Senior Software Test Lead
Chenega Corporation2 years ago
Melbourne, FL, USAStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate software testing activities across the full SDLC, including strategy, planning, scheduling, prioritization, resource coordination, and risk-based testing.
- Develop and maintain test plans, procedures, cases, execution records, traceability matrices, and quality reports.
- Plan, execute, and oversee functional, integration, system, API, regression, performance, accessibility, and user acceptance testing.
- Establish test entry and exit criteria, assess readiness, identify coverage gaps, and manage testing risks, dependencies, exceptions, and blocked tests.
- Design, implement, and maintain automated test frameworks and scripts and integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines where applicable.
- Lead Section 508 and WCAG accessibility testing, including assistive technology compatibility and keyboard navigation validation.
- Validate functionality, data integrity, authentication, authorization, session management, audit capabilities, and performance against requirements.
- Manage defect reproduction, severity assessment, triage, retesting, regression verification, closure, and status reporting.
- Coordinate with developers, database administrators, cybersecurity personnel, business analysts, accessibility specialists, and stakeholders.
- Report testing progress, quality metrics, coverage, risks, unresolved defects, and release-readiness recommendations.
- Mentor test engineers, promote quality assurance practices, maintain documentation, and drive continuous process improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field, or an associate degree with two additional years of relevant experience.
- At least 4 years of SDLC testing experience.
- At least 2 years leading software testing teams or major test efforts.
- Secret clearance is required.
- Preferred: 6+ years of SDLC testing experience and 4+ years leading software testing teams or major test efforts.
- Experience with enterprise MIS applications, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, manual and automated testing, database migrations, and legacy application modernization.
- Experience developing automated tests with Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or comparable frameworks.
- Experience with Agile, Scrum, DevSecOps, CI/CD pipeline test integration, Azure DevOps, Jira, or comparable tools.
- Experience with JAWS, NVDA, axe, Accessibility Insights, or comparable accessibility tools.
- Proficiency in a programming or scripting language appropriate to the selected automation framework and strong SQL skills.
- Knowledge of software testing principles, requirements traceability, defect management, release-readiness assessment, accessibility assessment, test environments, test data, and performance results.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, communication, leadership, and mentoring skills.
Benefits
- Professional development opportunities, including on-the-job learning and formal development programs.
- Well-being programs and a positive, supportive workplace culture.
- The position is located in Melbourne, Florida.
Tech Stack
CypressMicrosoft SQL ServerSelenium
Categories
About Chenega Corporation
Chenega Corporation is an Alaska Native village corporation that provides government services contracting, including IT, cybersecurity, healthcare, and security services, primarily for U.S. defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies. Through specialized subsidiaries such as Chenega MIOS, it delivers program staffing, managed services, and mission support across the U.S. and abroad. Founded in 1974 and headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska, it is privately held under Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act ownership.