Sr. Quality Assurance Tester I (6881)

MetroStar • Tysons, VA

2d • $130,000 - $150,000

About The Position

The Sr. Quality Assurance Tester I provides cross-team QA support for developers working on a large, data-centric, mission-focused engineering and data initiative. The role collaborates with developers, analysts, and cloud engineers to ensure the accuracy, security, and performance of complex data systems. Responsibilities include validating data integrity, troubleshooting system workflows, and verifying that solutions meet rigorous quality standards in a classified AWS environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, ideally in an IT field, or equivalent experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly.
• At least 5 years of experience evaluating and executing testing procedures to ensure software meets established quality standards.
• At least 5 years of experience developing and writing testing scripts, plans, and test automation.
• At least 7 years of experience in IT.
• Strong experience preparing complex data sets to test logic, error handling, and system workflows, including generating synthetic data sets or obfuscating production data sets for testing.
• Strong experience isolating, reproducing, and tracking defects and verifying fixes.
• Extensive experience testing applications that leverage cloud services and are deployed to classified AWS cloud environments at IL6 or higher.

Responsibilities

• Provide cross-team quality assurance support to developers.
• Collaborate with developers, analysts, and cloud engineers to help ensure the accuracy, security, and performance of complex data systems.
• Validate data integrity and troubleshoot system workflows.
• Verify that solutions meet rigorous quality standards in a classified AWS environment.
• Evaluate and execute testing procedures to ensure software meets established quality standards.
• Develop and write testing scripts, plans, and test automation to verify software functionality.
• Prepare complex data sets for testing logic, error handling, and system workflows, including generating synthetic data sets or obfuscating production data.
• Isolate, reproduce, and track defects, and verify fixes.
• Test applications that use cloud services and are deployed in classified AWS environments at IL6 or higher.

Benefits

• Performance-based bonuses
• Company-paid training and/or certifications
• Referral bonuses
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off and holidays
• Parental leave and dependent care
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities
• Employee assistance and wellness programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior