QA Engineer SME

SHR Consulting Group; United States; On-site; USD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

SHR Consulting Group seeks a QA Engineer SME to serve as FEMA’s authoritative expert for QA governance, enterprise test automation, and cloud-native quality frameworks.

You will develop enterprise-level QA strategy, oversee governance across FEMA systems, and advise leadership on risk and readiness. This role also leads automation integration into DevSecOps pipelines and requires strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• ISTQB or similar certification preferred.
• 10+ years of QA engineering/automation experience.
• Experience with cloud-based QA frameworks and governance.
• Ability to influence enterprise QA strategy.

Responsibilities

• Develop enterprise-level QA strategy and automation standards.
• Oversee quality governance across FEMA systems.
• Advise leadership on quality risk, system readiness, and operational impacts.
• Lead integration of automated QA into DevSecOps pipelines.
• Maintain ongoing QA governance and compliance.

Skills

QA governance

Automation

Cloud testing

DevSecOps

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

ISTQB certified (preferred)

Job description

SHR is a premier technology integrator solving our nation’s most complex modernization and readiness challenges across the defense, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration, enterprise IT, including cloud services: cyber, software, advanced analytics, and AI. With an intimate understanding of our customers’ challenges and deep expertise in existing and emerging technologies, we integrate the best components from our own portfolio and our partner ecosystem to deliver innovative, effective, and efficient solutions.

We are seeking aQA Engineer SMEto serve as FEMA’s authoritative expert for QA governance, enterprise test automation, and cloud-native quality frameworks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop enterprise-level QA strategy and automation standards.
• Oversee quality governance across major FEMA systems.
• Advise leadership on quality risk, system readiness, and operational impacts.
• Lead integration of automated, scalable QA into DevSecOps pipelines.
• More than 10 years of relevant work experience.
• Expert knowledge of QA engineering, automation, cloud testing, and compliance.
• Ability to influence enterprise quality strategy.
• Strong leadership and communication.

Education and Certification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Agile or ISTQB preferred.

Clearance Requirements:

• Ability to obtain Public Trust. Active Public Trust is preferred. FEMA Public Trust is highly preferred.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and retirement plans with company match.
• Paid time off and federal holidays.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and consider all qualified applicants without regard to protected characteristics under applicable law. EEO/AA Employer/Veteran/Disabled.