Senior QA Engineer

Assurety Consulting; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 105,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Pay

Generous PTO and Holiday Schedule

Comprehensive Health Plan

401(k)

Collaborative Team Atmosphere

Job summary

Assurety Consulting is seeking a mid- to senior‑level QA Automation Engineer – Level 2 for our Washington, DC operations, focused on enterprise Payroll and USPS‑related systems. You will design test strategies, automate where possible, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure delivery quality.

You will participate in Agile ceremonies, perform API and data validation testing, and drive test coverage across complex applications in a collaborative, growth‑oriented environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software quality assurance.
• Experience performing manual functional, regression, integration, and system testing across enterprise applications.
• Experience conducting API testing using tools such as Postman or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of SQL queries for data validation, troubleshooting, and testing enterprise applications.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify, troubleshoot, and communicate software defects.
• Experience collaborating with developers, business analysts, product owners, and other stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while working independently with minimal day-to-day supervision.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel ( PivotTables ), Word, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business and technical requirements to design comprehensive test strategies and test cases.
• Execute manual functional, regression, integration, and system testing to validate software quality.
• Perform API testing and validate system integrations across enterprise applications.
• Validate application data using SQL queries to ensure data integrity.
• Identify, document, track, and retest defects, collaborating with developers to verify resolutions.
• Collaborate with business analysts, developers, product owners, and stakeholders to clarify requirements and edge cases.
• Review documentation to ensure requirements are complete and testable.
• Maintain QA artifacts and participate in Agile ceremonies and project status meetings.

Job description

Required

Public Trust - Sensitive Level (USA Citizen or Green Card)

Benefits

• Competitive Pay
• Generous PTO and Holiday Schedule
• Comprehensive Health Plan
• 401(k)
• Collaborative Team Atmosphere

Salary Range

$105k - $112K

Summary

Assurety is an industry leader in the postal and parcel ecosystem, with 21+ years of experience serving government and commercial sectors, including postal/parcel, marketing, finance, retail, and higher education. We leverage data and technology to solve complex problems, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and ownership. Our solutions help clients save lives, cut costs, boost revenue, strengthen the U.S. economy, and enhance customer experiences.

QA Automation Engineer – Level 2

This role is a mid-level position focused on supporting enterprise QA initiatives, developing automation frameworks, and ensuring the delivery of high-quality software solutions across complex enterprise applications. This role is ideal for a QA professional with strong technical skills, hands‑on experience in both manual and automation testing, and an interest in working on large‑scale Payroll and USPS‑related systems. You will collaborate closely with senior engineers, developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to ensure software quality, regulatory compliance, and delivery excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze business and technical requirements to design comprehensive test strategies, develop detailed test scenarios and test cases, and ensure complete test coverage for new features, enhancements, and defect fixes.
• Execute manual functional, regression, integration, and user acceptance testing to validate software quality and ensure applications meet business and technical requirements.
• Perform API testing using tools such as Postman to validate system integrations and business workflows across enterprise applications.
• Validate application data using SQL queries and other data analysis techniques to ensure data integrity and accuracy.
• Identify, document, track, and retest software defects, working closely with developers to verify resolutions and support timely delivery.
• Collaborate with business analysts, developers, product owners, and stakeholders to clarify requirements, identify edge cases, and improve overall software quality.
• Review business and technical documentation to ensure requirements are complete, testable, and accurately reflected in test coverage.
• Create, maintain, and organize QA artifacts, including test plans, test cases, test execution results, defect reports, and other testing documentation.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, daily stand‑ups, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and project status meetings while communicating testing progress, risks, and issues to project leadership.
• Identify testing risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and proactively communicate quality concerns to project management and client stakeholders.
• Support release validation and production readiness activities to ensure successful software deployments.
• Recommend improvements to testing processes, test coverage, and quality assurance practices to improve efficiency and product quality.
• Work with structured and semi‑structured data formats, including SQL result sets, XML, JSON, flat files, and other enterprise data sources to support testing activities.
• Provide support for additional QA‑related activities and documentation as needed, including test reports, release documentation, and knowledge transfer materials.

