Quality Assurance Automation Engineer (QA)
Northramp LLC1 day ago
Remote, United StatesMid Level / Senior
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated functional, regression, integration, API, performance, security, and accessibility tests.
- Build scalable test automation frameworks, reusable components, test cases, and testing standards.
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and establish automated quality gates.
- Troubleshoot failed builds, test failures, environment issues, deployment defects, and recurring quality problems.
- Develop test plans, test data, traceability records, execution results, and audit-ready QA documentation.
- Track defects and quality metrics, perform root cause analysis, and recommend corrective actions.
- Conduct performance, load, stress, resilience, security remediation, and Section 508 accessibility testing.
- Support sprint and program increment activities, user acceptance testing, independent verification and validation, third-party testing, and federal audits.
- Present test results and quality trends to technical teams and program leadership and mentor team members.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- 3–5 years of software quality assurance experience focused on test automation engineering.
- Proficiency in Java, Python, or JavaScript for test automation.
- Experience with Selenium, Katalon, JMeter, Axe by Deque, and Postman.
- Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Harness, GitHub Actions, or an equivalent tool.
- Understanding of software development life cycles, Agile methodologies, and shift-left testing practices.
- Experience with federal compliance environments such as FedRAMP, FISMA, or NIST standards.
- Experience with Google Cloud and previous federal contracting or government program experience.
- Certifications such as ISTQB Foundation or Advanced Level are required or listed qualifications.
- U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or higher security clearance.
- Knowledge of accessibility testing and Section 508 compliance is desired.
- Experience presenting QA findings and quality metrics to leadership and an existing active Public Trust or higher clearance are desired.
Benefits
- Primarily remote work from home supporting a federal program in the Washington, DC metropolitan area, with occasional onsite meetings or program activities.
- Candidates must reside in MO, OR, NV, CO, AL, IL, PA, TX, DC, FL, MD, NC, or VA.
- Medical, dental, and vision health care plan.
- 401(k) and IRA retirement plan.
- Basic, voluntary, and AD&D life insurance.
- Paid vacation, sick time, and public holidays.
- Maternity and paternity family leave.
- Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
- Training and development, wellness resources, and employee bonus programs.
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About Northramp LLC
Northramp LLC provides integrated advisory and software engineering services to modernize and run mission-critical systems for U.S. federal agencies and other mission-driven organizations. It works on ASP.NET/.NET platforms, cybersecurity, enterprise architecture, and IT service optimization, delivering projects with advisors and engineers on the same team. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in Reston, Virginia, the privately held firm focuses on federal contracts and critical infrastructure programs.