Hybrid QA Test Engineer - Automation & CI/CD

DANE, LLC; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Employee discounts

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Tuition assistance

Vision insurance

Wellness resources

Job summary

DANE, LLC in Arlington, VA is seeking a highly experienced QA / Test Engineer to join our agile quality engineering team. You will balance automated and manual testing across a multi-stack environment and collaborate with developers, product owners, and stakeholders to validate requirements and improve QA practices.

This hybrid role requires a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, 4+ years of QA experience, and an active DoD Secret Clearance or higher.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience.
• Active DoD Secret Clearance required.
• Minimum 4+ years of experience as a QA / Test Engineer or related quality engineering role.
• Hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks (Selenium, Cypress, Postman/Newman, JUnit/NUnit, and/or Jest).
• Experience testing REST APIs and web applications across .NET, Java, and/or Node/NestJS stacks.
• Experience with defect tracking and test management tools (Azure DevOps and/or Jira).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions).
• Exposure to MuleSoft Anypoint Platform or other enterprise integration testing preferred but not required.
• Exposure to containerized test execution (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Exposure to observability tooling (OpenTelemetry, Application Insights).
• Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt quickly in evolving technical environments.

Responsibilities

• Work with the functional and development teams to identify, document, and execute test cases.
• Design, implement, and maintain automated test scripts/frameworks for functional, regression, and integration testing using Selenium, Cypress, Postman/Newman, JUnit/NUnit, and/or Jest.
• Execute manual test cases for new features, edge cases, and scenarios where automation is not practical.
• Perform exploratory testing to uncover usability, performance, and reliability issues.
• Analyze requirements, user stories, and technical specifications to create comprehensive test plans and cases.
• Report, track, and verify defects using issue management systems (Azure DevOps and/or Jira).
• Partner with developers and DevOps engineers to integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps / GitHub Actions).
• Provide clear test documentation, metrics, and quality reports to stakeholders.
• Advocate for quality engineering practices and contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes.
• Develop, implement, and maintain testing best practices to enhance the quality of deliverables.
• Ensure adherence to testing standards and processes across all scrum teams.
• Continuously evaluate and improve testing methodologies to adapt to project needs and technological advancements.
• Manage the maintenance and enhancement of the regression test suite to ensure ongoing product stability.

Skills

Automated testing

Manual testing

Test planning

Defect analysis

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Postman/Newman

JUnit/NUnit

Jest

Azure DevOps

Jira

GitHub Actions

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenTelemetry

Application Insights

Job description

DANE, LLC in Arlington, VA is seeking a highly experienced QA / Test Engineer to join our agile quality engineering team. You will balance automated and manual testing across a multi-stack environment and collaborate with developers, product owners, and stakeholders to validate requirements and improve QA practices.

This hybrid role requires a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, 4+ years of QA experience, and an active DoD Secret Clearance or higher.