Software Test Engineer Jobs in Virginia

Location: Onsite, Huntsville, AL

Employment Type: Full-Time, 40 hours per week

Employment Eligibility: This position requires U.S. Citizenship to meet federal contract requirements. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Clearance Requirement: Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Background Investigation

Experience: Minimum 3 years

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field preferred

Position Summary:

The Software Test Engineer is responsible for ensuring software applications meet established standards for quality, reliability, usability, security, accessibility, and performance. This role develops and executes manual and automated testing strategies for a mission-critical application modernization project, with a strong focus on automated testing and integration with CI/CD pipelines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, execute, and maintain test plans, test cases, scenarios, scripts, and automated test suites covering functional, integration, regression, negative, usability, and end-to-end testing.
• Develop automated unit, integration, and regression testing to support comprehensive coverage of critical business functionality.
• Integrate automated testing into Jenkins/GitLab CI/CD pipelines and support quality gates to prevent failed builds from progressing to production.
• Identify, analyze, document, and track software defects through resolution using Digital.ai or similar defect-tracking tools.
• Collaborate with developers, Product Owners, and stakeholders to clarify requirements, establish acceptance criteria, troubleshoot issues, and improve software quality.
• Incorporate security scanning (SAST/DAST) and Section 508 accessibility testing into automated testing processes.
• Support performance, load, and stress testing to validate system reliability and performance for expected user volumes.
• Develop and maintain test documentation, automated testing procedures, pipeline test inventories, and deployment/testing plans.
• Participate in product design reviews and Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, demonstrations, and retrospectives.
• Monitor testing and quality metrics, defect resolution, test coverage, and release readiness, and provide results through project and sprint reporting.
• Ensure testing procedures are repeatable, traceable, and compliant with applicable project and quality standards.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of software testing/test engineering experience, including experience with test automation.
• Experience designing and executing comprehensive software test plans, scenarios, scripts, and procedures.
• Proficiency with one or more test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, NUnit, or xUnit.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines, such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, or equivalent.
• Experience with defect tracking, regression testing, automated testing, and software quality assurance practices.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to identify edge cases and develop comprehensive test coverage.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust Background Investigation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Experience with AWS and cloud-based application testing.
• Experience testing applications in OpenShift, Kubernetes, or other containerized environments.
• Experience with security testing tools such as SonarQube, Veracode, or OWASP ZAP.
• Experience with Section 508 accessibility testing and compliance tools.
• Familiarity with NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP, and DevSecOps practices.
• Experience with performance/load testing tools such as JMeter or Gatling.
• Experience testing complex web-based, case management, federal government, or law-enforcement systems.
• AWS Certified Machine Learning, ISTQB, or equivalent testing certification preferred.

Application Process: Qualified candidates are invited to submit their resume and a cover letter detailing their relevant experience and qualifications. Please include any certifications and references that support your application.

Equal Opportunity Employer: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.