Senior IT Tester — Automation & Performance Lead

NuAxis Innovations; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

NuAxis Innovations seeks an experienced IT Tester – Level IV to lead automated and non-functional testing across complex government platforms. You will design end-to-end and regression test suites, integrate them into GitLab CI/CD, and drive performance testing to meet strict response targets.

You will execute API/integration testing, cross-browser validation, and data migration checks, mentoring junior testers and aligning with DevSecOps practices on Kubernetes/AWS environments.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software testing experience with 4+ years building automation frameworks.
• Experience in CI/CD integration with GitLab, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.
• Automation frameworks: Cypress, Playwright, or Selenium; JavaScript/TypeScript or Python scripting.
• Performance testing with Locust, JMeter, or k6; ability to meet load targets.
• API testing and SQL data validation; Jira on federal Agile teams.
• Must obtain favorable NACI/HSPD-12 background check.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain automated end-to-end and regression test suites integrated into GitLab CI/CD.
• Plan and execute performance, load, and stress testing to verify performance targets.
• Perform API and integration testing for various APIs and services.
• Execute cross-browser and device testing and produce test reports.
• Generate and manage test data, including masked or synthetic data for PII workflows.
• Validate data migrations and data integrity across DB2/MySQL/Aurora.

Skills

Test automation

CI/CD collaboration

API testing

SQL data validation

Jira usage

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

Cypress

Playwright

Selenium

Locust

JMeter

k6

GitLab CI

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Postman

SQL

Jira

Job description

NuAxis Innovations seeks an experienced IT Tester – Level IV to lead automated and non-functional testing across complex government platforms. You will design end-to-end and regression test suites, integrate them into GitLab CI/CD, and drive performance testing to meet strict response targets.

You will execute API/integration testing, cross-browser validation, and data migration checks, mentoring junior testers and aligning with DevSecOps practices on Kubernetes/AWS environments.