Senior Quality Assurance Engineer

Assurety Consulting Inc; 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 Inc. in Washington, DC is seeking a Senior QA Engineer to plan, design, and execute quality assurance activities for USPS-like enterprise applications.

You will analyze business and technical requirements, create test strategies and cases, perform functional, API, and data validation testing, and collaborate with analysts, developers, and stakeholders to ensure high-quality releases. The role emphasizes API testing, SQL data validation, and working within an Agile framework

Qualifications

• 7–9 years of QA engineering experience.
• Public Trust - Sensitive Level (US citizen or Green Card) required.
• Experience testing enterprise USPS-like applications.
• Strong SQL data validation skills and API testing.
• Ability to design test plans and strategies.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements to design test strategies and detailed test cases.
• Execute manual functional, regression, integration, and API tests.
• Perform API testing using Postman for enterprise workflows.
• Validate data using SQL queries to ensure integrity.
• Identify, document, and track defects; verify resolutions with developers.
• Collaborate with analysts, developers, product owners and stakeholders.
• Review requirements and documentation to ensure testability and coverage.
• Create and maintain QA artifacts such as plans, cases, and reports.

Skills

Manual testing

API testing

SQL data validation

Agile ceremonies

Cross-functional teamwork

Tools

Postman

SQL

Job description

EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Category Information Technology

Description

Experience: 7-9 Years

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

Benefit: Competitive Pay, Generous PTO and Holiday Schedule, Comprehensive Health Plan, 401(k), and 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.

This Senior QA Engineer role is responsible for planning, designing, and executing quality assurance activities supporting USPS enterprise applications. The role focuses on analyzing business and technical requirements, designing comprehensive test strategies and test cases, performing functional, API, and data validation testing, and ensuring high-quality software delivery. You'll work closely with business analysts, developers, and stakeholders to support successful project delivery, maintain compliance with USPS standards, identify and resolve defects, and continuously improve quality assurance processes across enterprise systems.

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.

Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time

Exempt/Non-Exempt Exempt

Req Number 07292026

Location L'Enfant Plaza, Washington, DC.

This position is currently accepting applications.