Mid-level Quality Assurance Engineer

We are seeking to hire a Mid-level Quality Assurance Engineer  to our team!

Client:
CTEC develops and delivers innovative customer-centric technologies and solutions that support the Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) Health and Insurance business unit and Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO).

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Test Planning & Execution: Develop, document, and execute manual and automated test cases to validate software functionality, data accuracy, and system behavior against requirements.
• Requirements & User Story Validation: Collaborate with business analysts and development teams to understand requirements and user stories, ensuring appropriate test coverage and traceability.
• Defect Management: Identify, document, track, and validate resolution of defects using lifecycle management tools such as Azure DevOps.
• Test Automation: Create and maintain automated test scripts and regression test suites to improve testing efficiency and repeatability.
• Accessibility & 508 Compliance Testing: Perform Section 508 and accessibility compliance testing using tools such as ANDI, Color Contrast Checker, CommonLook, or similar accessibility evaluation tools to ensure applications meet federal accessibility standards.
• Performance & Integration Testing Support: Assist in performance, integration, and system testing activities to ensure software meets functional and non-functional requirements.
• Reporting & Communication: Generate test reports, document findings, and communicate testing status and risks to project teams and stakeholders.
• Agile Participation: Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives to support continuous delivery.
• Continuous Process Improvement: Contribute to improving QA processes, test methodologies, and automation practices.
• Works under moderate supervision with guidance from senior personnel.

Skills & Work Experience:

• Professional Experience: At least three (3+) years of experience in software quality assurance, testing, or related roles.
• Experience developing and executing manual and automated test cases.
• Familiarity with test automation frameworks and tools such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, or similar.
• Experience using Azure DevOps (or similar tools) for test case management, defect tracking, and sprint-based workflows.
• Familiarity with SDLC methodologies including Agile and Waterfall.
• Experience performing Section 508 / accessibility compliance testing using tools such as ANDI, Color Contrast Checker, CommonLook, or similar.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams including developers, business analysts, and project managers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred:

• Experience supporting U.S. federal government IT systems or modernization programs.
• Familiarity with performance testing tools such as JMeter or similar.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into build and release workflows.
• Experience testing data-driven or cloud-hosted applications.

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related discipline. Equivalent professional experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Clearance:
Must be a U.S. citizen and be able to obtain a Public Trust clearance.