Senior QA Tester

PSR Associates•Des Moines, IA

1d•Remote

About The Position

PSR Associates is seeking a Senior QA Tester to support Department of Education application enhancements related to monitoring and administering Individuals with Disabilities Education programs. The work includes adding two AEA funding streams, a fiscal monitoring tool, and three stand-alone form-upload processes for budget and claims workflows. The position is remote and focuses on manual testing, with automation used where appropriate. The Senior QA Tester will plan and perform testing throughout the software development lifecycle, validate business and technical requirements, and work with business analysts, developers, and stakeholders to ensure solutions meet functional, usability, accessibility, and quality standards. The role also involves API and database testing, defect triage, production support, and maintaining user and system documentation as processes evolve.

Requirements

At least 5 years of Quality Assurance and Software Testing experience.
Strong experience with manual testing methodologies and best practices.
Accessibility certification, such as CPACC, WAS, or equivalent, and thorough knowledge of accessibility principles and WCAG 2.2 AA standards.
Experience creating and maintaining automated test scripts.
High-level proficiency with SQL queries and database validation.
High-level proficiency with API testing and web service validation.
Experience developing test plans, test cases, and test documentation from business requirements.
Ability to analyze requirements and translate them into comprehensive testing strategies.
Experience tracking and managing defects through the software development lifecycle.
Accessibility Testing certification.
Knowledge of Section 508 Accessibility Standards.
Experience testing applications for government accessibility compliance.
Familiarity with accessibility testing tools and methodologies.
Experience validating WCAG and Section 508 compliance requirements.
Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
Strong verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to work effectively with business stakeholders, developers, project managers, and other IT teams.
Experience working in Agile or similar collaborative development environments.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting government applications or public-sector technology environments.
Experience testing compliance-driven or grant management systems.

Responsibilities

Perform functional, regression, user acceptance (UAT), usability, and accessibility testing.
Develop, execute, and maintain manual test cases, test scripts, and test plans.
Use testing tools to support and expand automated testing where practical.
Review business requirements and technical documentation to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
Collaborate with Business Analysts to clarify requirements and develop test scenarios, including limited requirements gathering for test planning.
Perform API testing and database validation to confirm data accuracy and system integrity.
Execute SQL queries to validate application functionality and data processing.
Document testing results, defects, and recommendations.
Participate in defect triage, troubleshooting, and production support activities.
Work with development teams to ensure changes are successfully migrated into production environments.
Support projects ranging from small enhancements to large-scale application initiatives.
Help maintain user and system documentation as business processes evolve.
Participate in business process improvement and validation activities.