Software Quality Engineer

QualityWorks Consulting Group 

Test Engineer 

Job Description

Focus: Autonomous Testing Validation
Department: Technology
Location: United States – Remote
Experience Level: Mid-Level

Security Requirement: Must be a U.S. Citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain the required Public
Trust determination and DoD system access.

About the Role

We’re seeking a Software Quality Engineer to support software quality assurance and AI-powered test automation on a government client engagement. The role focuses on validating application changes, integrations, AI-generated test cases, and autonomous test execution results. You’ll identify defects, verify test coverage, and ensure reliable testing outcomes while working within established frameworks and standards. This is a hands-on testing role, not a test architecture or technical leadership position.

What You’ll Do

• Execute functional, regression, integration, API, and exploratory testing.
• Validate AI-generated test cases and autonomous test execution results.
• Identify false positives, false negatives, defects, and test coverage gaps.
• Investigate failures using browser developer tools, logs, network requests, and API responses.
• Validate application workflows, business rules, integrations, and browser compatibility.
• Document defects, track remediation, and verify fixes through retesting.
• Maintain test documentation and traceability between requirements, tests, results, and defects.
• Follow established automation frameworks, testing standards, and runbooks.
• Collaborate with developers, technical leadership, and client stakeholders to clarify requirements and improve testing practices.
• Follow government security, access-control, and data-handling requirements, including protecting GFI and CUI where applicable.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 3–5 years of software testing, QA, or quality engineering experience.
• Experience with functional, regression, integration, API, and exploratory testing.
• Familiarity with automation frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, or Cypress.
• Experience evaluating automated test results and distinguishing application defects from test, data, or environment issues.
• Ability to interpret requirements, investigate application behavior, and document defects clearly.
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum, Jira or similar defect-tracking tools, and cross-browser testing.
• Ability to work independently while following established testing standards and escalating architecture-level decisions appropriately.
• U.S. Person status and ability to complete required government background/vetting documentation (e.g., SAAR-N, DD-2875, or applicable Public Trust processes) and security training within required timelines.

Nice to Have (not required)

• Experience supporting U.S. federal government or Department of Defense software programs.
• ISTQB, CSTE, or comparable testing certification.
• Experience with AI-powered, agentic, or autonomous testing platforms.
• Experience validating AI-generated test cases or AI-generated technical output.
• Experience with Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, WebdriverIO, or similar automation frameworks.
• Experience with API testing tools.
• Experience with Jira or comparable test and defect management systems.
• Familiarity with CI/CD environments.
• Familiarity with Section 508/accessibility testing.
• Familiarity with government cybersecurity, CUI, and system-access requirements.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary commensurate with competence and experience
• Referral bonus in accordance with existing referral programme
• A collaborative team environment supported by AI

Security & Eligibility Requirements

This position supports systems and environments that may require U.S. Government access authorization.

Candidates must:

• Be based in the United States.
• Be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Be able to successfully complete the background investigation and adjudication required for the position.
• Be eligible to obtain and maintain the required Public Trust determination for the assigned government program.
• Be eligible to obtain and maintain access to applicable DoD/government information systems, including completion and approval of DD Form 2875 – System Authorization Access Request (SAAR) when required.
• Complete required cybersecurity, information as…