Quality Assurance Test Lead

Fairfax, VA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 6 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Role: Quality Assurance Test Lead

Location: Onsite- Fairfax VA 3 Days and in Washington DC 2 Days per Week.

Duration: Long Term Contract

Position Require a Secret Clearance

Job Description:

The Quality Assurance Test Lead is responsible for overseeing and driving all test activities across the software development lifecycle for mission critical DoD systems. The role requires strong leadership abilities hands on QA expertise and experience managing test efforts for complex systems. Requires an understanding of how testing is seamlessly integrated into Agile sprints and supports continuous delivery pipelines while driving consistent improvements in product quality and team performance. Requires development experience to support test script creation database queries and performance load testing.

Primary Responsibilities:

Create detailed test plans test scripts and acceptance criteria aligned with sprint goals and user stories.
Oversee and execute functional integration regression and user acceptance testing (UAT).
Coordinate UAT planning test data stakeholder engagement and acceptance sign-off.
Ensure test coverage that supports high-quality releasable increments at the end of each sprint.
Lead the strategy design and maintenance of automated test suites for UI API regression and smoke testing.
Develop execute and optimize automated tests using industry-standard tools such as Selenium Cypress Playwright WebDriverIO.
Develop test scripts using Java Python Bash PowerShell and other languages.
Write and execute complex SQL queries to validate data accuracy perform backend testing support ETL verification and troubleshoot database-related defects.
Provide clear QA insights to Scrum Masters Product Owners and leadership teams.
Maintain high-quality documentation for test strategies scripts automation frameworks and test results.
Support operations and sustainment activities.
All other duties as assigned by management.

Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelors degree in computer science or a technical field
8 years in software engineering black and white box integration user acceptance testing and proficiency in automated testing tools.
4 years in agile software development methodologies
Strong scripting capabilities (Python PowerShell Bash) for automation and migration tasks.
Working knowledge of 508 accessibility standards
Testing experience in both websites and mobile applications
Program management and MS Office experience
Excellent communication and management skills.

Certifications Preferred:

Certified Tester Foundation v4
Certified ScrumMaster

Security Clearance Requirements:

Must be a U.S. Citizen
Must have an active DoD Secret clearance.

Work Location:

3 days in Fairfax VA 2 days in Washington D.C.

Role: Quality Assurance Test Lead Location: Onsite- Fairfax VA 3 Days and in Washington DC 2 Days per Week. Duration: Long Term Contract Position Require a Secret Clearance Job Description: The Quality Assurance Test Lead is responsible for overseeing and driving all test activities across the ...