Senior Quality Assurance (QA) Tester

About the role

Guidehouse Senior Quality Assurance (QA) Leads oversee quality assurance activities across complex technology modernization and application implementation projects. They develop test strategies, lead testing efforts, and ensure solutions meet business, functional, technical, security, performance, and compliance requirements. Senior QA Leads work closely with business analysts, developers, product owners, and stakeholders to identify risks, improve product quality, and support successful delivery of enterprise applications. They establish testing best practices, drive continuous improvement, and ensure applications meet established quality standards while supporting Agile software delivery initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of comprehensive test strategies, test plans, and test cases for enterprise applications.
• Oversee functional, system integration, regression, user acceptance, performance, load, accessibility, and security testing activities.
• Collaborate with business analysts, product owners, and developers to ensure test coverage aligns with business and technical requirements.
• Develop and maintain requirements traceability between business requirements, user stories, test cases, defects, and testing results.
• Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities with business stakeholders and end users.
• Lead System Integration Testing (SIT) activities to validate interfaces, integrations, data exchanges, and end-to-end business processes.
• Manage defect lifecycles including defect triage, prioritization, reporting, root cause analysis, and resolution tracking.
• Analyze test results and provide actionable recommendations to improve solution quality and reduce project risk.
• Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of automated testing approaches and testing best practices.
• Support the integration of testing activities into Agile, CI/CD, and DevSecOps delivery processes.
• Ensure compliance with accessibility, security, audit, and regulatory requirements, including Section 508 compliance standards.
• Develop quality metrics, dashboards, and status reporting for project leadership and stakeholders.
• Mentor and support junior QA team members while fostering a culture of quality across the project team.
• Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship or authorization to work in the United States with the ability to obtain and maintain a federal Public Trust clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Minimum six (6) years of professional experience in software quality assurance, testing, or a related discipline.
• Experience leading testing efforts for Agile software development, system implementation, or technology modernization projects.
• Experience developing test strategies, test plans, test cases, test scripts, and quality assurance documentation.
• Experience supporting functional testing, System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), and regression testing activities.
• Experience planning and executing performance, load, and scalability testing efforts.
• Experience developing and maintaining requirements traceability throughout the testing lifecycle.
• Experience managing defects and supporting root cause analysis and issue resolution.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies, DevSecOps practices, and software development lifecycle processes.
• Experience utilizing test management and defect tracking tools.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, communication, and leadership skills.
• Experience collaborating with technical and non‑technical stakeholders in a fast‑paced environment.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience in a consulting or client‑facing role.
• Experience supporting federal government technology modernization initiatives.
• Experience testing financial management, budgeting, procurement, acquisition, or workflow management solutions.
• Experience supporting Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) processes or related financial systems.
• Experience testing Appian applications or other low‑code platforms.
• Experience supporting Section 508 accessibility testing and compliance validation.
• Familiarity with Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail, or similar testing and requirements management platforms.
• Relevant certifications such as ISTQB, Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), SAFe, PMP, or other quality assurance and Agile certifications.

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Discretionary variable incentive bonus (position may be eligible)
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short‑Term & Long‑Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities, Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back‑Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

Travel required up to 10% of the time. Ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance is required.