QA Engineer - ACWS

QA Engineer Summary: Defines test strategy and acceptance criteria; performs functional, regression, migration, security, integration, release, and sprint testing.. 

Required Skills: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Quality Assurance, or a related technical field.
• 4+ years in software testing, QA, test execution, or enterprise application validation.
• Certified Software Tester(CSTE) or comparable certification preferred; CompTIA Security+ required.
• Experience developing and executing test plans, test cases, test scripts, test data, regression suites, automated test scripts, and defect reports.
• Experience performing functional, integration, system, UAT, regression, automated, and release testing for enterprise applications.
• Knowledge of AI-assisted testing, test automation frameworks, and continuous testing practices preferred.
• Active Secret clearance; ability to obtain Top Secret clearance based on Government requirements.

Desired Qualifications: 

• Experience testing Appian, low-code/no-code, Java, API, database, or cloud-hosted applications.
• Experience supporting Army, DoD, acquisition, contracting, or federal enterprise systems.
• Working knowledge of AI-assisted testing, automation, and test data generation concepts.

Responsibilities: 

• Develop and execute test cases, scripts, data, and regression suites.
• Validate application functionality, workflows, integrations, APIs, reports, and business requirements across ACWS environments.
• Document test results, defects, validation outcomes, quality metrics, and release readiness recommendations.
• Support defect triage, retesting, user acceptance testing, deployment validation, and production readiness activities.
• Coordinate testing across sprints and releases.
• Improve automation, metrics, and reusable test assets.