Remote Software Quality Engineer Jobs
Remote software quality engineer jobs are open across the U.S. in software development, fintech, healthtech, and enterprise SaaS, at remote-first companies and distributed engineering teams ranging from early-stage startups to established technology firms. Employers hiring remotely right now include Humana, Peraton, and arrivia. Scan the live roles below and apply to whichever ones fit.
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About Peraton
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.
About The Role
Peraton is seeking a highly experienced Software Quality Assurance Engineer to serve as the technical authority for all quality assurance and test automation activities on the BASIS program. This senior role carries full ownership of the program's QA strategy, automation framework, and compliance posture across the entire deployment pipeline. The Senior QA Engineer will test automation design, and quality control processes — directly shaping the program's ability to deliver zero-defect software to a mission-critical Program In addition to driving technical execution, the Senior QA Engineer will define and enforce the automation-first QA mandate, lead the team across Agile sprint cycles, and interface directly with Government stakeholders on quality metrics, audit readiness, and continuous improvement. The selected candidate will mentor mid-level and junior engineers, establish internal QA standards and procedures, and serve as the authoritative QA voice at program reviews, Government briefings, and DevSecOps governance forums.
The position will be responsible for the following but not limited too:
This position is remote.
Responsibilities
QA Strategy, Leadership & Program Ownership
- Serve as the senior technical authority and subject matter expert for software quality assurance and test automation activities.
- Define and enforce the program's automation-first QA strategy, ensuring all quality assurance activities are automated
- Establish internal QA standards, processes, and procedures that govern test design, execution, reporting, defect management, and release gate criteria across the program.
- Lead and mentor other QA engineers; conduct regular technical reviews of test artifacts, automation scripts, and quality reports to ensure consistency, completeness, and accuracy.
- Represent QA at Integrated Progress Reviews (IPRs), Monthly Status Reviews (MSRs), sprint ceremonies, and Government governance forums; brief leadership and Government stakeholders on quality posture, metrics, open risks, and improvement initiatives.
Test Automation Architecture & Development
- Assist in designing and govern the program's automated test framework, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and full integration into the Government-managed DevSecOps pipeline.
- Lead the development of automated test scripts for unit, integration, regression, system, and end-to-end functional testing across the application portfolio.
- Champion and enforce Test-Driven Development (TDD) — ensuring test cases are authored prior to code development across all functional delivery teams.
- Own the Test Automation State Assessment — analyze current state automation coverage, deliver a comprehensive assessment report with automation completion estimates, and develop Government-approvable automation completion project plans with milestone tracking.
- Direct the systematic automation of adjacent legacy test cases per Government-approved schedules and LOE’s, ensuring 100% automation of all existing test cases and all new functionality is automated.
- Continuously evaluate the automation framework for efficiency, reliability, and coverage; drive improvements to reduce technical debt and increase sprint-level test throughput.
Test Planning, Documentation & Deliverable Ownership
- Own and deliver all QA-related program deliverables on schedule, including RTMs, UAT plans, test reports, release notes, VPATs, and the QCP.
- Develop and maintain Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTMs) at the end of each development cycle/sprint, ensuring 100% traceability and complete test coverage of all functional and non-functional requirements.
Quality Metrics, Defect Management & Compliance
- Define, monitor, and enforce all contractual Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) thresholds.
- Lead defect triage and root cause analysis in JIRA; manage the full defect escalation lifecycle from identification through closure and communicate status.
Section 508 / Accessibility Testing
- Govern and own the program's Section 508 / WCAG 2.0 Level AA accessibility testing program, ensuring compliance testing is integrated at planned intervals throughout every development lifecycle.
- Prepare and Deliver Compliance Documentation
- Report Section 508 compliance posture and metrics in the monthly MSR QA section; escalate accessibility deficiencies and drive remediation.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D, 16 years with HS diploma
- Active Public Trust
- Must be US Citizen
- Cybersecurity workforce certification (e.g., Security+, CASP+)
- Progressive experience in software quality assurance and test automation, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead QA role on DoW or Federal government programs.
- Demonstrated expertise designing and governing enterprise-scale automated test frameworks using tools such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, REST Assured, Python, Java, or equivalent.
- Deep working knowledge of Test-Driven Development (TDD), Agile/Scrum methodologies, and DevSecOps QA integration practices.
- Experience developing and owning formal QA program artifacts including RTMs, UAT plans, test reports, and SMP/CMPs.
- Proficiency with JIRA for defect management, sprint tracking, and AQL reporting.
- Experience leading Section 508 / WCAG 2.0 Level AA accessibility testing programs and preparing VPATs.
