Remote QA Engineer for Federal Web & Accessibility

Koniag Services, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Life and disability insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Commuter benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Koniag Technology Solutions, inc a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Tester (QA Engineer) to support KTS and our government customer. The position is remote and requires the ability to obtain a Public Trust for federal work.

The Tester will use automated and manual testing methods to ensure sprint deliverables meet USDA quality, security, accessibility, and performance standards, and will contribute to test plans, execution, and reporting across the ERAS Platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field required.
• Equivalent work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts for each sprint.
• Verify minimum 90% automated test code coverage for all delivered code.
• Conduct accessibility testing using Accessibility Insights and the DHS Trusted Tester process to meet WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA standards.
• Perform static and dynamic security testing using tools such as Snyk, npm audit, and OWASP ZAP.
• Validate API response times (CatEx triage under 1 second; page render under 1.25 seconds).
• Conduct performance and load testing to ensure 99.99% system availability during business hours.
• Document and report all defects clearly, including false positives from security scans.
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) at the six-month MVP milestone.
• Validate Section 508 compliance and assist in preparing Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs).
• Ensure zero linting errors and zero warnings per MDN Web Developer Guides.
• Maintain testing records and provide documentation to support USDA's Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP).

Skills

Automated testing

Manual testing

Accessibility testing

Security testing

WCAG 2.1

Performance testing

Documentation

Federal IT projects

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Software Engineering, or related field

Equivalent work experience

Tools

Accessibility Insights

DHS Trusted Tester

OWASP ZAP

Snyk

npm audit

Google Lighthouse

Jira/Azure DevOps

Job description

Koniag Technology Solutions, inc a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Tester (QA Engineer) to support KTS and our government customer. The position is remote and requires the ability to obtain a Public Trust for federal work.

The Tester will use automated and manual testing methods to ensure sprint deliverables meet USDA quality, security, accessibility, and performance standards, and will contribute to test plans, execution, and reporting across the ERAS Platform.