Remote Testing Manager - SAFe, CI/CD & Automation

Xcelerate Solutions; McLean (VA); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Xcelerate Solutions is seeking a QA Engineer to lead testing efforts across SAFe iterations in a remote capacity based in McLean, VA. You will drive manual and automated test strategies, contribute to CI/CD and DevSecOps tooling, and deliver release-ready quality metrics to stakeholders.

The role requires 5+ years in software quality assurance, strong Selenium automation experience, and proficiency with CI/CD environments and enterprise tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Software Quality Assurance, Software Development, Computer Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience creating and executing manual and automated tests supporting CI/CD pipelines and DevOps environments.
• Experience testing custom and COTS applications within Agile delivery teams.
• Experience implementing and conducting software test automation using Selenium.
• Experience with CI/CD and DevSecOps tools such as GitLab, IBM CLM, Nexus, Ansible, Jenkins, SonarQube.
• Experience with enterprise tools such as Remedy, IBM CLM, and SharePoint.
• Experience decomposing epics, features, and user stories into functional and non‑functional test requirements.
• Experience supporting testing in cloud environments, preferably AWS GovCloud IL4/5.

Responsibilities

• Lead the testing team in planning, developing, executing, and maintaining manual and automated tests across SAFe Agile Iterations and Program Increments.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and ensure team alignment with SAFe and Scrum practices.
• Oversee creation, maintenance, and optimization of automated test suites using Selenium and other DevSecOps toolchains.
• Provide periodic test metrics, dashboards, and release readiness documentation to Project Leads and stakeholders.
• Develop testing strategies for each release, ensuring coverage of functional, non‑functional, and integration requirements.
• Collaborate with Project Leads to manage testing scope, timelines, and quality expectations.
• Support troubleshooting of release issues across CI/CD pipelines (GitLab, Jenkins, Nexus, Ansible, SonarQube).
• Review and validate the quality of test artifacts, automation scripts, and documentation delivered to the customer.
• Assist in decomposing epics, features, and user stories into detailed testable requirements.

Skills

Manual testing

Automated testing

Selenium

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Agile SAFe

Education

Bachelors in Software Quality Assurance or CS

Tools

GitLab

Jenkins

Nexus

Ansible

SonarQube

Remedy

IBM CLM

SharePoint

Job description

Xcelerate Solutions is seeking a QA Engineer to lead testing efforts across SAFe iterations in a remote capacity based in McLean, VA. You will drive manual and automated test strategies, contribute to CI/CD and DevSecOps tooling, and deliver release-ready quality metrics to stakeholders.

The role requires 5+ years in software quality assurance, strong Selenium automation experience, and proficiency with CI/CD environments and enterprise tools.