Hybrid QA Test Engineer - Federal Automation & API

ADP, Inc.; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 89,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision

401(k) Company match

Paid Time Off & Holidays

Health Savings Account

Job summary

Sprezzatura is seeking a Test Engineer to support VA programs, designing, executing, and automating tests for mission-critical applications. You will collaborate with developers, QA leads, and VA stakeholders to ensure quality, compliance, and performance across manual and automated testing efforts.

You will work in a hybrid Arlington, VA setting with occasional extended hours, and you must be eligible for U.S. government clearance.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of experience in software testing with test automation knowledge.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or other VA-required clearance.
• Experience testing in secure, regulated, or federal environments.

Responsibilities

• Perform manual testing, including test case design, execution, integration, ad-hoc, smoke, E2E testing for full coverage of the requirements.
• Develop and execute test scripts for functional, regression, integration, API, 508 compliance, and performance testing.
• Perform backend API testing and validation using Swagger UI and POSTMAN, SOAP UI, including request/response verification, schema validation, and automated collection runs.
• Leverage Tricentis Tosca (or equivalent model-based test automation tools) to design, execute, and maintain scriptless/low-code automated test cases where applicable.
• Perform backend and SQL database testing, including data validation, query verification, and back-end data integrity checks using Oracle SQL Developer, TOAD, or similar tools.
• Develop, maintain, and enhance automated test frameworks using tools such as Selenium, Tricentis Tosca, Postman, or similar, as needed to support test coverage.
• Collaborate with testers and developers to identify test scenarios, debug issues, and ensure testability of new features.
• Analyze test results, document defects, and track resolution through established defect‑tracking tools (e.g., JIRA/XRay, DevOps Boards).
• Ensure all testing activities comply with VA, Federal, and program-specific standards, including: Section 508 accessibility; Quality and documentation expectations.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning, refinement, and retrospectives.
• Support continuous improvement of QA processes, automation coverage, and testing efficiency.
• Provide clear reporting on test execution, coverage, and quality metrics to QA Manager/ lead.

Skills

Manual testing

API testing

SQL testing

Agile methodologies

Tricentis Tosca

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Swagger UI

POSTMAN

SOAP UI

Oracle SQL Developer

TOAD

Selenium

Tricentis Tosca

Job description

Sprezzatura is seeking a Test Engineer to support VA programs, designing, executing, and automating tests for mission-critical applications. You will collaborate with developers, QA leads, and VA stakeholders to ensure quality, compliance, and performance across manual and automated testing efforts.

You will work in a hybrid Arlington, VA setting with occasional extended hours, and you must be eligible for U.S. government clearance.