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Quality Assurance Engineer

$120k - $130k

A-Tek Inc

Quality Assurance Engineer

Hybrid, Bethesda/Rockville, MD, United States

Empower, Innovate, Impact! At Team A-TEK, we EMPOWER people to drive INNOVATION that IMPACTS mission!

A-TEK operates at the intersection of mission and innovation by applying our deep domain expertise across the federal markets. Embracing our digital-first strategy, A-TEK provides enhanced capabilities in application development, digital transformation, enterprise IT, and scientific services. Our solutions are designed to modernize, automate, secure, protect, and enhance the operations of our federal clients, ensuring they stay ahead in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.

Our work is fueled by a passion to serve our clients' needs and to protect the safety and welfare of Americans. That passion shapes how we nurture our most valuable asset – Our Employees. A-TEK actively cultivates the talent that drives our success and fosters a creative, challenging, and mission-driven work environment for current and future employees.

A-TEK Inc. is searching for a Quality Assurance Engineer to support the delivery and modernization of mission-critical, web-based digital resources for a federal government client. This role will play a critical part in ensuring the quality, reliability, and backward compatibility of a modernized, enterprise-scale platform.

The QA Engineer will work closely with Product, Business Analysts (BAs), Engineers, User Experience (UX), and client stakeholders to validate requirements, define test strategies, and ensure new functionality meets both user expectations and feature parity with the legacy system. This role requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a collaborative mindset, as well as hands-on experience with automated and manual testing in Agile environments. This is a hybrid position based in Rockville, MD. Employment visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Job Responsibilities

Quality Strategy and Test Planning

  • Develop and execute test strategies and test plans for complex, data-driven applications.
  • Ensure backward compatibility and functional parity with the legacy system.
  • Analyze requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to identify gaps, risks, and ambiguities.
  • Partner with Product and BAs to clarify requirements and expected behavior.
  • Identify edge cases, regression risks, and impacts across integrated systems.

Manual and Automated Testing

  • Design, write, and maintain automated test suites, including end-to-end tests.
  • Execute and document results for:
    • Functional testing
    • Regression testing
    • Integration testing
    • Cross-browser and cross-device testing
  • Validate application programming interface (API) integrations and data flows between frontend and backend systems.
  • Compare legacy and modern system behavior to ensure consistent outcomes.
  • Track, document, and verify defect resolution.
  • Integrate automated tests into Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery/Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
  • Improve test coverage, test reliability, and testing processes over time.
  • Contribute to improving QA standards, tools, and best practices across the program.

Agile Collaboration and Delivery

  • Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives
  • Collaborate closely with Frontend and Backend Engineers during development and testing.
  • Provide early and continuous feedback to help teams build quality into the product.
  • Support release validation and readiness activities.
  • Assist with troubleshooting production and pre-production issues as needed.
Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance for web-based or enterprise applications
  • Experience testing complex, data-driven systems.
  • Strong experience with manual and automated testing
  • Ability to obtain and retain a public trust level security clearance.
  • Experience validating requirements and identifying gaps early in the development lifecycle.
  • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills
  • High attention to detail and commitment to quality
Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience supporting federal government or large enterprise systems.
  • Experience testing systems requiring legacy parity or backward compatibility.
  • Experience with test automation tools such as Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, or similar
  • Experience testing Experience with Representational State Transfer APIs (REST APIs) and backend services.
  • Experience in healthcare, life sciences, or regulated environments
  • Tools and Technologies
    • Test automation using Playwright, Cypress, or Selenium
    • REST APIs
    • Git, GitLab
    • Jira/Confluence
    • Agile/Scrum
Compensation
  • Salary Range: $120,000 – $130,000 annually (commensurate with experience)
  • Benefits: Health, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with employer match; paid time off; professional development opportunities.

Why Join Us?

At A-TEK, you will work at the intersection of cloud security, DevOps, and federal healthcare, ensuring that mission-critical health data remains secure, accessible, and compliant. You will collaborate with experts in cloud engineering, cybersecurity, and data governance to deliver innovative, secure, and efficient solutions that make a real impact on public health.

Candidates may use tools (including AI) for proofreading or formatting; however, using any tool to fabricate, exaggerate, or misrepresent qualifications, experience, or work product is not permitted. We may assess application materials for job-related technical depth, internal consistency, and demonstrated hands-on experience, including through follow-up questions, skills assessments, or reference checks. Verification of education may be requested before or during the hiring process.

For security and identity verification purposes, participants may be asked to temporarily disable virtual backgrounds during portions of the call.

Misrepresentation or falsification may result in removal from further consideration. Candidates who need a reasonable accommodation in the application or interview process may request one.

A-TEK, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or status as a qualified individual with a disability, or Vietnam era or other protected Veteran status.

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