Quality Assurance Engineer

Quality Assurance Engineer

LMI is seeking a skilled Quality Assurance Engineer who will contribute to the successful delivery of high-quality software solutions by ensuring robust testing practices and compliance with federal and enterprise standards. Leveraging your expertise in test planning, automation, and defect management, you will play a critical role in safeguarding system functionality, reliability, and usability. You will work within an Agile environment and closely collaborate with developers, product owners, and stakeholders to ensure that every release meets rigorous quality expectations. Applicants will need to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans and test cases to ensure the functionality, performance, and reliability of software systems.
• Create, maintain, and enhance automation frameworks using tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, or comparable platforms.
• Integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines to ensure continuous quality assurance across development and deployment cycles.
• Perform defect identification, analysis, and tracking using GSA-approved tools, ensuring effective resolution and prevention of recurring issues.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define acceptance criteria for user stories, ensuring functional and technical requirements are met.
• Implement testing strategies adhering to Section 508 compliance to ensure accessibility of interfaces for all users.
• Conduct various types of testing, including functional, integration, regression, performance, load testing, and specialized testing.
• Ensure all testing artifacts, including test results, defect logs, and impact analyses, are maintained in GSA-approved configuration management systems.
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT) and continuously improve QA processes through analysis of test metrics and feedback.
• Coordinate release readiness activities, including generation of release notes and deployment documentation.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent field.
• 3–7 years of professional experience in software quality assurance or a related role.
• Proficiency in test planning, designing automation frameworks, and managing defect resolution.
• Expertise with automation and testing tools such as Selenium, Cucumber, or other leading platforms.
• Experience implementing and integrating testing frameworks with CI/CD processes using tools such as Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
• Strong knowledge of Section 508 accessibility compliance, with experience conducting accessibility and usability testing.
• Familiarity with Agile QA processes, including sprint testing strategies and incremental delivery methods.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with demonstrated ability to identify and resolve testing defects effectively.
• Excellent communication skills for collaboration across Agile teams and reporting technical issues to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Clearance

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced certifications in Quality Assurance, Testing, or Automation Frameworks (e.g., ISTQB Advanced Test Analyst, Selenium WebDriver Certification).
• Experience working with modern cloud-native technology environments, as well as legacy application platforms within a hybrid delivery framework.
• Knowledge of specialized testing methodologies such as security testing, performance benchmarking, and AI/ML model evaluation.
• Familiarity with GSA IT development standards, including secure coding practices, test automation integration, and static/dynamic analysis tools.
• Experience developing, updating, and maintaining QA documentation including test matrices, regression test coverage reports, and risk assessments.
• Knowledge of advanced deployment techniques such as feature flagging, canary releases, and blue/green strategies.
• Ability to lead QA aspects within agile sprints and provide mentorship to junior testers, improving QA team effectiveness.
• Experience supporting the General Services Administration (GSA)

Public Trust clearance is required for this position.

The target salary range for this position is $57,000-$97,000.

The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation. Individual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and security clearances.

Applicants must meet eligibility requirements for a U.S. Government security clearance. Only US Citizens are eligible for a security clearance. For this position, LMI will only consider applicants with security clearances or applicants who are eligible for security clearances, due to the nature of the work.