QA Engineer Lead

Software Testing Notes; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid sick leave

Medical/Dental (optional)

401(k) Retirement Plan (optional)

Employer Paid Life Insurance

Employer Paid Short Term Disability

Optional Life Insurance

Job summary

ELYON International, Inc. seeks an experienced QA Engineer Lead to steer testing strategy and quality assurance across a large federal healthcare program.

You will oversee QA processes, automation initiatives, and collaboration with developers and stakeholders to ensure releases meet stringent quality and compliance standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, IS, Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years software QA experience.
• 3+ years leading QA teams.
• Experience with VA systems, healthcare IT programs.
• Experience with federal government IT programs.
• Hands-on test planning, execution, defect tracking, and quality management.
• Experience developing automated test frameworks.
• Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies.
• Ability to obtain federal background clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead all QA and testing activities across program initiatives.
• Develop and maintain test strategies, plans, and frameworks.
• Oversee manual, automated, functional, integration, regression, system, and UAT testing.
• Establish QA standards, methodologies, and best practices.
• Lead and mentor QA engineers, testers, and automation specialists.
• Collaborate with product owners, developers, and stakeholders to define quality requirements.
• Design and implement automated testing solutions to improve coverage.
• Monitor defect management and ensure timely resolution.
• Perform root cause analysis and drive process improvements.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, release planning, and deployments.
• Develop quality metrics, dashboards, and status reporting.
• Support compliance with federal security, accessibility, and software development requirements.

Skills

QA leadership

Test automation

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Education

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

Job description

We are seeking an experienced QA Engineer Lead to lead quality assurance efforts for a large-scale federal healthcare program. This individual will be responsible for overseeing testing strategy, quality processes, test automation initiatives, and overall software quality across multiple applications and platforms.

The QA Engineer Lead will provide technical leadership to QA teams, collaborate with developers and stakeholders, and ensure that products and releases meet established quality standards, performance requirements, and compliance expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all quality assurance and testing activities across program initiatives.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive test strategies, test plans, and testing frameworks.
• Oversee manual, automated, functional, integration, regression, system, and user acceptance testing efforts.
• Establish and enforce QA standards, methodologies, and best practices.
• Lead and mentor QA engineers, testers, and automation specialists.
• Collaborate closely with product owners, developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to define quality requirements.
• Design and implement automated testing solutions to improve testing efficiency and coverage.
• Monitor defect management processes and ensure timely resolution of issues.
• Conduct root cause analysis and support continuous process improvement initiatives.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, release planning, and deployment activities.
• Develop and maintain quality metrics, dashboards, and status reporting.
• Support compliance with federal security, accessibility, and software development requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of software quality assurance experience.
• At least 3 years of experience leading QA teams or serving in a QA Lead capacity.
• Experience with VA systems, processes, and organizational structure.
• Experience managing healthcare, IT modernization, digital transformation, or clinical support programs within the VA.
• Experience supporting federal government IT programs.
• Hands‑on experience with test planning, test execution, defect tracking, and quality management processes.
• Experience developing and maintaining automated test frameworks.
• Strong understanding of Agile software development methodologies.
• Excellent analytical, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain any required federal background investigation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting federal healthcare or health IT systems.
• Experience with healthcare interoperability standards, electronic health records, or healthcare data systems.
• Certification such as:
  • Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE)
  • ISTQB Advanced Test Manager
  • Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
  • SAFe Agilist
• Experience with cloud-based environments and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience supporting enterprise-scale modernization programs.

Security Requirements

• Must be able to obtain and maintain any required federal background investigation or VA clearance.

• Paid sick leave
• Medical/Dental (optional)
• 401 (k) Retirement Plan (optional)
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Employer Paid Short Term Disability
• Optional Life Insurance

ELYON International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Disclaimer: This position is contingent upon ELYON’s receipt of contract award, Government acceptance of the proposed candidate, completion of required onboarding, and continued contract funding.