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills; proven ability to brief quality posture and metrics to Government customers and senior program leadership.
Preferred Qualifications
- ISTQB Advanced Level (Test Manager or Test Analyst) certification or equivalent.
- Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE) certification.
- Experience with eMASS and Fortify Software Security Center for vulnerability management and POA&M administration.
- Prior experience supporting DMDC, DEERS, TRICARE, or other large-scale healthcare/benefits IT systems.
- Knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 security controls and their application in test compliance contexts.
- Familiarity with ISO/IEC 14764 (software maintenance) and ISO/SEI-CMM quality process frameworks.
- Experience with performance and load testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner) for production-simulation environment testing.
- Working knowledge of ServiceNow, SharePoint, and Microsoft Project Server in a program management context.
- Experience governing QA on Oracle / PL/SQL or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) application environments.
Details
Target Salary Range: $86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.
Application Statements: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own.
EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
About Peraton
Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.
About The Role
Peraton is seeking a highly experienced Software Quality Assurance Engineer to serve as the technical authority for all quality assurance and test automation activities on the BASIS program. This senior role carries full ownership of the program's QA strategy, automation framework, and compliance posture across the entire deployment pipeline. The Senior QA Engineer will test automation design, and quality control processes — directly shaping the program's ability to deliver zero-defect software to a mission-critical Program In addition to driving technical execution, the Senior QA Engineer will define and enforce the automation-first QA mandate, lead the team across Agile sprint cycles, and interface directly with Government stakeholders on quality metrics, audit readiness, and continuous improvement. The selected candidate will mentor mid-level and junior engineers, establish internal QA standards and procedures, and serve as the authoritative QA voice at program reviews, Government briefings, and DevSecOps governance forums.
The position will be responsible for the following but not limited too:
This position is remote.
Responsibilities
QA Strategy, Leadership & Program Ownership
- Serve as the senior technical authority and subject matter expert for software quality assurance and test automation activities.
- Define and enforce the program's automation-first QA strategy, ensuring all quality assurance activities are automated
- Establish internal QA standards, processes, and procedures that govern test design, execution, reporting, defect management, and release gate criteria across the program.
- Lead and mentor other QA engineers; conduct regular technical reviews of test artifacts, automation scripts, and quality reports to ensure consistency, completeness, and accuracy.
- Represent QA at Integrated Progress Reviews (IPRs), Monthly Status Reviews (MSRs), sprint ceremonies, and Government governance forums; brief leadership and Government stakeholders on quality posture, metrics, open risks, and improvement initiatives.
Test Automation Architecture & Development
- Assist in designing and govern the program's automated test framework, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and full integration into the Government-managed DevSecOps pipeline.
- Lead the development of automated test scripts for unit, integration, regression, system, and end-to-end functional testing across the application portfolio.
- Champion and enforce Test-Driven Development (TDD) — ensuring test cases are authored prior to code development across all functional delivery teams.
- Own the Test Automation State Assessment — analyze current state automation coverage, deliver a comprehensive assessment report with automation completion estimates, and develop Government-approvable automation completion project plans with milestone tracking.
- Direct the systematic automation of adjacent legacy test cases per Government-approved schedules and LOE’s, ensuring 100% automation of all existing test cases and all new functionality is automated.
- Continuously evaluate the automation framework for efficiency, reliability, and coverage; drive improvements to reduce technical debt and increase sprint-level test throughput.
Test Planning, Documentation & Deliverable Ownership
- Own and deliver all QA-related program deliverables on schedule, including RTMs, UAT plans, test reports, release notes, VPATs, and the QCP.
- Develop and maintain Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTMs) at the end of each development cycle/sprint, ensuring 100% traceability and complete test coverage of all functional and non-functional requirements.
Quality Metrics, Defect Management & Compliance
- Define, monitor, and enforce all contractual Acceptable Quality Level (AQL) thresholds.
- Lead defect triage and root cause analysis in JIRA; manage the full defect escalation lifecycle from identification through closure and communicate status.
Section 508 / Accessibility Testing
- Govern and own the program's Section 508 / WCAG 2.0 Level AA accessibility testing program, ensuring compliance testing is integrated at planned intervals throughout every development lifecycle.
- Prepare and Deliver Compliance Documentation
- Report Section 508 compliance posture and metrics in the monthly MSR QA section; escalate accessibility deficiencies and drive remediation.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 12 years with BS/BA; Minimum of 10 years with MS/MA; Minimum of 7 years with Ph.D, 16 years with HS diploma
- Active Public Trust
- Must be US Citizen
- Cybersecurity workforce certification (e.g., Security+, CASP+)
- Progressive experience in software quality assurance and test automation, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead QA role on DoW or Federal government programs.
