Automated Test Engineer (QA Automation)

Location: Remote, EST hours; Rockville, MD. Applicants must have resided in the United States for the past 3 years and must complete a Public Trust background check.

Salary: $100k annually

Company

hirify.global is a mission-focused technology services company delivering secure digital platforms, infrastructure, operational IT services, application modernization, and data solutions for government organizations.

What you will do

• Plan, monitor, organize, and control testing activities, resources, priorities, and deliverables.
• Set up and manage automated testing frameworks from scratch.
• Develop test objectives, policies, strategies, plans, procedures, estimates, and evaluation reports.
• Design, maintain, and execute functional, regression, system integration, performance, and 508 compliance testing; support UAT.
• Analyze risks, perform initial root cause analysis, report issues, and create test deliverables for each sprint or release.
• Collaborate with business analysts and developers while improving testing processes and leading diverse or geographically distributed teams.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Information Systems, Business, or a related field.
• Five or more years of functional testing experience.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies and knowledge of the software development life cycle.
• Expertise in writing test procedures and experience creating test cases, test specifications, test approaches, and test plans.
• Experience automating tests with testing tools to support automation, 508 compliance, and performance testing.
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent team leadership, team development, client relationship, problem-solving, analytical reasoning, and communication skills.
• Ability to work as part of a remote or geographically dispersed team.
• Successful completion of a Public Trust background check and residence in the United States for the past 3 years are required.

Nice to have

• Experience with database migration testing and Appian re-platforming and upgrade testing.

Culture & Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision coverage; FSA and HSA.
• Retirement plan with a 4% match and discretionary year-end match.
• 15 days of accrued PTO annually, 7 holidays, 3 floating holidays, and 2 paid innovation or training days.
• Short- and long-term disability, parental leave, jury duty leave, life and AD&D insurance, and critical illness insurance.
• Training and development, wellness incentives, discount programs, employee referral program, charity donation matching, and awards.