Quality Assurance Engineer
Atek · Hybrid, Bethesda/Rockville, MD, United States
About this role
**Empower, Innovate, Impact!** A-TEK is seeking a **Quality Assurance Engineer** to support the delivery and modernization of mission-critical, web-based digital resources for a federal government client. You’ll help ensure the quality, reliability, and backward compatibility of a modernized, enterprise-scale platform. **Location / Work Model** - **Hybrid** position based in **Rockville, MD** - **Employment visa sponsorship not available** --- ## Job Responsibilities ### Quality Strategy & Test Planning - Develop and execute test strategies and test plans for complex, data-driven applications - Ensure **backward compatibility** and **functional parity** with the legacy system - Analyze requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to identify gaps, risks, and ambiguities - Partner with Product and Business Analysts (BAs) to clarify requirements and expected behavior - Identify edge cases, regression risks, and impacts across integrated systems ### Manual & Automated Testing - Design, write, and maintain automated test suites (including end-to-end tests) - Execute and document results for: - Functional testing - Regression testing - Integration testing - Cross-browser and cross-device testing - Validate **API integrations** and data flows between frontend and backend systems - Compare legacy vs. modern system behavior to ensure consistent outcomes - Track, document, and verify defect resolution - Integrate automated tests into **CI/CD** pipelines - Improve test coverage, reliability, and testing processes over time - Contribute to improving QA standards, tools, and best practices across the program ### Agile Collaboration & Delivery - Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, retrospectives) - Collaborate closely with Frontend and Backend Engineers during development and testing - Provide early and continuous feedback to help teams build quality into the product - Support release validation and readiness activities - Assist with troubleshooting production and pre-production issues as needed --- ## Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience) - **5+ years** of experience in Quality Assurance for web-based or enterprise applications - Experience testing complex, data-driven systems - Strong experience with **manual and automated testing** - Ability to obtain and retain a **public trust** level security clearance - Experience validating requirements and identifying gaps early in the development lifecycle - Familiarity with **Agile/Scrum** - Strong analytical, problem-solving, and documentation skills - Excellent communication and collaboration skills - High attention to detail and commitment to quality --- ## Preferred Qualifications - Experience supporting federal government or large enterprise systems - Experience testing systems requiring legacy parity / backward compatibility - Experience with test automation tools such as **Playwright, Cypress, Selenium**, or similar - Experience testing **REST APIs** and backend services - Experience in healthcare, life sciences, or other regulated environments --- ## Tools & Technologies - Test automation: **Playwright, Cypress, Selenium** - **REST APIs** - **Git, GitLab** - **Jira / Confluence** - **Agile / Scrum** --- ## Compensation - **Salary Range:** **$120,000 - $130,000 annually** (commensurate with experience) - **Benefits:** Health, dental, and vision insurance
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