Remote Senior QA Tester - Govt Grants & Accessibility

Akaasa Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Part time

Job summary

Akaasa Technologies seeks an experienced Senior QA Tester to perform quality assurance across applications supporting IDEA grants, with emphasis on manual testing and selective automation. You will validate accessibility compliance, API and database accuracy, and collaborate with analysts, developers, and stakeholders to ensure quality outcomes.

The role covers functional, regression, and UAT testing, with opportunities to contribute to test planning, defect triage, and production support in a

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Quality Assurance and software testing experience.
• Strong experience with manual testing methodologies and best practices.
• Accessibility certification such as CPACC, WAS, or equivalent, with WCAG 2.2 AA knowledge.
• Experience creating automated test scripts.
• High-level proficiency with SQL queries and database validation.
• High-level proficiency with API testing and web service validation.
• Experience developing test plans, test cases, and test documentation from business requirements.
• Ability to analyze requirements and translate them into comprehensive testing strategies.
• Experience tracking and managing defects throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Certification in Accessibility Testing and knowledge of Section 508.
• Experience testing applications for government accessibility compliance.
• Familiarity with accessibility testing tools and methodologies.
• Experience validating WCAG and Section 508 compliance requirements.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work with business stakeholders, developers, project managers, and IT teams.
• Experience working in Agile or similar collaborative development environments.
• Experience supporting government applications or public-sector technology environments.
• Experience testing compliance-driven or grant management systems.

Responsibilities

• Perform functional, regression, user acceptance (UAT), usability, and accessibility testing.
• Develop, execute, and maintain manual test cases, test scripts, and test plans.
• Utilize testing tools to support and expand automated testing efforts where practical.
• Review business requirements and technical documentation to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
• Collaborate with Business Analysts to clarify requirements and develop test scenarios.
• Perform API testing and database validation to ensure data accuracy and system integrity.
• Execute SQL queries to validate application functionality and data processing.
• Document testing results, defects, and recommendations.
• Participate in defect triage activities, troubleshooting, and production support efforts as issues arise.
• Work closely with development teams to ensure changes are successfully migrated into production environments.
• Support projects ranging from small enhancements to large-scale application initiatives.
• Assist with maintaining user and system documentation as business processes evolve.
• Participate in business process improvement and validation activities.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Manual Testing

API Testing

SQL Queries

Accessibility Testing

Automation Testing

Agile Experience

Communication Skills

Job description

Akaasa Technologies seeks an experienced Senior QA Tester to perform quality assurance across applications supporting IDEA grants, with emphasis on manual testing and selective automation. You will validate accessibility compliance, API and database accuracy, and collaborate with analysts, developers, and stakeholders to ensure quality outcomes.

The role covers functional, regression, and UAT testing, with opportunities to contribute to test planning, defect triage, and production support in a