Software Quality Engineer — Accessibility, AI Testing & CI/CD

US Office of Personnel Management; Macon (GA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

The Office of Personnel Management is seeking a Software Quality Engineer to ensure enterprise apps and digital services meet quality, accessibility, and security standards. You will conduct Section 508 audits, build automated test suites, and integrate quality gates into CI/CD pipelines, while advising teams on remediation strategies.

You will apply AI-assisted testing tools and participate in VPAT/ACR reporting to maintain audit integrity and drive improvements across federal systems.

Qualifications

• Specialized IT experience in software quality engineering with accessibility focus.
• Experience planning and executing Section 508/WCAG audits of web apps or digital content.
• Designing test automation and integrating it into CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute Section 508/WCAG accessibility audits of web applications and digital content.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for functional, regression, and accessibility testing.
• Integrate automated test suites and quality gates into CI/CD pipelines; report defects and remediation guidance.

Skills

Section 508 Audits

Automated Testing

CI/CD Integration

AI-assisted Testing

Tools

Selenium

Playwright

Cypress

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Azure DevOps

ANDI

axe DevTools

WAVE

Job description

The Office of Personnel Management is seeking a Software Quality Engineer to ensure enterprise apps and digital services meet quality, accessibility, and security standards. You will conduct Section 508 audits, build automated test suites, and integrate quality gates into CI/CD pipelines, while advising teams on remediation strategies.

You will apply AI-assisted testing tools and participate in VPAT/ACR reporting to maintain audit integrity and drive improvements across federal systems.