Quality Assurance Engineer with Security Clearance

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

Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Location – Onsite Hybrid role Lincoln Massachusetts

About Wingbrace

Wingbrace (www.wingbrace.com) is a software and technical services company focused on the delivery of solutions for our clients. We produce software, develop architectures, code and operate modeling and simulation systems, and build decision support systems -- rapidly and effectively. We consider successful outcomes as our metric, and our client engagements benefit from a depth of understanding of organizational, cultural and mission issues, yielding speed and integration of critical capabilities. As a Service-disabled veteran owned business, our culture is collaboration and performance with a commitment to diversity and the values it conveys. We actively support a variety of open and secure environments. We have prime and subcontractor relationships with the government and large corporate partners. We are developers. Our ethos arises from the discipline of the deliverable and our efficiency from an unburdened approach to using the best tools and products for our client. Our compass is innovation, leading us to exceptional results delivered to our clients.

About You

• You want to make tomorrow better than today.
• You have a passion for discovery and detail.
• You help ensure project success and client satisfaction.
• You enjoy collaborative teams, partnering with team members and clients.
• You like to work alongside, and learn from, lean and agile leaders.
• You are a creative problem solver who is comfortable with uncertainty.
• You’re a curious and keen learner who thrives on enhancing your (and our) practices and knowledge.
• As a Software Quality Assurance Engineer at Wingbrace, you will be: This is an opportunity for a Software Quality Assurance Engineer who is highly motivated, innovative, and self-directed. This position provides challenging opportunities to apply and expand one’s Quality Assurance engineering experience, and analytical skills.

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/Education/Certification

• Active Secret US DoD clearance or ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance or higher, as required by the position.
• Bachelor’s degree in a science, engineering, computer science, or other technical discipline.
• Three or more years of experience in software quality assurance, software testing, test automation, software development, or a related technical 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 one or more 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 and recommendations 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.

Salary

The final job level and annual salary will be determined based on the education, qualification, knowledge, skills, ability, and experience of the final candidate(s), and calibrated against relevant market data and internal team equity.

Benefits

• Flexible schedule
• Premium Insurance: We cover up to 80% of the employee premium and combined dependent premium on our base health plan, depending on pay band. We also cover 80% of the premium for employee and dependent Dental and Vision as well as employee premiums for Life and Disability coverage.
• Retirement: 401k match at 4% gross pay.
• Paid time off (PTO): vacation, sick leave, Federal holidays, and floating Holidays.
• Education & Training: We invest our team’s growth offering training opportunities that work for you, such as in-house, online, mentoring, conferences and classroom training.

All of Wingbrace’s work in this area is with Federal Government customers that require our employees involved with their projects be U.S. citizens. As such, this role requires U.S. citizenship. If hired, you would also be required to go through a background investigation.

Wingbrace is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that will consider you for this role regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, age, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We value each individual and empower our people to fearlessly drive lasting change.

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