QA Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Virginia.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the overall quality of the program by setting quality standards and providing oversight across Agile teams.

• Lead and mentor QA data and automation engineers.

• Provide daily guidance for QA engineers within Cormac and partner organizations.

• Develop and execute test strategies and plans that align with Program Increment objectives.

• Promote the adoption of AI-assisted quality engineering and intelligent test automation.

• Assess AI-enabled testing solutions to enhance coverage, regression testing, root cause analysis, and predictive quality insights.

• Enhance QA processes, automation, resource utilization, delivery predictability, and team efficiency.

• Evaluate end-to-end architecture, business processes, and system dependencies for potential downstream impacts.

• Collaborate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and Release Train Engineers to ensure adherence to quality standards and Definition of Done compliance.

• Supervise both automated and manual testing, covering functional, regression, performance, load, security, integration, API, and UAT testing.

• Manage the identification, reproduction, triage, documentation, resolution, and root cause analysis of defects.

• Track, measure, and report quality metrics, including defect density, test coverage, pass/fail rates, and escaped defects.

• Create and maintain reusable automation scripts while evolving frameworks such as Page Object Model and BDD/Cucumber with CI/CD integration.

• Enforce CMMI Maturity Level 3 standards and Standard Operating Procedures.

• Conduct independent quality reviews of contractual deliverables, test artifacts, Section 508 accessibility checks, and traceability matrices prior to government sign-off.

• Identify and escalate quality risks that may impact Program Increment or release commitments, proposing mitigation strategies.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of comprehensive software quality engineering experience.

• More than 3 years in a leadership role driving functional, API, regression, performance, load, and security testing.

• Hands-on experience with GitHub, Jenkins, Selenium Grid, Docker, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Familiarity with AWS services, including Amazon CloudWatch.

• Capability to independently design and develop complex SQL queries for data validation, mappings, business rules, ETL processes, and reports.

• Experience leading quality engineering across multiple Agile sprint teams and various types of testing such as UI, ETL/data pipeline, reporting, dashboard, data extract, API, accessibility, security, performance/load, and integration.

• Proficient in SQL, Java, Python, Selenium, Cucumber, Selenium Grid, Postman, DBeaver, Databricks, Docker, GitHub, Jenkins, AWS CloudWatch, IntelliJ IDEA, Visual Studio Code, Microsoft Excel, Beyond Compare, XML, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Experience in enforcing QA processes within an organization appraised at CMMI Level 3 or higher.

• Knowledge of Section 508 compliance testing.

• Strong background in reproducing and documenting defects, tracking quality metrics, and conducting root cause analyses.

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Moderate Risk Public Trust clearance.

• Must be a resident and citizen of the United States.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience.

• Desired certifications include CSQA, ISTQB Advanced Test Manager / Test Automation Engineer, or CISA.

• Desired Agile credentials include SAFe Agilist, SAFe Practitioner, or Certified ScrumMaster.

• The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of software testing experience and more than 3 years within CMS federal healthcare contracts.

🏝️ Benefits

• Supportive, collaborative, and welcoming environment.

• Diverse workforce.

• Equal employment opportunity.