Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer

Job Responsibilities

Quality Strategy and Test Planning

• 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

Manual and Automated Testing

• Design, write, and maintain automated test suites, including end-to-end tests


• Execute and document results for:
  
  
  
  • Functional testing
  
  
  • Regression testing
  
  
  • Integration testing
  
  
  • Cross-browser and cross-device testing
  
  
  
  


• 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

Agile Collaboration and Delivery

• 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 Quality Assurance for web-based or enterprise applications


• 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