Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer

Essential Job Functions

• Test Planning & Execution
• Develop comprehensive test strategies, test plans, test cases, and test scripts for application enhancements and system modernization efforts.
• Perform functional, integration, system, regression, smoke, and user acceptance testing of enterprise Java web applications.
• Conduct comprehensive UI testing, including usability, cross-browser compatibility, and responsive design validation.
• Execute manual testing for complex business workflows and system functionality.
• Verify application functionality throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Quality, Security & Accessibility
• Validate compliance with federal cybersecurity policies and secure application requirements.
• Ensure applications meet Section 508 and WCAG accessibility standards.
• Verify application security controls, authentication, authorization, and data protection requirements.
• Test enterprise applications deployed in Windows Server environments.
• Automation & Integration
• Develop, maintain, and enhance automated UI regression test suites.
• Perform API testing of RESTful services and Apache Solr integrations.
• Integrate automated testing into GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage defects throughout the software development lifecycle using enterprise defect tracking tools.
• Collaboration & Documentation
• Collaborate with developers, database administrators, DevOps engineers, business analysts, and cybersecurity teams.
• Document test results, defects, quality metrics, and release readiness.
• Develop test documentation, traceability matrices, and quality assurance reports.
• Participate in design reviews, sprint planning, and release readiness activities.

Required Skills

• Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required. Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) security clearance.
• 13+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, Software Testing, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• A Bachelor's degree may substitute for 4 years of experience. A Master's degree may substitute for 6 years of experience.
• Extensive experience testing enterprise Java web applications.
• Strong experience performing functional, integration, regression, and system testing.
• Expertise in UI testing, including usability and cross-browser compatibility testing.
• Experience with automated UI testing frameworks.
• Experience using enterprise defect tracking systems.
• Knowledge of federal cybersecurity requirements and secure software testing practices.
• Experience validating Section 508 and WCAG accessibility compliance.
• Experience testing applications hosted on Apache Tomcat.
• Experience validating Oracle 19c database integrations.
• Experience testing SAP Business Intelligence reporting solutions.
• Experience testing RESTful APIs and Apache Solr integrations.
• Familiarity with Windows Server environments.
• Experience integrating automated testing into GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills.