Quality Assurance Engineer

Job#: 3041713

Job Description:

Quality Assurance Engineer

Location: Home, Virginia (Remote)

Role Overview

We are seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to join our team. This role involves comprehensive testing activities to ensure the quality and functionality of software releases. The ideal candidate will review requirements, design and execute test cases, perform regression testing, and collaborate with developers to resolve defects in both staging and production environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Review test requirements, specifications, and documentation to prepare and manage test data for each release.
• Design, execute, and document functional test cases in a staging environment.
• Perform regression testing to ensure new changes do not break existing functionality.
• Log, track, and prioritize defects found in both staging and production using ALM and VersionOne.
• Collaborate with developers to verify defect fixes in both staging and production.
• Validate deployments and configurations to the production environment.
• Execute smoke tests in production to confirm basic functionality post-deployment.
• Prepare and provide comprehensive documentation for production sign-off, including test coverage, results, and outstanding issues.
• Communicate findings and feedback to stakeholders and participate in release meetings.
• Create and manage automated tests using Playwright.

Required Qualifications

Experience:

• A minimum of eight (8) years of experience in software development, software quality assurance/control, or a related field.
• Experience training and mentoring less experienced personnel.
• Extensive knowledge of and experience with formal software testing for complex software applications.
• Extensive experience testing software applications, identifying and documenting defects, and working with developers and end-users to resolve them.
• Extensive experience with multiple defect tracking tools such as Rational or Mercury.
• Extensive experience authoring software quality-related documentation like requirements specifications, test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test reports.
• Ability to obtain & maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Skills & Abilities:

• Able to perform all functional duties independently on high-visibility programs or mission-critical aspects of a given program.
• Able to oversee the efforts of direct reporting resources and/or be responsible for the efforts of all staff assigned to a specific job.
• Excellent communication skills.
• All candidates must be eligible to obtain & maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• A degree from an accredited College/University in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline is preferred.
• Candidates with Active Public Trust clearances and/or prior USPS experience will be most competitive.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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Employee Type:

Contract

Remote:

Yes

Location:

Home, VA, US

Job Type:

Date Posted:

July 14, 2026

Pay Range:

$35 - $46 per hour

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