Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer/Tester
US132 Guidehouse Digital, LLC
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Guidehouse is seeking a QA/Test Automation Engineer to design, develop, and execute testing strategies in an Agile/DevSecOps environment. You will build automated UI, API, and data tests, integrate testing into CI/CD pipelines, and drive higher quality releases across the SDLC.
The role requires strong communication and collaboration with developers, BAs, POs, and DevOps, plus a focus on continuous improvement and automation framework expansion.
Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years in software quality assurance and test automation.
- Experience supporting Agile Scrum environments.
- Experience with CI/CD and DevSecOps delivery models.
- Tests web apps, APIs, and integrated enterprise systems.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain test plans, cases, scripts, and data.
- Review requirements to ensure complete test coverage.
- Execute functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.
- Validate releases against acceptance criteria.
- Collaborate with DevOps and stakeholders to improve quality.
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Job description
Job Family: Software Engineering (SWT) Travel Required: Up to 10% Clearance Required: Ability to Obtain Public Trust
We are seeking a highly motivated QA/Test Automation Engineer to support the delivery of high-quality software solutions within a fast-paced Agile and DevSecOps environment. This role is responsible for designing, developing, maintaining, and executing comprehensive testing strategies that ensure software quality across the development lifecycle. The QA/Test Automation Engineer will partner closely with software developers, business analysts, product owners, DevOps engineers, and stakeholders to validate application functionality, identify defects early, and continuously improve testing processes. The ideal candidate possesses a strong foundation in both manual and automated testing, demonstrates a quality-first mindset, and contributes to the advancement of automation frameworks, test coverage, and continuous integration practices. This position supports a large-scale integrated platform operating within an Agile Scrum environment and requires active participation throughout all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). Success in this role requires excellent communication, collaboration, attention to detail, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
- Design, develop, and maintain comprehensive test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test data.
- Review business, functional, technical, and user requirements to ensure complete test coverage.
- Execute functional, integration, regression, system, end-to-end, and user acceptance testing activities.
- Validate software releases against business requirements and acceptance criteria.
- Ensure compliance with established testing standards, quality processes, and documentation requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify quality risks and mitigation strategies early in the development process.
- Develop, enhance, and maintain automated test frameworks and reusable test assets.
- Create automated UI, API, database, and integration test suites.
- Continuously improve automated test coverage and reduce manual testing effort where practical.
- Integrate automated testing into CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines.
- Evaluate and recommend testing tools, frameworks, and automation best practices.
- Support implementation of shift-left testing strategies to identify defects earlier in the development lifecycle.
- Identify, document, prioritize, and track software defects through resolution.
- Perform detailed root cause analysis and collaborate with development teams to resolve issues.
- Create clear defect reports including replication steps, supporting evidence, and impact analysis.
- Verify defect fixes and perform appropriate regression testing.
- Participate actively in sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Provide testing estimates and quality-risk assessments for user stories and features.
- Collaborate with product owners and business stakeholders to ensure requirements are testable and measurable.
- Support continuous delivery objectives through timely completion of testing activities.
- Monitor and report on test execution, defect trends, automation coverage, and release readiness.
- Contribute to process improvements that enhance quality, efficiency, and team productivity.
- Promote a quality engineering culture emphasizing prevention, automation, and continuous feedback.
- Stay current with emerging trends in software testing, test automation, AI-assisted testing, and quality engineering practices.
- Deliver testing activities within established sprint and release timelines.
- Maintain high levels of testing accuracy and completeness.
- Achieve continuous growth in automated test coverage.
- Effectively identify defects before production deployment.
- Minimize escaped defects through comprehensive validation efforts.
- Actively contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and testing best practices.
- Demonstrate strong collaboration with development, DevOps, business, and product teams.
- Communicate testing progress, risks, dependencies, and issues proactively.
- Support reliable, repeatable, and scalable testing processes.
- Produce clear, accurate, and maintainable test documentation.
- Contribute to high application availability, reliability, and customer satisfaction.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related discipline; an additional FOUR (4) years of equivalent professional experience in leu of Degree.
- Minimum 5 years of recent professional experience in software quality assurance and test automation.
- Experience supporting Agile Scrum software development environments.
- Experience working within CI/CD and DevSecOps delivery models.
- Experience testing web applications, APIs, and integrated enterprise systems.
- Designing and developing test plans, test cases, test strategies, and testing documentation.
- Manual and automated software testing methodologies.
- Building and maintaining test automation frameworks.
- Developing automated test scripts using Java or comparable programming languages.
- Functional, integration, regression, system, and end-to-end testing.
- API testing and validation techniques.
- Root cause analysis and defect lifecycle management.
- Quality assurance processes within Agile development environments.
- Version control systems such as Git.
- Utilizing test management and defect tracking tools.
- Selenium
- Katalon Studio
- TestNG
- JUnit / NUnit
- JMeter
- Postman
- SonarQube
- Jenkins
- REST Assured / RestEasy
- Jira
- Google Cloud Platform (GCP) DevOps
- Azure DevOps
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to multitask and successfully manage competing priorities.
- Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Advanced Quality Engineering
- Experience implementing shift-left testing strategies.
- Experience with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) using Cucumber, SpecFlow, or similar frameworks.
- Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) environments.
- Familiarity with risk-based testing methodologies.
- DevSecOps and Continuous Delivery
- Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
- Understanding of DevOps, DevSecOps, and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) concepts.
- Experience supporting release trains, continuous deployment, and modern software delivery practices.
- Familiarity with containerized environments such as Docker and Kubernetes.
- Cloud and Modern Architecture
- Experience testing cloud-native applications hosted in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform.
- Knowledge of microservices architecture and distributed systems.
- Experience testing RESTful and event-driven architectures.
- Performance, Security, and Observability
- Experience with performance and load testing tools.
- Familiarity with application monitoring and observability platforms such as Datadog, Splunk, Dynatrace, or New Relic.
- Understanding of security testing concepts, vulnerabilities, and secure software development practices.
- Industry and Domain Knowledge
- Insurance industry experience.
- Understanding of customer experience (CX) and user experience (UX) principles.
- Experience supporting highly regulated business environments.
- Emerging Technologies
- Familiarity with AI-assisted testing tools and test generation capabilities.
- Experience leveraging machine learning-enhanced testing platforms and intelligent test automation solutions.
- Understanding of test analytics and quality metrics dashboards.
- ISTQB Certified Tester
- Certified Agile Tester (CAT)
- Certified Scrum Professional (CSP)
- SAFe Practitioner or SAFe Agile Certification
- Relevant cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
The annual salary range for this position is $87,100.00-$130,700.00.
- Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
- Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
- Parental Leave
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Group Term Life and Travel Assistance
- Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
- Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits
- Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
- Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities
- Employee Referral Program
- Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
- Care.com annual membership
- Employee Assistance Program
- Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)
Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus.
Guidehouse is a global AI‑led professional services firm delivering advisory, technology, and managed services to the commercial and government sectors. With an integrated business technology approach, Guidehouse drives efficiency and resilience in the healthcare, financial services, energy, infrastructure, and national security markets. Built to help clients across industries outwit complexity, the firm brings together approximately 18,000 professionals to achieve lasting impact and shape a meaningful future.
Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.
Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.
If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at RecruitingAccommodation@guidehouse.com.
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