Qualifications

Required

• 7-+ years of experience in software quality assurance, including analyzing business and technical requirements, developing test strategies, writing detailed test cases, executing manual testing, and validating software quality.
• Experience performing manual functional, regression, integration, and system testing across enterprise applications.
• Experience conducting API testing using tools such as Postman or equivalent.
• Working knowledge of SQL queries for data validation, troubleshooting, and testing enterprise applications.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with the ability to identify, troubleshoot, and communicate software defects and business process issues.
• Experience collaborating with developers, business analysts, product owners, and other stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to clearly document test cases, defects, test results, and project status.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while working independently with minimal day‑to‑day supervision.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel (including PivotTables), Word, and PowerPoint.

Preferred

• Experience testing Payroll, HRIS, Finance, or other enterprise transactional systems.
• Experience working within Agile software development environments.
• Familiarity with USPS enterprise systems, regulatory requirements, or other federal government environments.
• Experience with mainframe application testing.
• Experience working with structured and semi‑structured data formats, including XML, JSON, flat files, and relational databases.
• Familiarity with test management and defect tracking tools such as Jira, VersionOne, Azure DevOps, or equivalent.
• Experience with performance or security testing is a plus.
• ISTQB or other QA‑related certifications are a plus.
• Exposure to test automation frameworks or AI‑assisted testing tools is a plus but not required.

What Success Looks Like in This Role

• Test cases are comprehensive, well‑designed, and provide effective coverage of business and technical requirements.
• Software releases are thoroughly validated through accurate functional, API, and data validation testing, resulting in high‑quality production deployments.
• Defects are identified early, clearly documented, and efficiently validated through successful retesting and collaboration with development teams.
• Testing progress, risks, and results are communicated clearly and consistently to project leadership and stakeholders.
• QA documentation is accurate, organized, and maintained in accordance with team and USPS standards.
• Opportunities to improve testing processes, test coverage, and overall software quality are proactively identified and implemented.
• Stakeholders view the QA team as a trusted partner that contributes to reliable, high‑quality software delivery.

Why you should join our team:

Collaborative & Inclusive Culture

Our colleagues work in small, self‑organized and cross‑functional teams that determine the best tactics to support the vision and strategy set by leadership. We encourage and welcome all ideas, taking an agile approach to creating an amazing product

Design Thinking for Innovation

With focus on our colleague’s growth within Assurety we have developed a Learning Management System (LMS) that trains all colleagues on Design Thinking for Innovation, Security, BI & Analytics, and the business they are about to support. More trainings are added every year.

Recognition & Awards

Our Colleagues are recognized for their innovative problem solving, goodwill, candor with respect and excellence. We also give out spot bonuses besides the yearly performance bonus.

Workplace

While our headquarters is in Sterling, Virginia, and our largest client in Washington DC (on‑site), our team lives across the globe. We partner with our team to help them achieve personal and professional alignment, helping our colleagues to define their own blend of work‑life balance.

Office Perks

Colleagues that work out of one of our main offices enjoy beverages, snacks, lunches, and happy hour benefits.

Vacation & Holiday Schedule

We believe this is a partnership and we trust our colleagues to build their own time‑off schedule and encourage our teams to take time for their well‑being while minimizing impacts to Client’s deliverables.

Growth Opportunity

Through hands‑on learning and development, the opportunities are endless.

Focus on Well‑Being

We pride ourselves on offering numerous benefit options to best fit the needs of our colleagues and their families, including domestic partners. Benefits include medical (PPO & HDHP‑HSA), dental, vision, flexible spending account, commuter benefit, discount programs, life & disability insurance, and accident insurance. We also offer a 401k program with company match and paid parental leave.

Live your Passion

Assurety encourages and promotes monetary and personnel involvement in the causes around the globe. We believe in our Value of Goodwill, and work to find new ways to give back to our communities and make a positive impact. We focus on initiatives in the following areas - technology, charity, volunteerism and honorary contributions.

Who is Assurety Consulting & Solutions

Assurety is a leader and innovator in multiple governmental and commercial sectors, including postal/parcel, marketing, financial, retail and higher education. We harness the power of our 16+ years of experience and the expertise of our professional staff to leverage technology and data to solve the toughest problems facing our clients. Data plays a critical role in almost all workstreams we serve. We encourage colleagues at all levels to participate in problem‑solving discussions, and encourage design thinking for innovation in each interaction and deliverable. We have developed a culture that promotes participation and ownership in the process of creating effective solutions to complex problems. As a result, our organization delivers some of the most innovative advanced business and technical solutions in the industry. Our colleagues help our clients save lives, cut costs, improve revenue, directly impact the US economy, and improve their customers’ experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Assurety is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Assurety are based on business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Assurety Consulting will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Assurety encourages applicants of all ages.