- Demonstrated expertise designing and governing enterprise-scale automated test frameworks using tools such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Cucumber, REST Assured, Python, Java, or equivalent.
- Deep working knowledge of Test-Driven Development (TDD), Agile/Scrum methodologies, and DevSecOps QA integration practices.
- Experience developing and owning formal QA program artifacts including RTMs, UAT plans, test reports, and SMP/CMPs.
- Proficiency with JIRA for defect management, sprint tracking, and AQL reporting.
- Experience leading Section 508 / WCAG 2.0 Level AA accessibility testing programs and preparing VPATs.
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills; proven ability to brief quality posture and metrics to Government customers and senior program leadership.
Preferred Qualifications
- ISTQB Advanced Level (Test Manager or Test Analyst) certification or equivalent.
- Certified Software Quality Engineer (CSQE) certification.
- Experience with eMASS and Fortify Software Security Center for vulnerability management and POA&M administration.
- Prior experience supporting DMDC, DEERS, TRICARE, or other large-scale healthcare/benefits IT systems.
- Knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 Rev 5 security controls and their application in test compliance contexts.
- Familiarity with ISO/IEC 14764 (software maintenance) and ISO/SEI-CMM quality process frameworks.
- Experience with performance and load testing tools (e.g., JMeter, LoadRunner) for production-simulation environment testing.
- Working knowledge of ServiceNow, SharePoint, and Microsoft Project Server in a program management context.
- Experience governing QA on Oracle / PL/SQL or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) application environments.
Details
Target Salary Range: $86,000 - $138,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.
Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.
Application Statements: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity. Use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools of any kind during Peraton interviews is strictly prohibited unless the candidate has obtained prior written authorization. All interview responses must be the candidate’s own.
EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote software quality engineer jobs.
- Proficiency with test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright
- Experience writing test plans, test cases, and bug reports in a ticketing system
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into build processes
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field
- Knowledge of API testing tools such as Postman or REST-assured
- ISTQB certification or equivalent QA credential preferred for mid-level and senior roles
Tips for Your Remote Software Quality Engineer Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote software quality engineer openings from across the U.S. in one place. Search the current listings, find roles that match your stack and seniority, and apply directly without wading through postings that aren't remote.
Show async testing work in your portfolio
Remote employers want proof you can work without hand-holding. Publish test plans, automation scripts, or bug report samples on GitHub so hiring managers can assess your output before the first interview. Concrete artifacts matter more than a bulleted skills list.
Highlight distributed-team tools on your resume
Call out your hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, Selenium, Cypress, JIRA, TestRail, and async communication tools like Slack or Confluence. Remote QA hiring managers scan for these specifically because they signal you can integrate into a distributed engineering workflow on day one.
Prepare for async-first remote interviews
Many remote-first companies run take-home test exercises or async video screens before a live call. Practice writing clear, structured test case documentation under time pressure and recording short async video answers, since both formats are common in remote QA hiring pipelines.
Remote Software Quality Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote software quality engineer job?
Target remote-first software companies and distributed engineering teams, since they've built workflows around async collaboration and are more comfortable onboarding remote QA engineers. Remote employers screen heavily for self-direction, clear written communication, and hands-on experience with tools like Selenium, Cypress, JIRA, and CI/CD pipelines. A portfolio of test plans, bug reports, or automation scripts you've built independently gives you a concrete edge over candidates who only list skills.
Which companies hire remote software quality engineers?
Employers currently hiring remote software quality engineers include Humana, Peraton, and arrivia, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Remote software quality engineer roles tend to concentrate at remote-first technology firms, distributed SaaS product teams, and healthtech and fintech companies that run engineering across multiple time zones.
Can you get a remote software quality engineer job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level software quality engineer roles are harder to land than in-office equivalents because employers expect you to work independently from day one without in-person oversight. Smaller remote-first startups and open-source projects are the most accessible entry points. Showing a GitHub repository with test automation scripts, contributing to open-source QA efforts, or completing a structured QA certification can substitute for formal employment history.
Do you need a degree for remote software quality engineer jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers care more about demonstrated testing skills, familiarity with automation frameworks like Selenium or Playwright, and evidence of shipping reliable software than a specific degree. A portfolio of test cases, bug reports, and automation work you've built on real or personal projects carries weight, particularly at remote-first technology companies that hire based on output rather than credentials.
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