary

• Competitive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; a 401(k) plan with employer contribution
• Paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience and location