Senior Quality Assurance Engineer (685)

Job Description

Job Description

Salary: $60/ hr. - $72/ hr.

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Job ID: TO-685
Location: Washington, DC (Onsite 5 Days per Week)
Employment Type: Contract
Citizenship Requirement: U.S. Citizenship Required
Period of Performance: Through December 2026 with the possibility of extension into 2027

About DAS

Diverse Agile Solutions (DAS) is a technology consulting firm delivering innovative, secure, and mission-critical solutions to federal agencies and enterprise organizations. We specialize in modern application development, cloud transformation, data solutions, cybersecurity, quality assurance, and Agile delivery services. Our teams work closely with clients to modernize legacy systems, improve operational efficiency, and deliver high-quality technology solutions that support critical business objectives.

Position Overview

DAS is seeking an experienced Senior Quality Assurance Engineer to support a high-visibility federal program focused on modernizing and enhancing an examiner workflow platform. The selected candidate will join the CRAFT team and play a critical role in ensuring the successful delivery of a next-generation workflow application that replaces a legacy system while leveraging AWS GovCloud services.

The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in automated and manual testing, Agile methodologies, test strategy development, and test automation framework implementation. This individual will collaborate closely with Product Owners, Developers, Business Stakeholders, Management, and End Users to ensure quality is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle.

This position requires a highly motivated professional capable of working independently, communicating effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and driving continuous quality improvements across the platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and execute comprehensive test strategies, test plans, and test cases.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and stakeholders to understand requirements and define testing approaches.
• Develop and maintain automated testing frameworks using Playwright, Selenium, or similar technologies.
• Create automated test scripts for front-end, back-end, API, database, and integration testing.
• Execute functional, regression, smoke, sanity, system, and end-to-end testing activities.
• Validate cloud-based solutions deployed within AWS GovCloud environments.
• Perform testing against Angular-based web applications, APIs, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server databases.
• Analyze requirements and acceptance criteria to ensure complete test coverage.
• Participate actively in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Identify, document, track, and manage defects through resolution using Azure DevOps, GitLab, and Jira.
• Execute automated test suites as part of scheduled builds and CI/CD pipelines.
• Refactor and optimize existing automation frameworks to improve reliability, maintainability, performance, and reusability.
• Conduct database validation and data integrity testing using SQL queries.
• Support performance testing activities and analyze system behavior under load.
• Provide testing metrics, quality reports, and presentations to stakeholders and management.
• Advocate quality assurance best practices and contribute to continuous process improvement initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in Quality Assurance and Software Testing.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in automated and manual testing of enterprise applications.
• Proven experience testing both front-end and back-end systems.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in Agile and Scrum environments.
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Experience collaborating with business users and technical teams to translate requirements into effective test scenarios.

Technical Requirements

Test Automation & Frameworks

• Extensive experience designing and implementing automation frameworks using:
  • Playwright
  • Selenium
• Experience with automation framework patterns including:
  • Page Object Model (POM)
  • Behavior Driven Development (BDD)
  • Data-Driven Testing

Testing Expertise

• Automated Testing
• Manual Testing
• Functional Testing
• Regression Testing
• Smoke Testing
• Sanity Testing
• System Testing
• Integration Testing
• End-to-End Testing
• Performance Testing

Cloud & Application Technologies

• AWS GovCloud
• Angular Applications
• REST APIs
• PostgreSQL
• Microsoft SQL Server

Development & Scripting

• Strong programming skills in:
  • Java
  • Python
• Ability to develop, maintain, and enhance automated test scripts.

DevOps & Tools

• Azure DevOps
• GitLab
• Jira
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Version Control Systems

Database Testing

• Strong SQL skills for data validation and database testing.
• Experience validating data integrity and application transactions.

Web Technologies

• HTML
• CSS
• JavaScript

Quality Engineering Practices

• Test Planning
• Test Strategy Development
• Defect Lifecycle Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Risk-Based Testing
• Boundary Value Analysis
• Equivalence Partitioning

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal government programs.
• Experience modernizing legacy applications.
• Experience testing cloud-native applications and microservices architectures.
• Experience implementing automated quality gates within CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with secure software development practices and regulated environments.

Education

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience may be considered.

Why Join DAS?

At DAS, you'll have the opportunity to work on mission-critical modernization initiatives that directly impact federal operations. We offer a collaborative environment, exposure to cutting-edge cloud technologies, and the ability to contribute to high-profile digital transformation efforts while advancing your professional growth.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Diverse Agile Solutions (DAS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs.