Testing Lead

Inadev•Reston, VA

4d•$150,000 - $165,000

About The Position

We are seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Test Lead to lead quality engineering efforts for enterprise applications deployed in AWS cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience designing and implementing automated testing frameworks, leading accessibility and Section 508 compliance testing, performing performance and load testing, and driving quality throughout the software development lifecycle. This position requires a strong technical leader who will remain actively involved in test automation and execution while providing mentorship and guidance to a team of test engineers. The Test Lead will collaborate closely with developers, DevOps engineers, architects, product owners, and program leadership to ensure delivery of high-quality, secure, scalable, and accessible solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
8+ years of progressively responsible experience in software testing and quality assurance.
3+ years of experience serving as a Test Lead, QA Lead, or Quality Engineering Lead.
Demonstrated experience leading testing efforts for large-scale enterprise applications.
Extensive hands-on experience developing and maintaining test automation frameworks.
Experience managing or mentoring teams of QA and Test Engineers.
Experience working in Agile and DevSecOps environments.
Expert-level experience with Selenium WebDriver and automated test framework development.
Strong programming and scripting experience using Java, Python, JavaScript, or similar languages.
Experience with API testing and automation.
Deep understanding of test automation architecture, design patterns, and framework implementation.
Hands-on experience with Section 508 accessibility testing and WCAG compliance validation.
Extensive experience conducting performance, load, stress, and scalability testing.
Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
Experience testing cloud-native applications deployed within AWS environments.
Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC), Agile methodologies, and quality engineering principles.
Experience with defect tracking and test management tools such as Jira, TestRail, or similar platforms.
Proven ability to lead and coordinate testing activities across multiple teams.
Strong mentoring and coaching skills with the ability to develop junior and mid-level test engineers.
Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting abilities.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to communicate technical quality concerns and recommendations to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Serve as the technical leader for all testing and quality engineering activities.
Build and maintain robust automated testing frameworks that significantly reduce manual testing effort.
Ensure applications meet Section 508 and WCAG accessibility compliance requirements.
Deliver comprehensive performance and load testing capabilities that support scalable AWS-based solutions.
Mentor and develop a high-performing team of test engineers.
Improve overall software quality, test coverage, deployment confidence, and release predictability.
Champion a culture of quality, automation, and continuous improvement across the organization.

Responsibilities

Lead all testing activities across multiple Agile teams and releases.
Define and implement test strategies, test plans, test processes, and quality standards.
Establish and enforce QA best practices, automation standards, and test governance processes.
Collaborate with product owners, business analysts, architects, and developers to ensure testability and quality from requirements through deployment.
Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and oversight to test engineers and automation engineers.
Review test plans, automation scripts, and testing deliverables for quality and completeness.
Lead defect triage sessions and drive root cause analysis activities.
Track and report quality metrics, automation coverage, defect trends, and release readiness.
Design, develop, and maintain scalable automated testing frameworks and reusable test assets.
Develop and execute automated functional, regression, integration, API, and end-to-end test suites.
Create automation solutions utilizing tools and frameworks such as: Selenium WebDriver, Junit, REST Assured, Postman/Newman
Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines and DevSecOps workflows.
Continuously improve automation coverage, execution efficiency, reliability, and reporting.
Establish and maintain automated testing standards, coding practices, and framework governance.
Lead accessibility testing initiatives to ensure compliance with: Section 508, WCAG 2.1/2.2, ADA accessibility requirements
Develop accessibility testing strategies and test plans.
Conduct both automated and manual accessibility testing using tools such as: Accessibility Insights, Axe, WAVE, JAWS, NVDA
Partner with designers and developers to identify, document, and remediate accessibility issues.
Validate accessibility compliance throughout development and prior to production releases.
Design and execute performance, load, scalability, stress, and endurance testing strategies.
Develop and maintain performance testing scripts and frameworks using tools such as: Apache JMeter, LoadRunner, BlazeMeter, Gatling
Analyze application performance under varying workloads and identify bottlenecks.
Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to optimize application performance.
Develop performance baselines, capacity models, and performance reports.
Validate cloud-native and microservices-based applications deployed on AWS.
Test applications utilizing AWS services including: Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, S3, RDS, DynamoDB, SNS, SQS, EventBridge
Support testing of event-driven and serverless architectures.
Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate testing into GitHub Actions.
Leverage AWS monitoring and observability tools, including CloudWatch and X-Ray, during testing and troubleshooting activities.