Remote Cross-Functional Test Engineer - Cloud & On-Prem

Maximus; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Maximus is seeking a Cross Functional Test Engineer to serve as an independent validator for system changes across cloud and on-prem environments. You will perform manual and automated testing after patches, upgrades, and reconfigurations to ensure quality, stability, and timely release execution while collaborating with core service teams.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience, 1+ year of IT system testing, and the ability to obtain a Public Trust.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent work experience.
• 1+ years of IT system testing or quality assurance within enterprise environments.
• Experience developing and executing manual and automated test cases.
• Experience testing system changes following patching, upgrades, and configuration changes.
• Familiarity with enterprise IT environments, including cloud platforms, databases, and operating systems.
• Ability to document test results, defects, and risks clearly and consistently.

Responsibilities

• Serve as an independent, second-level validator for system changes.
• Perform testing activities following system modifications, including patching, upgrades, reconfigurations, and configuration changes across enterprise environments.
• Develop, execute, and maintain test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test results, providing timely reporting to support operational and release decisions.
• Conduct installation, security, interoperability, failover/recovery, and load testing across development, integration, and production environments.
• Support testing for cloud and on-prem environments, including Azure, AWS, Windows and virtual machines, Oracle and SQL databases, network infrastructure, and security systems.
• Implement and maintain automated test scripts to enable repeatable execution, improve efficiency, and reduce testing bottlenecks tied to release schedules.
• Operate as an integrated testing partner across core services, aligning with development and operations teams to accelerate delivery while maintaining system stability.

Skills

Manual testing

Automated testing

Test plan development

Cloud environments

CI/CD pipelines

Windows OS

Oracle/SQL databases

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Azure

AWS

Oracle

SQL databases

Job description

Maximus is seeking a Cross Functional Test Engineer to serve as an independent validator for system changes across cloud and on-prem environments. You will perform manual and automated testing after patches, upgrades, and reconfigurations to ensure quality, stability, and timely release execution while collaborating with core service teams.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience, 1+ year of IT system testing, and the ability to obtain a Public Trust.