• Lead, mentor, and grow a small team of QA engineers, providing hands-on guidance and technical coaching. • Actively participate in testing activities alongside the team, including test case design, execution, and automation development. • Contribute to the development, implementation, and maintenance of QA processes, best practices, and testing frameworks. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define testing requirements and create comprehensive test plans. • Perform and oversee both manual and automated testing efforts across multiple projects and platforms. • Track quality metrics and KPIs; contribute to regular reporting on the QA health of projects. • Advocate for quality throughout the software development lifecycle. • Manage defect tracking and ensure timely resolution of issues. • Provide guidance and direction to QA engineers on best practices, testing methodologies, and tooling selection to ensure consistency and efficiency across the team. • Partner with DevOps to integrate QA into CI/CD pipelines.

The Opportunity As a Senior QA Engineer at Coursedog, you’ll play a critical role in driving product quality and elevating our testing culture as we scale. This role blends hands-on manual testing, automation leadership, and process improvement to ensure our platform is reliable, performant, and trusted by the institutions we serve. You’ll partner closely with Product and Engineering in a remote-first environment to design thoughtful test strategies, increase automation coverage, and embed quality into every stage of the development lifecycle. This role is ideal for someone who takes deep ownership of their craft, thrives in collaborative environments, and is motivated by building systems that “just work.”  If you’re excited about improving engineering velocity through better tooling, leveraging AI to increase efficiency, and championing quality at scale, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact across the organization. What You’ll Do - Own and execute QA tasks in Jira, preparing, documenting, and executing detailed test plans in Qase to ensure full test coverage and timely delivery - Perform thorough manual testing of new and existing platform features to validate functionality, usability, and performance - Develop and maintain end-to-end and component-level test automation using Cypress/Playwright (JavaScript) to improve efficiency and coverage - Build and sustain automated performance testing using k6 and Grafana, and implement visual regression testing with Applitools to prevent visual defects - Partner with Engineering to strengthen CI/CD pipelines (CircleCI, GitHub Actions), embedding quality gates and improving deployment confidence - Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to scope features, identify risks, and define test strategies that support high-quality releases - Continuously improve testing processes, increase automation coverage, and drive initiatives that elevate product stability and engineering productivity - Leverage AI tools to streamline QA workflows, boost productivity, and identify innovative approaches to quality assurance (Cursor, Copilot, Chatgpt, Devin, MCP servers etc.) - Advocate for QA best practices across the organization, fostering a strong culture of quality, accountability, and continuous improvement

• Be part of a company that loves transforming through technology • Work in a collaborative, quality-focused team • Improve team performance using agile metrics

This description is a summary of our understanding of the job description. Click on 'Apply' button to find out more. Role Description The Testing Specialist will provide expertise in software testing across integration, regression, acceptance, and automation. This role is responsible for designing and executing test plans, preparing test data, and evaluating results to ensure compliance with requirements and regulations. - Work with developers, analysts, and stakeholders to validate system functionality - Confirm conformance to design specifications - Ensure the highest standards of security and performance - Designing and executing IT software tests, including integration and acceptance testing - Preparing test scripts, test cases, and all required test documentation - Designing and preparing test data to support various testing phases - Performing system, regression, acceptance, end-to-end, performance, and automation testing - Reviewing test results and evaluating for conformance to design requirements - Analyzing internal security within systems during testing phases - Maintaining test cases using designated automated test tools - Collaborating with project teams to ensure testing aligns with requirements and project goals Qualifications - 5+ years of relevant software testing experience - Background in computer software development and testing software applications - Experience developing and maintaining test cases using automated test tools - Relevant certification from a nationally recognized technical authority - Must possess Secret security clearance or Tier 3 (T3) - DoD Approved 8570 Baseline Certification: Category IAT Level - I (A+ CE, CCNA Security, CND, Network Security, SSCP) OR higher (IAT Level - II or III) Company Description Horizon Industries Limited was founded in 1996 and is based in Vienna, Virginia. Horizon is a dynamic, SBA-certified Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) with professional and talented strategists, technologists, and consultants across diverse domains. - Expertise in IT, analysis and evaluation, data analytics, business process management - Acquisition and financial management, cost and risk assessments - Independent Verification & Validation, program management, systems engineering and design - Database management, logistical warehouse services, and administrative support - Capabilities in financial, operational, and technology consulting - Risk management services, strategic planning, leadership effectiveness - Anti-fraud waste and abuse programs, financial and operational assessments - Regulatory compliance, workflow automation, and audit readiness services Equal Employment Opportunity Horizon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is our policy to consider all applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, veteran status, alienage, ancestry, citizenship status, or any other factor prohibited by law. Horizon will not discharge or discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant, consistent with applicable law.