Senior QA Engineer: Cloud, Security & Automation Lead

SHR Consulting Group; Virginia, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 118,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Benefits package including health, 401

PTO and federal holidays

Job summary

SHR– Software Hardware Re-engineered is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to lead testing strategy and QA automation for FEMA applications. You will ensure quality, security, and performance across cloud-hosted systems and contribute to DevSecOps practices.

The role requires leading QA planning, architectural automation, security testing, and mentoring teams, with at least 7 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree. FEMA Public Trust is preferred.

Qualifications

• At least 7 years of relevant work experience.
• Advanced automation and test architecture skills.
• Experience with cloud-native test tooling and DevSecOps practices.
• Knowledge of federal security and compliance requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• ISTQB or Agile certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead QA planning across multiple systems or programs.
• Architect automation frameworks and integrate into CI/CD pipelines.
• Conduct security and performance testing.
• Define quality metrics and reporting dashboards.
• Mentor QA teams and lead UAT coordination.

Skills

Automation frameworks

CI/CD integration

Security testing

Performance testing

QA leadership

UAT coordination

Cloud-native testing

DevSecOps

Federal security knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

ISTQB certification (preferred)

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Cloud testing tools

Job description

SHR– Software Hardware Re-engineered is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to lead testing strategy and QA automation for FEMA applications. You will ensure quality, security, and performance across cloud-hosted systems and contribute to DevSecOps practices.

The role requires leading QA planning, architectural automation, security testing, and mentoring teams, with at least 7 years of relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree. FEMA Public Trust is preferred.