Senior IV&V Test Engineer

Harmonia Holdings Group, LLC

1d•Remote

About The Position

Harmonia Holdings Group, LLC is an award-winning, rapidly growing federal government contractor committed to providing innovative, high-performing solutions to our government clients and focused on fostering a workplace that encourages growth, initiative, creativity, and employee satisfaction. Description Title: Senior IV&V Test Engineer Location: Remote Terms: Full-time Clearance: Ability to obtain a Public Trust Travel: 0% Project Description FEMA’s Grants Management Modernization (GMM) initiative is a multi-year effort to modernize and consolidate legacy grant systems into a unified enterprise platform. The IV&V team operates independently from development teams and provides objective validation that system releases meet documented requirements, non-functional standards, and compliance expectations. This role focuses on independent validation of enterprise releases, including non-functional testing, automation integration, release management verification, and compliance traceability. Position Description The Senior IV&V Test Engineer will lead independent validation efforts across application releases, ensuring performance, reliability, security, and compliance requirements are met prior to production deployment. This role requires strong experience in: IV&V methodology Enterprise test strategy development Automation framework implementation CI/CD pipeline integration Non-functional testing (performance, scalability, security) Traceability and compliance documentation While exposure to data validation is beneficial, this role is not primarily a data migration engineering position.

Requirements

U.S. Citizen eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
5+ years of enterprise software testing experience.
Demonstrated experience performing Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V).
Strong experience in non-functional testing (performance, security, reliability).
Experience building or maintaining automation frameworks.
Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
Experience developing test strategies and traceability documentation.
Proficiency with defect tracking and test management tools.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting federal modernization programs.
Familiarity with financial or grant-based systems.
Experience validating high-volume transactional systems.
Exposure to SQL-based data validation.
Knowledge of DevSecOps principles.
Relevant certifications (e.g., CSQA, ISTQB, Agile certifications).

Responsibilities

Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V)
Develop and execute independent test strategies aligned to federal IV&V best practices.
Ensure releases meet documented functional and non-functional requirements.
Maintain independence from development teams while collaborating effectively.
Validate configuration and release management processes.
Non-Functional & Enterprise Testing
Design and execute performance, scalability, reliability, and security validation strategies.
Validate application stability under load and high-transaction scenarios.
Assess integration points and API interactions.
Identify risks that could impact system availability or compliance.
Automation & DevSecOps Integration
Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks.
Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
Validate build and deployment integrity across environments.
Support DevSecOps initiatives through secure testing practices.
Compliance & Documentation
Develop and maintain traceability matrices linking requirements to test cases.
Prepare clear, defensible documentation for audit and compliance review.
Track and manage defects through resolution.
Support federal compliance standards and reporting expectations.