QA Tester Security Clearance

Position: QA Tester with Security Clearance
Job Family :
Software Engineering (SWT) Travel Required :
None Clearance Required :
Ability to Obtain Public Trust The Mid-Level Software Quality Assurance Tester supports an agile software modernization program by planning, executing, and documenting manual and automated testing of Java-based applications hosted in Amazon Web Services (AWS). Working with moderate independence, this role validates application functionality, APIs, integrations, databases, data exchanges, and legacy-system interfaces; develops and maintains automated regression tests using industry-standard test automation tools;

and collaborates with cross-functional teams to confirm that releases meet business, technical, security, accessibility, and operational requirements.

What You Will Do:

We are seeking a mid-level tester with practical experience testing Java applications in AWS and hands-on experience using automated testing tools to support a large-scale Grant Solutions platform modernization effort. The tester will independently complete assigned testing activities, identify and communicate quality risks, and help ensure that cloud-hosted capabilities are reliable, secure, accessible, data-consistent, and ready for release. The tester will translate user stories and acceptance criteria into test scenarios;

execute end-to-end, integration, API, database, and regression testing across AWS environments; log and retest defects; prepare test data and evidence; and build reusable automated tests for stable, repeatable scenarios. The role contributes to-but is not expected to architect-the program's automation framework, AWS-based CI/CD quality gates, test processes, and release-readiness reporting.
* Review user stories, acceptance criteria, Java application designs, API specifications, data mappings, and AWS environment documentation to identify test conditions and expected results.

* Create, execute, and maintain manual test cases for functional, system, regression, smoke, integration, API, database, data validation, and user acceptance testing.

* Develop, enhance, and maintain automated test scripts, reusable components, test data, locators, and regression suites using appropriate automated testing tools.

* Use automated testing tools to test web user interfaces, REST or SOAP APIs, databases, and end-to-end business processes, as applicable.

* Execute automated tests across AWS-hosted test environments; analyze results, logs, screenshots, and execution evidence; troubleshoot failures; and maintain tests as the Java applications evolve.

* Test Java-based application components and their interactions with AWS services, APIs, databases, authentication services, data exchanges, legacy systems, workflows, reports, and downstream systems.

* Validate application behavior across AWS environments and use available application, cloud, and pipeline logs to support defect isolation and root-cause analysis.

* Prepare and manage test data, capture test evidence, maintain requirements traceability, and document testing outcomes.

* Log defects with clear reproduction steps, expected and actual results, severity, AWS environment details, and supporting evidence; participate in defect triage and verify fixes.

* Collaborate with Java developers, Product Owners, Scrum Masters, AWS and Dev Sec Ops  engineers, integration and data teams, security specialists, vendors, and business stakeholders throughout the sprint and release lifecycle.

* Support automated test execution in CI/CD pipelines, scheduled regression runs, and release validation; investigate failures and improve test reliability with senior QA and Dev Sec Ops  staff.

* Contribute to test estimates, sprint planning, test coverage reviews, release-readiness assessments, quality metrics, and continuous improvement of AWS and automated testing practices.

What You Will Need:

* Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD Public Trust; candidates must receive approved adjudication before onboarding. Candidates with an active Public Trust or suitability determination are preferred.

* Bachelor's degree required.

* FOUR (4) years of experience in software quality assurance, application testing, system testing, or a related technical role.

* Hands-on experience testing Java-based web applications, services, APIs, integrations, and data flows.

* Hands-on experience developing, maintaining, executing, and troubleshooting automated tests using one or more automated testing tools or frameworks.

* Experience creating reusable automated test components, managing test data and locators, applying validations, and interpreting automated test results.

* Experience testing applications deployed in AWS environments and working with cloud-hosted application components, APIs, databases, logs, and multiple test environments.

* Hands-on experience creating and executing functional, system, regression, integration, API, smoke, database, data validation, and user acceptance tests.

* Experience with defect tracking, test management,…