Sr. tester

Job Details

Level: Senior

Job Location: Remote - Baltimore, MD

Education Level: 4 Year Degree

Salary Range: $110000.00 - $120000.00 Salary/year

Principal Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary testing liaison between Application Development Organizations and Federal Government Agency stakeholders.
• Design and implement flexible, scalable testing strategies in support of Agile/DevOps development efforts.
• Develop and maintain automated testing solutions whenever feasible.
• Conduct compliance testing to ensure adherence to federal, industry, and security regulations (e.g., Section 508, FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST).
• Collaborate with a variety of stakeholders, including government and partner development teams, to ensure test strategies align with compliance and functional requirements.
• Collect, analyze, and present quantitative and qualitative data on software testing and development activities.
• Provide technical and testing leadership, mentoring other team members on automation and compliance testing best practices.
• Identify opportunities for continuous process improvement to increase efficiency and quality.
• Understand applications from both technical and business perspectives to ensure holistic testing coverage.

Qualifications

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience: Minimum 8+ years in IT with a strong focus on software testing.
• Automation Expertise: Hands-on, expert-level skills with Selenium, Cucumber, and automated testing frameworks.
• Compliance Testing: Demonstrated experience performing compliance validation for accessibility (Section 508/WCAG), security (NIST, FedRAMP, FISMA), and data privacy regulations.
• Communication: Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all organizational levels.
• Technical Knowledge: Strong understanding of Agile testing methodologies, including TDD, ATDD, and Continuous Testing.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud environments (AWS preferred).
• AWS Testing experience.
• Proficient in manual and automated testing for web-based and integrated systems.
• Problem Solving & Leadership: Proven ability to manage multiple complex tasks, troubleshoot effectively, and provide thought leadership in testing strategies.
• Collaboration: Track record of building strong relationships with clients, development teams, and cross-functional partners.
• Detail-Oriented: Commitment to quality, accuracy, and thoroughness in all testing activities.

Preferred Skills & Tools

• Automation Tools: Selenium, Cucumber, SoapUI, JMeter, LoadRunner.
• Compliance Tools: Axe, Wave, JAWS, NVDA, SortSite, ChromeLens, and other Section 508/WCAG testing utilities.
• Security Testing: Dynamic and static security scanning tools, continuous vulnerability testing, and penetration testing experience.
• Performance & Visibility Testing: Familiarity with load, stress, and monitoring tools.
• Technical Proficiency: Programming languages: Javascript, Typescript, Python Source control: Git Build/release tools: Jenkins API testing and SQL scripting.
• Collaboration Tools: JIRA, Confluence, and related platforms.