QA Test Engineer

Role Overview

QA Test Engineer for a federal program supporting the FDA Regulated Product Submission (RPS) initiative. Remote environment with location listed as Ashburn, VA. Current FDA badge required. 1-year contract.

Responsibilities

• Execute functional, integration, and data verification testing (manual and automated)
• Support test strategy by maintaining test data, test scripts, and release artifacts
• Identify opportunities to improve test automation (including Selenium and AI-assisted development tools)
• Perform source-to-target data verification to validate data accuracy, integrity, and consistency
• Conduct data migration testing (primarily straightforward datasets; some complex scenarios)
• Support performance testing using tools like JMeter or LoadRunner (load/stress/scalability)
• Document test results, defects, and produce test reports
• Contribute to QA process improvement and QA best practices

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years hands-on application testing and test script development
• 3+ years with database schemas, entity-relationship diagrams, and data verification
• 3+ years with web service verification tools: Postman or SoapUI
• 3+ years with database query tools: PostgreSQL or DBeaver
• 3+ years with automation frameworks: Selenium
• 3+ years with performance testing tools: JMeter or LoadRunner
• Ability to translate functional/data requirements into SQL procedures/functions
• Experience with automated testing, usability testing, and accessibility tools (e.g., WAVE, NVDA)
• Ability to work in Agile teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Python
• Experience with Jira and Confluence
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code, Codex)

Compensation & Logistics

• $125,000 – $135,000 base salary range (final depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and clearance)
• Ashburn, VA / Remote
• US work authorization required (no sponsorship)