Quality Assurance Specialist/Engineer

Tria Federal is a company that delivers digital services and technology solutions supporting the health and safety of veterans and civilians. They are seeking a QA Specialist/Engineer to join a collaborative team responsible for building modern applications for U.S. federal government enterprise IT solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, execute and maintain comprehensive test plans and test plans for enterprise business applications
• Lead test management activities as part of the SDLC on large scale complex implementations
• Lead continuous quality improvement programs utilizing industry standard methodology and standards (i.e. CMMI, Six Sigma, etc.)
• Ability to perform manual and automated testing using business approved testing libraries for both frontend and backend systems
• Create and roll out best practices for test management and QA
• Help lead and execute testing across many concurrent implementation projects
• Provide proposal writing for QA and test management and support business development
• Work as a QA Tester with a team of 5–9 full-stack developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, accountability, and professional growth
• Analyze complex business and technical challenges, evaluate impacts across interconnected systems, and develop scalable, user-centered solutions that align with enterprise testing objectives
• Perform end-to-end business process analysis to identify gaps, modernize testing opportunities, and improvements that enhance system performance and user experience
• Champion modern software engineering and testing practices, including architecture standards, technical excellence, and Agile delivery methodologies
• Represent engineering teams in client engagements, technical demonstrations, testing design reviews, and stakeholder presentations

Requirements:

• Ability to successfully obtain a U.S. Federal Position of Trust (Entry on Duty) clearance designation
• Must reside in and be able to perform work in the United States
• Must possess a bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience or AA degree with 7 years of experience, or comparable level certification with more than 9 years of experience in IT Quality Assurance and Testing
• 4 or more years of experience as a QA/QC Engineer testing large-scale enterprise applications
• 4 or more years of experience with front and backend testing
• 3+ years of experience testing with application using Angular/React, REST web services testing
• 3+ years of experience of developing automation code in tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress
• Experience applying object-oriented design (OOD) principles
• Experience testing modular API-based microservices using Java (8, 21, or later), Spring Framework, and Spring Boot
• At least three (3) years working as a tester on all phases of the Agile software development lifecycle
• Experience testing with data technologies, including SQL or similar query languages, relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, AWS Aurora, or similar), and data formats such as XML and JSON
• Experience testing by consuming web services and APIs, testing ETL components
• Strong understanding of software testing methodologies, including functional, SOA, integration, and performance testing
• Knowledge of cloud-native application services, preferably AWS, including services such as EC2, EKS/ECS, RDS, S3, Lambda, Secrets Manager, and CloudWatch
• Experience or Knowledge of source control and DevSecOps tooling, including Git/GitHub, GitHub Actions, Harness, Jenkins, ArgoCD, SonarQube, Checkmarx, Twistlock, and CI/CD pipeline implementation
• Knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies, including Docker and Kubernetes, in production environments
• Knowledge of observability and monitoring platforms such as Splunk and New Relic
• Knowledge of event-driven and message-based architectures using technologies such as Apache ActiveMQ and Apache Kafka
• Must get certified as a USCIS Trusted Tester within 90 days after joining Tria
• Two (2) or more years of experience supporting Federal IT projects; other government contract project experience will be considered
• Experience working as a QA tester on an interdisciplinary team
• Deep understanding of tools/methodologies and industry standards/best practices applied to test management and QA management
• Experience working with AWS ecosystem (S3, EKS, RDS, Lambda) and related tools and technologies
• Deep understanding of agile work management and the role of testing/QA in project management and requirements management
• Demonstrated experience working, collaborating and communicating with software development teams, stakeholders, and vendors
• Create and maintain a catalog of quality metrics for enterprise data, policy and program performance
• Experience using Jira and Confluence
• In-depth knowledge of USCIS systems, processes, applications, databases, and electronic submission protocols is highly desirable