IT Quality Assurance

IT QA Analyst/Tester

The IT QA Analyst/Tester supports the quality assurance of federal public health information systems by developing and executing test cases, coordinating testing activities, and ensuring software quality throughout the development lifecycle. This role also supports QA process improvement initiatives, including test documentation, audit readiness, and the adoption of test automation.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on business and technical requirements.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Coordinate testing activities with development teams to ensure adequate test coverage and adherence to QA standards.
• Document, track, and validate software defects through resolution.
• Maintain test artifacts and documentation to support compliance and audit requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve QA processes, documentation, and testing practices.
• Support the implementation of test automation tools and develop automated regression tests where appropriate.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and collaborate with business analysts and developers to ensure requirements are testable.
• Report testing progress, quality metrics, and defect trends to project leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 7+ years of experience in software quality assurance or testing.
• Experience creating test cases from requirements and executing functional, regression, integration, and UAT testing.
• Experience coordinating testing efforts across development teams.
• Proficiency with defect tracking and test management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure Dev Ops, Test Rail, Zephyr).
• Working knowledge of SQL for data validation.
• Experience supporting Agile software development.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with test automation tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or Test Complete.
• Experience improving QA processes or supporting testing audits.
• Experience with federal government or public health IT programs.
• Familiarity with API testing (Postman, SoapUI) and CI/CD pipelines.

Benefits Include:

• Covers 100% of employee benefit premiums, including Medical (PPO or HDHP Option), Vision, Dental
• Matching 401K
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Pet Insurance
• Professional Development/Education Reimbursement
• Parking and Transit Benefits for NY, NJ, ATL, and DC Metro areas

Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.