Lead Test Engineer - VA

Job Title: Lead Test Engineer
Location: Various Location 2401 Mill Road, Alexandria, VA 22314
Duration: Long term
Close Date: October 15, 2026
Projected Start Date: November 15, 2026
Project: Digital Modernization
On Site Position

seeks a Lead Test Engineer for its Web Modernization and SmarTrip Mobile App 2.0 projects. The role develops test strategies and automation, executes functional, integration, regression, and UAT testing, tracks defects, and supports releases.
WMATA is currently executing two strategic digital modernization initiatives: the Web Modernization Project and the SmarTrip Mobile App 2.0 Project. Both projects are actively underway and are critical to enhancing the customer experience across WMATA's digital channels. The Web Modernization Project involves the complete redevelopment of the front-end experience for wmata.com and smartrip.wmata.com, replacing the existing platform that was last significantly refreshed in 2016. While a separate vendor is responsible for the website front-end implementation, WMATA requires resources to develop, integrate, test, and deploy the supporting SmarTrip backend services and APIs necessary to enable the new website functionality. The modernized platform will continue to serve as WMATA's primary digital channel for transit information, customer self-service capabilities, and SmarTrip account management The SmarTrip Mobile App 2.0 Project focuses on enhancing the existing iOS and Android SmarTrip Mobile application by introducing new features and improvements designed to provide a more personalized, intuitive, and user-friendly customer experience. WMATA requires support for application integration, development, configuration, testing, deployment, and production implementation of the SmarTrip backend components that support the mobile application and related services

This role is for a Lead Test Engineer.
Duties/Responsibilities
Review business requirements, user stories, functional specifications, and technical designs to ensure requirements are testable and complete.
Develop test strategies, test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test data for application enhancements and new functionality.
Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using industry-standard testing tools and frameworks.
Execute functional, integration, system, regression, and end-to-end testing activities.
Validate Smart Trip web, mobile, API, and backend system functionality against business requirements.
Support testing of interfaces and integrations between Smart Trip applications and supporting systems.
Identify, document, track, and verify software defects through resolution.
Participate in defect triage meetings and work with development teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
Analyze application changes and determine impacts to existing testing artifacts and automation suites.
Ensure test results meet project objectives, business requirements, and acceptance criteria.
Support user acceptance testing (UAT) activities and coordinate testing efforts with business stakeholders.
Work closely with development, DevOps, infrastructure, and vendor teams to support deployment and release activities.
Support continuous integration and deployment processes by executing automated and regression testing.
Prepare testing status reports, metrics, and release readiness assessments.
Ensure testing environments, tools, and test data are properly configured and maintained.
Provide production validation and post-deployment testing support.
Maintain compliance with WMATA security policies and complete all required security awareness training.