Quality Assurance (QA) Automation Engineer
Northramp LLC22 days ago
Remote, United StatesMid Level / Senior
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated tests for functional, regression, integration, API, performance, security, and accessibility testing.
- Build scalable test automation frameworks, reusable components, and testing standards.
- Translate requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria into traceable automated test scenarios.
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and establish automated quality gates.
- Troubleshoot failed builds, test failures, environment issues, and deployment defects with DevSecOps and engineering teams.
- Develop test plans, test cases, test scripts, test data, execution results, traceability records, and audit-ready documentation.
- Maintain testing artifacts in Jira, Confluence, and other approved repositories.
- Identify, prioritize, track, and perform root cause analysis on defects and recurring quality issues.
- Track and report test coverage, pass rates, defect metrics, escaped defects, failed tests, and deployment failures.
- Conduct performance, load, stress, resilience, security remediation, and Section 508 accessibility testing.
- Support User Acceptance Testing, Independent Verification and Validation, third-party testing, federal audits, and release activities.
- Collaborate with technical and program stakeholders, present quality findings, 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.
- Familiarity integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Harness, GitHub Actions, or equivalent tools.
- Understanding of software development life cycles, Agile methodologies, and shift-left testing practices.
- Experience with federal compliance environments including 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 relevant 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 active Public Trust or higher clearance are desired.
Benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance.
- 401(k), IRA, life insurance, disability insurance, paid time off, and family leave.
- Training and development, wellness resources, and employee bonus programs.
- Primarily remote work from home; candidates must reside in specified states and be available for occasional onsite meetings in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
- Full-time employment supporting a federal program.
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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.