Cloud QA Engineer — Government Systems

Talentify; Westphalia (MD); On-site; USD 61,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

Empower AI in Reston, VA seeks a Software Test Engineer I to develop, maintain, and execute verification and validation plans for a cloud-based enterprise system used by Air National Guard processes. You will review requirements, write test cases, and drive end-to-end testing across releases.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in software QA with knowledge of SDLC methodologies, test planning, defect tracking, and data validation, plus strong communication and independent work abilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• 3–5 years of experience in software quality assurance, software testing, system verification and validation, business systems analysis, or related discipline.
• Experience developing and executing test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test reports.
• Experience documenting and tracking software defects through resolution.
• Knowledge of software development life cycle methodologies, including Agile, iterative, and/or waterfall development practices.
• Ability to analyze functional requirements and translate them into measurable test objectives and acceptance criteria.
• Experience with requirements traceability, change management, and release-management processes.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to brief technical findings to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while coordinating effectively within a cross-functional team.
• Proficiency with common productivity tools, including Microsoft Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and execute verification and validation plans, test cases, test scripts, and test procedures for a cloud-based enterprise system.
• Review system requirements, user stories, interface specifications, and acceptance criteria to ensure they are testable, complete, and traceable.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, interface, user acceptance, and end-to-end testing across system releases.
• Validate that system capabilities support Air National Guard order writing processes and approved operational requirements.
• Facilitate execution of User Acceptance Test procedures with teams consisting of Military and Government Functional Representatives.
• Document test execution results, defects, discrepancies, risks, and recommendations in the designated tracking and reporting tools.
• Coordinate with developers, product owners, system administrators, cybersecurity personnel, and functional stakeholders to reproduce issues and verify corrective actions.
• Maintain requirements-to-test traceability matrices and support configuration and change-management processes.
• Participate in Change Control Meeting and Joint Application Design Sessions.
• Conduct data validation and assess system outputs for accuracy, completeness, consistency, and compliance with approved business rules.
• Participate in test readiness reviews, release readiness reviews, demonstrations, and stakeholder feedback sessions.
• Assist in developing quality metrics, dashboards, status reports, and briefings for program leadership and system stakeholders.
• Identify process improvements that strengthen testing efficiency, defect prevention, documentation quality, and overall system reliability.

Skills

Test planning

Defect tracking

Agile methodologies

Technical communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, information systems, business, engineering, or a related field

Tools

Jira

ServiceNow

Job description

Empower AI in Reston, VA seeks a Software Test Engineer I to develop, maintain, and execute verification and validation plans for a cloud-based enterprise system used by Air National Guard processes. You will review requirements, write test cases, and drive end-to-end testing across releases.

Ideal candidates have 3–5 years in software QA with knowledge of SDLC methodologies, test planning, defect tracking, and data validation, plus strong communication and independent work abilities.