Tester

MetaPhase Consulting • Washington, DC

83d • Hybrid

About The Position

MetaPhase is seeking a QA/ Test Engineer to maintain and modernize a public facing .gov website. You will plan and execute manual and automated testing, validate accessibility and performance, and help ensure each release meets federal standards, Section 508, WCAG 2.2 AA, USWDS alignment, and 21st Century IDEA. You will collaborate with product, engineering, content, and security to deliver reliable and user centered experiences.

Requirements

• 4 or more years in software quality assurance for web applications, including public facing sites
• Hands on experience with a modern test automation framework, Cypress or Playwright or Selenium or WebDriverIO
• Strong manual testing skills, clear bug writing, reproduction steps, and risk based prioritization
• Working knowledge of accessibility testing, Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 or 2.2 AA, automated and manual
• Cross browser and cross device testing expertise, Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, Android and iOS
• Experience testing REST APIs with tools such as Postman or similar
• Familiarity with USWDS patterns, responsive design, and content quality checks
• CI CD exposure, for example GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps, and version control with Git
• Test management in Jira and Confluence, TestRail or Zephyr or similar
• U.S. citizenship, and the ability to pass a Public Trust background investigation

Nice To Haves

• Trusted Tester v5 certification or DHS Section 508 credentials
• Experience with performance and accessibility monitoring in production, Siteimprove or similar
• Basic security testing familiarity and tooling, OWASP ZAP or dependency scanning
• Experience with Drupal 10 or headless CMS publishing workflows
• Knowledge of analytics validation for government sites, DAP and Google Analytics where permitted

Responsibilities

• Own test planning, test case design, and traceability from requirements and user stories to results
• Execute functional, regression, smoke, integration, end to end, and exploratory testing across browsers and devices
• Build and maintain automated tests for UI and API layers, Cypress or Playwright or Selenium or WebDriverIO, and integrate with CI CD
• Validate accessibility with automated and manual methods, axe or Pa11y or WAVE, keyboard only workflows, color contrast checks, and screen reader testing with NVDA, JAWS, and VoiceOver
• Verify USWDS components and patterns, responsive behavior, and content standards including plain language
• Measure performance with Lighthouse and WebPageTest, raise issues on Core Web Vitals, and verify optimizations
• Test analytics and tagging where permitted, DAP and GA4, event schemas, and data quality
• Validate CMS workflows, content publishing, permissions, redirects, links, sitemaps, robots, and 404 or 500 handling
• Support security and privacy reviews by reproducing findings, retesting fixes, and documenting evidence
• Manage defects through the full lifecycle, triage, prioritize, reproduce, and verify fixes, maintain clear defect narratives
• Maintain test data, environments, and mocks or stubs, coordinate with DevOps on stable builds
• Create release readiness reports, test summaries, and artifacts that support ATO inputs and change control
• Contribute to continuous improvement, refine acceptance criteria, propose test coverage improvements, and mentor teammates on quality practices

Benefits

• Generous PTO
• Federal holidays
• Parental leave
• Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, life, and disability)
• 401(k) with company match
• FSA/HSA options
• Commuter benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees