Senior Web QA Engineer — Automation & Accessibility

Aquent; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Vision & dental

Paid sick leave

Retirement matching

Online training

Job summary

Aquent Talent connects the best talent with leading brands to deliver high-quality digital experiences. We are seeking a seasoned QA tester to help ensure flawless websites and web apps through thorough testing, clear bug reports, and collaboration with PMs, designers, developers, and clients.

In this role you will contribute to test planning, automation initiatives, and ongoing QA improvements, influencing project quality across multiple initiatives and platforms.

Qualifications

• 5+ years testing websites or web apps.
• Ability to think like a business analyst and end user.
• Strong understanding of modern web app behavior.
• Detail-oriented with robust debugging and reporting.
• Proficient in communicating bug reports clearly.

Responsibilities

• Understand project requirements and determine testing scope.
• Develop and execute test plans with minimal oversight.
• Perform contextual testing across browsers and devices.
• Identify and address functional issues, usability concerns, content problems, accessibility issues, and cross-browser/device inconsistencies.
• Verify robust integrations with third-party systems and APIs.
• Validate responsive design across desktop, tablet, and mobile.
• Reproduce reported issues and provide clear bug documentation for developers.
• Collaborate with project managers, designers, developers, and clients to ensure success.
• Contribute to release and regression testing cycles for maintenance.
• Drive continuous improvement of QA processes and testing standards.
• Ensure the highest quality of websites and web applications prior to client release.

Skills

5+ years testing websites

Critical thinking from BA and user POV

Self-motivation / independent work

Attention to detail

Bug reporting experience

Communication and collaboration

Tools

Playwright/Cypress/Selenium

Jira/Azure DevOps/GitHub tooling

Browser developer tools

Job description

Aquent Talent connects the best talent with leading brands to deliver high-quality digital experiences. We are seeking a seasoned QA tester to help ensure flawless websites and web apps through thorough testing, clear bug reports, and collaboration with PMs, designers, developers, and clients.

In this role you will contribute to test planning, automation initiatives, and ongoing QA improvements, influencing project quality across multiple initiatives and platforms.