• Support the quality assurance team in validating web applications, integrations, and product features across multiple environments. • Gain exposure to testing practices while ensuring product quality, usability, and reliability.

Role Description GovCIO is seeking a QA Engineer. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced team and have demonstrated experience with manual testing in a federal government client environment. This customer-facing role will be instrumental in ensuring customer satisfaction. This position will be fully remote in the United States. - Develop, publish, and implement test plans for complex, multi-tier, distributed applications throughout the full lifecycle. - Develop manual or automated testing systems using commercial tools, scripts, and data sets. - Participate in all aspects of testing, including functional, regression, load, and system testing. - Assure the appropriate level of quality by resolving important defects by working with developers and/or engineers. - Develop response strategies and processes for high-criticality and security vulnerability related bug notifications. - Pro-actively investigate and find potential security holes and attack vectors within both the existing and newly developed code base. - Work in Agile/Scrum methodologies with cross-functional teams. - Communicate effectively with federal clients, developers, and program managers. Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in information technology, or related field or commensurate experience. - 8+ years of experience. - 4 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education. - Experience with Jira, X-ray, AWS. - Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills. - Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies, specifically Kanban. Requirements - Must be able to obtain a DHS Public Trust. - US Citizenship is required. Preferred Skills and Experience - Experience in AWS. Posted Salary Range USD $110,000.00 - USD $123,000.00 /Yr.

• Test web and mobile applications using all available methods (including automated regression suites, API validation, and exploratory testing of the app) • Perform risk-based exploratory testing to identify critical defects beyond scripted checks, ensuring testing efforts are prioritized where they matter most. • Design, maintain, and improve automated test scripts in Playwright and Python. • Analyze the product and its business and technical requirements to design high-value test scenarios and scripts that form the foundation for robust automation. • Perform API testing with Postman, including automated API test execution. • Collaborate with developers and product teams in an Agile/Scrum environment. • Support CI/CD testing processes (GitLab CI). • Report and track defects using Jira and document findings in Confluence. • Participate in the adoption and daily use of AI testing tools (e.g., for test creation and defect analysis). • Contribute to improving QA processes and share knowledge with the team.

• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans for modernized Python and AWS-based applications (Lambda, Step Functions, API Gateway, EventBridge, etc.) • Validate application behavior across the full modernization lifecycle, including system integration, data migration integrity, performance, regression, and stress testing • Collaborate with architects and engineers to ensure test coverage aligns with enterprise engineering and modernization standards • Implement automated test suites for APIs, data processes, and serverless workflows • Identify risks, defects, and gaps during migration efforts and document them clearly with actionable recommendations • Verify data migration tools, processes, and outputs for accuracy, completeness, and compliance • Participate in reviews of requirements, architecture documents, and code to ensure testability and alignment with quality standards • Work closely with development teams to troubleshoot issues and validate fixes across legacy and cloud-native components • Ensure all QA documentation is complete, traceable, and ready for handoff to core engineering and operations teams • Track and report testing progress, risks, and quality metrics to stakeholders • Stay current with QA best practices, testing tools, and cloud testing strategies, recommending improvements to enhance quality and efficiency