Senior Testing Lead

Work Authorization: U.S. Citizens Only (No Dual Citizenship)
Clearance: Must be eligible for Public Trust

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Senior Testing Lead to own enterprise-wide testing strategy, automation, quality governance, and release readiness for a mission-critical federal application modernization program. The ideal candidate will combine strong hands-on technical testing expertise with demonstrated leadership across complex Agile delivery environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive master test strategies, test plans, quality standards, and release validation frameworks.
• Lead functional, integration, regression, API, database, performance, and end-to-end testing activities.
• Establish and improve automated testing frameworks and CI/CD quality gates.
• Coordinate testing across engineering teams, business stakeholders, developers, and release managers.
• Manage defect triage, risk-based testing, test reporting, traceability, and quality metrics.
• Ensure accessibility testing and support compliance with federal security and quality standards.
• Mentor testing engineers and drive continuous improvements in quality engineering practices.

Mandatory Qualifications

• 12+ years of software QA and testing experience.
• 5+ years leading enterprise or federal application testing initiatives.
• Strong automation experience using Selenium, Playwright, or equivalent tools.
• Expertise in API testing, database validation, and test management.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum, CI/CD pipelines, and release management.
• Familiarity with Section 508 accessibility requirements.
• Understanding of FISMA and NIST security frameworks.
• Excellent technical leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with federal modernization programs or large government systems.
• Experience coordinating distributed QA teams.
• Experience with performance testing, accessibility tools, and automated security validation.