Cleared Hybrid QA Tester/Engineer (AI)

Location: Hybrid in Hanover, Maryland, United States

Salary: $86,000–$123,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global delivers secure digital transformation, technology, and domain solutions for government and commercial missions, including defense and healthcare.

What you will do

• Design and maintain test plans, test cases, and test scripts for web applications, APIs, and cloud-native solutions.
• Execute manual and automated functional, regression, integration, performance, and security testing.
• Test AI-enabled applications, machine learning integrations, and LLM implementations.
• Develop and maintain automated test frameworks using Selenium, Playwright, TriCentis, or equivalent tools.
• Perform API testing, database verification, defect tracking, and quality metrics reporting.
• Collaborate with developers, full-stack engineers, product owners, and stakeholders in Agile/Scrum delivery.

Requirements

• Active Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field.
• At least five years of professional experience as a QA Tester, QA Engineer, Software Tester, or similar.
• Experience creating and executing test plans and test cases for enterprise applications, including automated testing with Selenium, Playwright, TriCentis, or equivalent frameworks.
• Experience with API testing, SQL-based database validation, bug tracking, and test management tools such as Jira, Bugzilla, TestRail, or Zephyr.
• Knowledge of QA methodologies, Agile/Scrum, SDLC, analytical troubleshooting, and technical communication.

Nice to have

• Experience testing AI-powered applications, generative AI integrations, or machine learning systems.
• Experience with cloud-native applications deployed in AWS.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, DevSecOps, performance testing tools, and automated test integration into deployment workflows.
• Experience supporting federal or DoD environments.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation based on location, experience, skills, education, certifications, and contract labor categories.
• Health insurance, paid leave, and retirement benefits.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Equal employment opportunity for people with disabilities and veterans.

Hiring process

• Selected applicants may undergo a background investigation and education verification.
• hirify.global does not provide immigration or employment-authorization sponsorship for this position.