QA Engineer Lead

Elyon International; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 120,000 - 150,000; 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 guide quality assurance for a large-scale federal healthcare program.

The role focuses on testing strategy, quality processes, automation initiatives, and delivering software that meets standards and security requirements. You will lead QA teams across multiple applications, collaborate with product owners and developers, and drive metrics, dashboards, and continuous improvement while maintaining compliance with federal

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software QA experience with leadership roles.
• Experience leading QA teams and defining testing strategies.
• Hands-on testing, test automation, and defect management.
• Familiarity with VA systems, healthcare IT, and federal programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead all QA and testing activities across program initiatives.
• Develop and maintain test strategies, plans, and frameworks.
• Oversee manual and automated testing, including regression and UAT.
• Mentor QA engineers and automation specialists.
• Collaborate with product, developers, and stakeholders to define quality requirements.
• Ensure compliance with federal security, accessibility, and development standards.

Skills

Quality assurance leadership

Test automation

Agile methodologies

VA/health IT familiarity

Stakeholder collaboration

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Selenium

Jenkins

TestRail

Job description

QA Engineer Lead

Remote

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.
• S. Citizenship required.

**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.**

Benefits

• 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.