Quality Assurance Engineer II

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

📋 Description

• Conduct functional, regression, and accessibility testing during each sprint, ensuring stories meet acceptance criteria and identifying merges that do not pass automated test gates.

• Develop and uphold both manual and automated test cases utilizing Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright with moderate guidance from senior QA engineers.

• Perform accessibility scans using Axe and pa11y on merge requests and document results in Jira and Confluence, adhering to WCAG 2.1 AA standards.

• Assess API behavior through Postman or Rest Assured as part of the testing coverage for each sprint.

• Collaborate with developers to create boilerplate and exploratory test cases for new features, minimizing cognitive load and identifying edge cases early.

• Assist in the CI/CD pipeline test instrumentation in GitLab, ensuring tests are executed automatically with every build and check-in.

• Engage in load and performance testing activities, aiding the validation of system capacity and stability.

• Take part in SAFe ceremonies, including sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives, to enhance understanding of the overarching program testing strategy.

• Pose questions during design and architecture discussions to ensure that systems are designed with testability in mind from the outset.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 3 years of relevant QA engineering experience and a Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience in lieu of a degree.

• Must fulfill federal suitability requirements and successfully complete a background investigation as a condition of employment.

• Proficient in test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright.

• Experience in developing test plans and test cases for both manual and automated testing scenarios.

• Familiarity with API testing tools like Postman or Rest Assured.

• Working knowledge of accessibility testing tools including Axe and pa11y.

• Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines and familiarity with GitLab or similar version control environments.

• Understanding of load and performance testing concepts and tools.

• Strong grasp of agile testing methodologies and the role of QA in a sprint-based delivery model.

🏝️ Benefits

• Company-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Flexible PTO.

• 401K with employer match.

• Paid parental leave after one year of service.

• Employee Assistance Program.