Senior Test Engineer (Remote)

About Us

The Private Sector Group, LLC.

We are a service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) IT consulting firm based in Northern Virginia, serving both commercial and federal clientele. We specialize in bringing Scaled Agile solutions to the enterprise that provide our clients with a competitive advantage like no other.

Why Join Us?

Are you looking for a leading tech consulting company that s making agile transformation a reality for federal customers? Here at PSG, our team members all share a positive attitude, professional work ethic, and growth mindset that s making a tangible impact on our world. Our values, company culture, and work-life balance sets us apart second to none!

• We provide opportunities for you to contribute to the success of our customers, within a collaborative team where your expertise makes a difference!
• We challenge you to do exciting work while helping you grow your career
• We invest in you to realize your best self
• We honor our commitments – large or small
• We operate with customer-centricity at our core!
• We embrace innovation and creativity
• We take ownership of our work and aim for excellence, and conduct business with integrity, trust, honesty, respect, and fairness!
• We offer a culture of open communication with respect to diverse backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints!
• We believe in a healthy work-life balance!
• We offer competitive pay, Bi-annual performance bonuses, benefits, and a program for you and your family to live healthy and secure!
• We offer full-time salaried positions, 100% Remote, and flexible work schedules!

Responsibilities

Test Planning & Coordination

• Collaborate with developers, the product owner, and end users to create comprehensive test plans and test scripts that align with product requirements
• Coordinate with internal teams to execute UAT

Test Automation Development & Execution

• Design, implement, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks
• Use tools like Selenium, NUnit, Junit, Karate, Viteest or other frameworks to execute automated tests and improve test efficiency

Defect Tracking & Reporting

• Identify, document, track, and report defects found during testing
• Ensure defects are logged, tracked, and addressed by development teams in a timely manner

Test Environment Configuration

• Set up and configure hardware, software, and test environments needed for both manual and automated testing
• Ensure configurations are aligned with testing requirements

Test Documentation & Reporting

• Create and maintain detailed test documentation, including test plans, test cases, and test results reports
• Ensure documentation is thorough, organized, and up to date

Defect Management

• Oversee the defect tracking process under the guidance of senior QA engineers, ensuring defects are appropriately prioritized and addressed

Collaboration with Teams

• Work closely with developers and stakeholders to ensure testing is aligned with functional and business requirements
• Provide regular updates on test progress and results

Test Optimization & Continuous Improvement

• Drive the optimization of automated testing processes, identify gaps in coverage, and recommend improvements to enhance testing efficiency and product quality

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in software quality assurance
• Minimum of two (2) years in a senior or focused on test automation
• Familiarity with continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) practices, with experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Extensive experience creating, maintaining, and executing automated test scripts using tools such as Selenium, NUnit, Junit, Karate, Viteest or other test automation frameworks
• Strong experience with both manual and automated testing, including functional, regression, performance, and system testing
• Hands-on experience with defect tracking systems like XRay, or similar tools
• Solid technical knowledge of IT products, operating systems, software, hardware, networks, and specialized environments
• Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language for writing automated test scripts
• Proven ability to write clear and comprehensive test documentation, including test cases, test plans, and detailed test reports
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to effectively report on testing progress, results, and issues to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
• Experience with VA Compliance Testing (Veterans Affairs), (e.g., 508 compliance, FISMA, NIST 800-53)
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and experience working in Agile teams with Jira