Quality Assurance (QA) Automation Engineer

Northramp LLC.

Washington (District of Columbia)

Hybrid

USD 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Job summary

Northramp LLC. seeks a QA Automation Engineer to design, implement, and maintain automated tests for federal software solutions, ensuring security, accessibility, performance, and reliability.

You will collaborate with software engineers, DevSecOps, product owners, and program leadership in an Agile environment, drive test planning and audit-ready documentation, and support federal compliance initiatives while working primarily remote with occasional onsite meetings in the Washington, DC area.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience in CS/IT/SE.
3-5 years of software quality assurance with a focus on test automation.
Proficiency in Java, Python, or JavaScript for test automation.
Experience with Selenium, Katalon, JMeter, Axe by Deque, and Postman.
Experience integrating tests into CI/CD using Harness or GitHub Actions; knowledge of Agile and SDLC.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, execute, and maintain automated tests for functional, regression, integration, API, performance, security, and accessibility testing.
Build and enhance scalable test automation frameworks, reusable components, and testing standards that improve coverage and support frequent software releases.
Translate requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria into traceable test cases and automated test scenarios.
Apply test-driven development and shift-left testing practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
Validate application functionality across development, integration, staging, pre-production, and production-like environments.
Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using Harness or GitHub Actions; establish automated quality gates.

Skills

Java

Python

JavaScript

Test automation

CI/CD

Agile methodologies

Shift-left testing

Security/compliance awareness

Google Cloud

Federal contracting experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related field; equivalent professional experience considered.

Tools

Selenium

Katalon

JMeter

Axe by Deque

Postman

Harness

GitHub Actions

Job description

Position Overview

Northramp is seeking a detail-oriented Quality Assurance (QA) Automation Engineer to support the delivery of secure, reliable, and accessible software solutions in a federal environment.

In this role, you will lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of automated testing solutions across cloud-based applications and development environments. You will help ensure that new functionality, enhancements, integrations, and production releases meet established standards for quality, security, accessibility, performance, and reliability.

The Senior QA Automation Engineer will collaborate with software engineers, architects,DevSecOpsengineers, product owners, security personnel, and program leadership within aSAFeor similar Agile delivery environment. This position will also contribute to the program’s broader Quality Assurance and Quality Control strategy, including test planning, quality metrics, defect prevention, and federal audit support.

Location & Work Arrangement

This is a primarily remote position supporting a federal program in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Candidates must live in MO, OR, NV, CO, AL, IL, PA, TX, DC, FL, MD, PA, TX, NC, or VA and be available for occasional onsite meetings, planning sessions, or other program activities asrequired.

Key Responsibilities

Test Automation & Quality Engineering

Design, develop, execute, andmaintainautomated tests for functional, regression, integration, API, performance, security, and accessibility testing.
Build and enhance scalable test automation frameworks, reusable components, and testing standards that improve coverage and support frequent software releases.
Translate requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria into traceable test cases and automated test scenarios.
Apply test-driven development and shift-left testing practices throughout the software development lifecycle.
Validate application functionality across development, integration, staging, pre-production, and production-like environments.

CI/CD &DevSecOpsIntegration

Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines using Harness or comparable orchestration tools.
Establish automated quality gates to prevent defective, insecure, or noncompliant code from progressing through the delivery pipeline.
Partner withDevSecOpsand engineering teams to troubleshoot failed builds, test failures, environment issues, and deployment defects.
Incorporate automated performance, security, API, and accessibility testing into continuous delivery workflows.

Test Planning, Documentation, & Compliance

Develop andmaintaintest plans, test cases, test scripts, test data, execution results, traceability records, and audit-ready testing documentation.
Support updates to Quality Assurance and Quality Control plans, application test plans, test strategy documents, and applicable federal systems lifecycle documentation.
Maintainaccuratetestingartifacts in Jira, Confluence, and other approved repositories.
Ensure documentation is complete, current, auditable, and aligned with sprint and program increment delivery cadences.
Support Section508accessibility testing and preparation of related testing reports.

Defect and Quality Management

Identify, document, prioritize, and track defects through resolution.
Perform root cause analysis of escaped defects, recurring quality issues, and failed production deployments.
Track and report quality indicators, including automated test coverage, pass rates, defectvolumeand severity, escaped defects, failed tests, and deployment failures.
Recommend corrective actions and process improvements based on testing results and quality trends.
Help ensure sprint deliverables meet established definitions of done and acceptance criteria.

Performance, Security,&Accessibility Testing

Develop and execute performance, load, stress, and resilience tests tovalidatesystem responsiveness, stability, availability, and capacity.
Collaborate with cybersecurity and engineering teams tovalidateremediation of security vulnerabilities and Plan of Action and Milestones items.
Conduct automated and manual accessibility testingin accordance withSection 508 and applicable federal accessibility requirements.
Help ensure applications appropriately protect personally identifiable and sensitive information.

Collaboration and Program Support

Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, program increments, demonstrations, retrospectives, and release activities.
Collaborate with product owners and business analysts to define clear, testable acceptance criteria.
Partner with engineers and architects to improve software testability, quality, and operational resilience.
Support User Acceptance Testing, Independent Verification and Validation, third-party testing, and federal audit activities.
Present test results, risks, quality trends, and recommendations to technical teams and program leadership.
Mentor team members and promote consistent quality engineering and automation practices.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or related field; equivalent professional experience considered.
3-5 years experience in software quality assurance with a focus on test automation engineering.
Proficiency in programming languages commonly used for test automation such as Java, Python, or JavaScript.

Experience with test automation frameworks and tools such as Selenium, Katalon, JMeter, Axe by Deque, and Postman.

Familiarity integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using Harness, GitHub Actions, or equivalent.
Understanding of software development life cycles, Agile methodologies, and shift-left testing practices.
Experience working within federal compliance environments including FedRAMP, FISMA, or NIST standards.
Experience with Google Cloud.
Previous federal contracting or government program experience.
Certifications such as ISTQB Foundation or Advanced Level.
U.S. Citizenship with the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or higher security clearance.

Desired Qualifications

Knowledge of accessibility testing and Section 508 compliance.
Experience partnering with software engineers, architects, and program managers, and presenting QA findings and quality metrics to leadership.
Existing active Public Trust or higher clearance.