QA Engineer/SDET

Description: Hybrid in Ashburn, VA or Gaithersburg, MDOur client seeks Testing and Quality Assurance professionals who develop, implement, and maintain scalable QA systems and standards. The role focuses on CI/CD-integrated automated testing, AI-driven test-script generation, feature testing of cloud-native Java services, and security and compliance validation. The tester must diagnose root causes, collaborate with developers, and operate across Linux-based and cloud environments. Due to federal security clearance requirements, applicant must be a United States Citizen with an active Public Trust clearance. Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Perform software testing across unit, integration, end-to-end, performance, and security domains. Develop test plans and create automated test scripts integrated into CI/CD pipelines. Lead AI-driven test-script generation and maintenance using modern AI tooling. Debug software issues, analyze failures, and determine root causes. Execute feature testing for cloud-native Java services on ECS, EKS, and OpenShift. Validate environments across Dev, Test, and Ops and manage lab setups. Integrate security and compliance testing, including SAST, DAST, and control validation. Collaborate directly with developers within Agile teams. Support continuous monitoring and evidence generation for ATO.Experience Requirements Test automation at scale with standards, methods, and QA systems. CI/CD-integrated automated testing using tools such as GitLab, Tekton, or Argo CD.AI-assisted testing for coding, requirements, test creation, debugging, and analysis. Hands-on with Playwright, JUnit/TestNG, REST and contract testing, and performance testing. Container and Kubernetes test harnesses across Amazon ECS, Amazon EKS, and Red Hat OpenShift. Security and compliance testing, including SAST/DAST/SCA/IaC scanning and policy-as-code. Experience in AWS, including multi-account/VPC patterns and segmentation. On-prem to AWS migration experience for containerized workloads and data tiers. Familiarity with FISMA High and FedRAMP High practices, STIGs, and NIST 800-53 controls. Linux proficiency and experience with Java-based application environments. Strong troubleshooting and debugging in cloud and lab environments. Effective communication within Scaled Agile teams.