Senior Software Test Engineer – TS/SCI Clearance | Automation

Piper Companies; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Senior Software Test Engineer to support modernization of a mission-critical government information system. The role covers UI validation, backend troubleshooting, automation, and compliance verification to ensure enterprise apps meet performance, usability, and security standards.

Hybrid role with 2-3 days onsite weekly in Reston, VA, supporting development, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams under strict security controls.

Qualifications

• 18+ years of experience in software testing, QA, systems engineering, or related disciplines.
• Experience with functional, integration, and regression testing of enterprise web applications.
• Expertise in UI testing, accessibility validation, and cross-browser testing.
• Experience troubleshooting failures via backend log analysis.
• Strong SQL skills for database validation and testing activities.
• Experience supporting system installations, upgrades, integrations, and environment builds.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, regression tests, and acceptance test procedures.
• Perform UI validation, cross-browser testing, accessibility testing, and user experience verification.
• Review application, database, and server logs to identify and troubleshoot defects.
• Execute API testing and database validation using SQL.
• Support system installation, configuration, integration, and environment buildout activities.
• Manage defects throughout the testing lifecycle and coordinate issue resolution activities.
• Validate compliance with federal cybersecurity requirements and Section 508/WCAG accessibility standards.
• Develop and maintain automated UI testing frameworks.
• Integrate automated test suites into GitLab CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, infrastructure teams, and security personnel to ensure quality across environments.
• Prepare testing documentation, reports, and recommendations for stakeholders and leadership.

Skills

UI testing

API testing

SQL

Automation frameworks

Security/compliance

Cross-team collaboration

GitLab CI/CD

Apache Tomcat

Oracle 19c

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

Apache Tomcat

Oracle 19c

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Senior Software Test Engineer to support modernization of a mission-critical government information system. The role covers UI validation, backend troubleshooting, automation, and compliance verification to ensure enterprise apps meet performance, usability, and security standards.

Hybrid role with 2-3 days onsite weekly in Reston, VA, supporting development, infrastructure, and cybersecurity teams under strict security controls.