QA Engineer - AI-Driven Testing with Clearance Eligible

Socket.dev; Fort Dix (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

DSA is seeking a QA Engineer to define test strategy and acceptance criteria, and perform functional, regression, migration, security, integration, release, and sprint testing across ACWS environments. The role requires extensive experience with enterprise testing and the ability to obtain government security clearances.

The posted salary range is $110,000—$120,000 USD. Candidates must meet eligibility for access to classified information and may undergo background checks in accordance with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field
• 5+ years in software testing and QA for enterprise apps
• ISTQB, CSTE, SAFe, Agile, or comparable certification and CompTIA Security+
• Experience developing and executing test plans, scripts, data, regression suites, automated tests, and defect reports
• Experience performing functional, integration, system, UAT, regression, automated, and release testing for enterprise apps
• Knowledge of AI-assisted testing, test automation frameworks, and continuous testing practices preferred
• Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain Top Secret clearance as per government requirements
• Experience testing Appian, low-code/no-code, Java, API, database, or cloud-hosted apps
• Experience supporting Army, DoD, acquisition, contracting, or federal enterprise systems
• Working knowledge of AI-assisted testing, automation, and test data generation concepts

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test cases, scripts, data, and regression suites
• Validate functionality, workflows, integrations, APIs, reports, and business requirements across ACWS environments
• Document test results, defects, validation outcomes, quality metrics, and release readiness recommendations
• Support defect triage, retesting, user acceptance testing, deployment validation, and production readiness activities
• Coordinate testing across sprints and releases
• Improve automation, metrics, and reusable test assets

Skills

5+ years in software testing

Certified testing qualifications

Test plans, scripts, data, regression

Functional, integration, system, UAT,‚

Education

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

Job description

DSA is seeking a QA Engineer to define test strategy and acceptance criteria, and perform functional, regression, migration, security, integration, release, and sprint testing across ACWS environments. The role requires extensive experience with enterprise testing and the ability to obtain government security clearances.

The posted salary range is $110,000—$120,000 USD. Candidates must meet eligibility for access to classified information and may undergo background checks in accordance with