Senior Functional & Automation Tester — Remote

Tier One Technologies; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Tier One Technologies is seeking a Sr. Functional & Automation Tester for a 100% remote role supporting a US Government client. The position requires performing functional and automated testing across modern applications, with emphasis on security, performance, and operational readiness.

You will collaborate with Product, Development, Security, and DevSecOps teams, design test strategies, execute tests, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines. U.S.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software quality assurance and related fields.
• Familiarity with change/configuration management and ALM practices.
• Experience with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with AI-assisted testing tools is a plus.
• US Citizenship or permanent residence is required; ability to obtain Public Trust.

Responsibilities

• Plan, design, and execute functional and automated testing for modern applications, prioritizing quality, security, and performance.
• Collaborate with Product, Development, Security, and DevSecOps teams to ensure solutions meet requirements and quality expectations.
• Lead sprint and release planning by identifying testing scope, test data requirements, and required test environments under the guidance of senior team members.
• Lead or contribute to project planning by identifying testing scope, risks, environment needs, test data requirements, and testing tools required to support delivery timelines.
• Translate business and technical requirements into test strategies, test plans, and detailed test cases covering functional, integration, regression, performance, and security validation.
• Review business and technical requirements and assist in developing test cases, test scripts, and test data to validate workflows, edge cases, and error handling.
• Execute hands-on functional, manual, and exploratory testing and document results clearly, including reproduction steps and supporting evidence.
• Build and maintain automated tests, including unit, API, integration, and user interface (UI) tests, using established team frameworks and coding standards.
• Validate event- and message-based services and distributed workflows, including systems utilizing message queues such as Apache Kafka, to ensure correct processing, resiliency, and traceability.
• Test and validate API-centric and cloud-ready architectures, including microservices and serverless applications, with a focus on backward compatibility, contract requirements, and integrations with internal and external partners.
• Log, track, and retest defects; participate in defect triage discussions and support root-cause analysis by providing clear observations and comprehensive test evidence.
• Follow secure testing and data-handling procedures and elevate potential security or privacy concerns to the appropriate team members.
• Contribute to Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) testing by executing automated test suites, reviewing results, and helping maintain reliable and maintainable test automation.
• Maintain testing documentation, including test plans, test evidence, dashboards, and runbooks, to ensure releases are auditable and operationally ready.
• Apply observability fundamentals, including logs, metrics, and alerts, to support troubleshooting and continuously improve test coverage.
• Use AI-assisted development and testing tools to accelerate test creation and analysis while adhering to established quality and security guidelines.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned to support delivery, quality, and operational objectives.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Experience in Agile SDLC

Security-conscious testing

CI/CD testing experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

VersionOne

ServiceNow

Rational

Mercury

APIs testing

Job description

Tier One Technologies is seeking a Sr. Functional & Automation Tester for a 100% remote role supporting a US Government client. The position requires performing functional and automated testing across modern applications, with emphasis on security, performance, and operational readiness.

You will collaborate with Product, Development, Security, and DevSecOps teams, design test strategies, execute tests, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines. U.S.