Key skills
Software Quality AssuranceTest Automation FrameworksPythonJavaScriptJavaAPI TestingPostmanREST AssuredCI/CD PipelinesGitHub ActionsJenkinsCircleCIPerformance TestingLoad Testingk6JMeterLocustAgileScrumTS/SCI ClearanceCI PolygraphCypressPlaywrightSeleniumGitHubCI/CDCommunication
About this role
Nightwing is a company that provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration, and intelligence mission support services. They are seeking a Senior Software QA Engineer to ensure the quality of their software products by designing comprehensive test plans and collaborating closely with engineering teams to maintain high standards of reliability and performance.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and maintain comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test suites for complex software systems
- Lead manual and automated testing efforts across functional, regression, integration, performance, and security testing
- Build and scale automated testing frameworks using tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar
- Identify, document, and track bugs with clarity and detail; work with engineering teams to drive issues to resolution
- Define and enforce QA best practices, standards, and processes across the team
- Collaborate with developers during code reviews to catch quality issues early in the development cycle
- Mentor junior QA engineers and serve as a technical resource for the broader team
- Partner with product and engineering to assess risk and prioritize testing efforts in fast-moving release cycles
- Analyze test results, generate reports, and communicate quality metrics to stakeholders
- Continuously evaluate and introduce new tools, methodologies, and technologies to improve QA effectiveness
Requirements:
- 9 years of experience in software quality assurance, with a bachelor's degree or 7 years with a master's degree
- Strong proficiency in test automation frameworks and at least one scripting or programming language (Python, JavaScript, Java, etc.)
- Deep experience with API testing tools such as Postman, REST Assured, or similar
- Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and experience integrating automated tests into tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or CircleCI
- Experience with performance and load testing tools (e.g., k6, JMeter, Locust)
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with a sharp eye for detail
- Strong communication skills and the ability to clearly articulate quality risks to both technical and non-technical audiences
- Clearance Requirements: TS/SCI CI Poly Preferred