QA / Tester

Required Experience

• 10+ years of experience in software quality assurance and testing for custom-developed web applications and enterprise solutions.
• Experience working with financial systems, particularly related to federal government budgeting and contracting, is highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), testing methodologies, and quality assurance best practices.

Systems & Functional Testing

• Skilled in understanding custom-built web applications, system architecture, data flows, tools, and operational processes.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret business and technical requirements and assess functionality for quality and accuracy.
• Extensive experience performing manual testing on complex software systems and integrated components.
• Ability to identify, document, reproduce, and track software defects through resolution.

Test Automation

• Experience with automated testing and test management tools such as Qmetry, Selenium, and Xray for Jira.
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using tools such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins.
• Proficiency in at least one automation programming language, including JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or Java.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, reusable, and scalable automated test scripts.

Database & Data Validation

• Familiarity with relational database concepts and experience writing and validating complex SQL queries.
• Experience testing database functionality within Oracle and PostgreSQL environments.
• Ability to validate backend data integrity, data mappings, and system transactions.

Application & API Testing

• Experience testing custom-developed web applications using Java and JavaScript frameworks such as Angular.
• Experience testing APIs and RESTful services using tools such as Postman.
• Understanding of unit testing frameworks and the role of code coverage within an enterprise quality assurance strategy.
• Experience using Git source control, including branching strategies, release management, and commit best practices.
• Ability to navigate code repositories and manage testing-related scripts and assets within GitHub or similar platforms.

Infrastructure & Performance Testing

• Experience working within cloud-based environments, especially AWS.
• Experience performing basic performance and load testing using tools such as JMeter.
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration technologies including Docker and Kubernetes for creating isolated test environments.

Documentation & Communication

• Excellent analytical, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Experience producing detailed test plans, test cases, test results, and defect analysis documentation.
• Experience using knowledge management and collaboration tools such as Confluence to document processes, best practices, findings, and procedures.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional Agile teams and communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Must have a Public Trust clearance, at a minimum. Salary: $105k-$110k depending on experience