Quality Engineering & Modernization Specialist

Job Family:
Software Engineering (STE)

Travel Required:

None

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

• Partner with product owners, architects, developers, and cloud engineers to ensure quality is embedded throughout the software development lifecycle for application modernization and digital transformation initiatives.
• Analyze business, functional, technical, and cloud architecture requirements to develop comprehensive quality engineering strategies and test approaches.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated testing frameworks supporting web applications, APIs, microservices, cloud‑native solutions, and data integration platforms.
• Develop and execute automated functional, regression, integration, performance, and user acceptance testing across modernized application environments.
• Support enterprise application modernization efforts, including migration of legacy Oracle‑based applications and databases to AWS, Azure, or other cloud platforms.
• Validate data migration, data conversion, ETL processes, API integrations, and system interoperability throughout modernization initiatives.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and Dev Sec Ops  workflows to enable continuous testing, rapid feedback, and high‑quality software releases.
• Collaborate with Agile Scrum teams to define acceptance criteria, ensure testability of requirements, and establish quality gates throughout the delivery lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain automation scripts, test data, test harnesses, and reusable testing assets to improve testing efficiency and coverage.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and perform root cause analysis of defects, working closely with development teams to resolve issues and prevent recurrence.
• Utilize modern testing and AI‑enabled quality engineering tools to improve test coverage, reduce manual effort, and accelerate release cycles.
• Establish quality metrics, automation KPIs, and reporting dashboards to measure software quality, release readiness, and modernization success.
• Participate in architecture, design, and sprint reviews to ensure applications are scalable, secure, accessible, and aligned with cloud modernization objectives.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
• FIVE (5) years of experience supporting software quality assurance, quality engineering, test automation, or application modernization initiatives.
• THREE (3) years of experience developing automated testing solutions using tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, Test Complete, or similar frameworks.
• Experience working on full software development lifecycle (SDLC) projects in Agile and Scrum environments.
• Experience designing, developing, and maintaining end-to-end automated test coverage for enterprise applications.
• Experience testing APIs, web services, integrations, cloud‑native applications, and distributed systems.
• Experience integrating automated testing within CI/CD pipelines using Azure Dev Ops, Git Hub, Git Lab, Jenkins, or similar platforms.
• Experience validating data migration, conversion, and integration efforts associated with application modernization initiatives.
• Strong understanding of Dev Sec Ops , continuous testing, and modern software delivery practices.
• Proven experience performing root cause analysis and partnering with developers to identify and resolve complex defects.
• Experience creating comprehensive test plans, test strategies, test cases, and quality documentation.
• Strong understanding of SQL, database testing, and data validation methodologies.
• Experience using JIRA, Azure Dev Ops (ADO), Git, and modern work management platforms.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• Strong customer engagement, time management, and…