Hybrid Software QA Engineer – DoD Focus

Wingbrace; Lincoln (MA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible schedule

Premium Insurance

401k match

Paid time off

Education & Training

Job summary

Wingbrace is seeking a Software Quality Assurance Engineer for an onsite-hybrid role in Lincoln, Massachusetts. The position emphasizes rigorous testing, integration of HW/SW, and collaboration with development teams to ensure client satisfaction.

The ideal candidate brings 3+ years in software QA, strong automation skills, and experience with CI/CD pipelines. This role requires clear communication and ability to navigate a dynamic government-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of experience in software quality assurance or related role.
• Experience developing and executing manual and automated software testing processes.
• Experience developing test plans, test cases, test procedures, and regression test strategies based on software requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Experience developing and maintaining automated regression test suites.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, C#, or equivalent.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks or tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, pytest, JUnit, or equivalent.
• Experience testing APIs, services, and/or integrations in addition to user interfaces.
• Ability to analyze test results, troubleshoot failures, identify defects, and distinguish application defects from test, data, or environment issues.
• Understanding of software development and delivery processes, including source control, build processes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Ability to translate technical requirements into effective test strategies and provide traceability between requirements and verification activities.
• Strong verbal, written, presentation, and communication skills, with the ability to communicate technical findings to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Referenceable project-based experience working collaboratively with software developers, technical teams, and other stakeholders.
• Ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary, dynamic environment and take ownership of quality outcomes.
• Experience designing or extending automated test frameworks across multiple applications.
• Experience integrating automated regression testing into CI/CD pipelines and using automated tests as part of a software release quality gate.
• Experience with performance, load, security, or other non-functional testing.
• Experience testing systems involving COTS, GOTS, GFE, hardware/software integration, or distributed systems.
• Experience with test management, defect tracking, and reporting tools.
• Experience establishing or improving software quality processes and standards within a development organization.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.

Responsibilities

• This opportunity will be client facing, and collaborative with a lot of growth.
• You will present to the highest levels of the division and be asked your opinion.
• You will work with an experienced team who will mentor, coach, and share best practices.
• Day to Day responsibilities As a Software Quality Assurance Engineer, you will have the opportunity to leverage and grow your quality assurance expertise by:
• Supporting the selection and utilize tools and testing methodologies to ensure that software tests identify defects, fail to meet requirements and comply with company quality standards
• Evaluating test results against expected results, implementing improvements to the testing and release process and recommending alternative testing as needed
• Ensuring that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhering to approved budgets
• Developing and using functional, operational and regression test plans
• Testing the integration/demonstration of HW/SW (e.g., COTS, GOTS, and GFE) for assessment against the initiatives’ technical requirements
• Drafting, revising, and approving test plans and scripts

Skills

Python

Java

JavaScript

C#

Test Automation

Selenium

Playwright

CI/CD

API Testing

QA

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM

Tools

Selenium

JUnit

pytest

Cypress

Git

Job description

Wingbrace is seeking a Software Quality Assurance Engineer for an onsite-hybrid role in Lincoln, Massachusetts. The position emphasizes rigorous testing, integration of HW/SW, and collaboration with development teams to ensure client satisfaction.

The ideal candidate brings 3+ years in software QA, strong automation skills, and experience with CI/CD pipelines. This role requires clear communication and ability to navigate a dynamic government-focused environment.