Mobile QA Engineer Job McLean area,Virginia USA,IT/Tech

Core Mobile Tech in Scope
Ionic (Angular/React/Vue front end), Capacitor/Cordova plugin ecosystem and bridge behavior (JS native), Web View rendering (WKWebView) nuances, and offline/online hybrid flows.
iOS (Swift) basics needed for black box/gray box validation: view lifecycle, networking, push notifications, background modes, Keychain, and deep links/universal links.
Plugin Testing : validating Capacitor/Cordova plugins (Camera, Geolocation, Push, File system, In App Purchases, Biometric/Auth), permission prompts, and error states.
Build & Packaging Awareness :
Xcode schemes, provisioning profiles, signing, Test Flight distributions;
Podfile/SPM dependencies for iOS; understanding how Web assets are bundled in Ionic builds.
Strong grounding in test strategy, test plans, risk based testing, functional and non functional coverage (performance, reliability, security, accessibility).
(Java/Type Script/Python) for cross platform E2E on hybrid apps.
(if React Native is used in parts) and Charles/Proxyman for traffic inspection & mocks.
Proficiency with Xcode Instruments (crash logs, memory, energy), Console.app, device syslogs, and Safari Web Inspector for WKWebView.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Own test strategy and coverage for features implemented with Ionic + Capacitor/Cordova and native Swift components.
- Design, write, and maintain test cases, checklists, and automation for smoke/regression/performance suites.
- Validate hybrid native bridges: ensure Capacitor/Cordova plugins behave consistently across iOS versions/devices; verify permission flows, fallbacks, and error handling.
- Execute builds on Simulators & Real Devices; triage issues with reproducible steps, logs, and videos; drive quick root cause with developers (front end, native, backend).
- Set up and maintain QA environments, test data, mocks/stubs; collaborate with Dev Ops to wire suites into CI/CD with clear pass/fail signals.
- Gate releases: run release checklists, Test Flight validation, app upgrade paths, and store submission readiness (screenshots, privacy labels, review notes).
- Champion quality metrics (defect escape rate, flaky test rate, runtime, coverage) and continuously improve the test pyramid (component integration E2E).
- Security & Privacy checks in collaboration with App Sec (TLS, cert pinning behavior if applicable, PII handling, clipboard/pasteboard policies, ATS, tracking transparency).
- test plans, decisions, edge cases, and known limitations; provide clear defect reports with logs, HAR files, and device context.