Senior QA Tester // Local to Iowa

Engagement Type

Contract

Short Description

The Department of

Education is seeking a senior QA Tester. This position will do QA

testing on applications that support a variety of systems.

Complete Description

Position

Overview





The Department

of Education is seeking a Senior QA Tester to support ongoing

enhancements to applications used for monitoring and administering Individuals

with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) grants, including Parts B and C. Current

project initiatives include the addition of two AEA funding streams, a fiscal

monitoring tool, and three stand-alone form upload processes supporting budget

and claims workflows.











This role will

be responsible for both manual and automated testing, with a primary

emphasis on manual testing and automation where appropriate. The ideal

candidate will have experience developing and executing test plans, validating

business and technical requirements, performing API and database testing, and

supporting defect triage activities throughout the software development

lifecycle.











The Senior QA

Tester will collaborate closely with business analysts, developers, and

business stakeholders to ensure solutions meet functional, usability,

accessibility, and quality standards.



















Key

Responsibilities







- Perform a variety of software testing activities

including:





- Functional Testing



- Regression Testing



- User Acceptance Testing (UAT)



- Usability Testing



- Accessibility Testing





- Develop, execute, and maintain manual test cases,

test scripts, and test plans.



- Utilize testing tools to support and expand

automated testing efforts where practical.



- Review business requirements and technical

documentation to ensure comprehensive test coverage.



- Collaborate with Business Analysts to clarify

requirements and develop test scenarios, including limited requirements

gathering activities necessary for test planning.



- Perform API testing and database validation to

ensure data accuracy and system integrity.



- Execute SQL queries to validate application

functionality and data processing.



- Document testing results, defects, and

recommendations.



- Participate in defect triage activities,

troubleshooting, and production support efforts as issues arise.



- Work closely with development teams to ensure changes

are successfully migrated into production environments.



- Support projects ranging from small enhancements to

large-scale application initiatives.



- Assist with maintaining user and system documentation

as business processes evolve.



- Participate in business process improvement and

validation activities.





















Required

Qualifications







- 5+ years of Quality Assurance and Software Testing

experience.



- Strong experience with manual testing

methodologies and best practices.

- Certified in accessibility (e.g., CPACC, WAS, or equivalent) with a thorough, deep understanding of accessibility principles and WCAG 2.2 AA standards, not just surface-level familiarity.



- Experience creating and maintaining automated test

scripts.



- High-level proficiency with:





- SQL queries and database validation



- API testing and web service

validation





- Experience developing test plans, test cases, and

test documentation from business requirements.



- Ability to analyze requirements and translate them

into comprehensive testing strategies.



- Experience tracking and managing defects through the

software development lifecycle.



- Certification in Accessibility Testing.



- Knowledge of Section 508 Accessibility Standards.



- Experience testing applications for government

accessibility compliance.



- Familiarity with accessibility testing tools and

methodologies.



- Experience validating WCAG and Section 508 compliance

requirements



- Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.



- Strong verbal and written communication skills.



- Ability to work effectively with business

stakeholders, developers, project managers, and other IT teams.



- Experience working in Agile or similar collaborative

development environments.



























Preferred

Qualifications







- Experience supporting government applications or

public-sector technology environments.



- Experience testing compliance-driven or grant

management systems.

Required/Desired Skills

Skill Required/Desired Amount of Experience 5+ years of Quality Assurance and Software Testing experience. Required 5.0 Years Certified in accessibility (e.g., CPACC, WAS, or equivalent) with a thorough, deep understanding of accessibility principles and WCAG 2.2 AA standards Required not just surface-level familiarity. - Upload CERT in reference - Don't submit candidate if you don't have them. Required Strong experience with manual testing methodologies and best practices. Required 5.0 Years Experience creating and maintaining automated test scripts. Required 5.0 Years High-level proficiency with: Required 5.0 Years o SQL queries and database validation Required 5.0 Years o API testing and web service validation Required 5.0 Years Experience developing test plans, test cases, and test documentation from business requirements. Required 5.0 Years Ability to analyze requirements and translate them into comprehensive testing strategies. Required 5.0 Years Experience tracking and managing defects through the software development lifecycle. Required 5.0 Years Certification in Accessibility Testing. Required 5.0 Years Experience with Section 508 Accessibility Standards. Required 5.0 Years Experience testing applications for government accessibility compliance. Required 5.0 Years Experience with accessibility testing tools and methodologies. Required 5.0 Years Experience validating WCAG and Section 508 compliance requirements Required 5.0 Years Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. Required 5.0 Years Strong verbal and written communication skills. Required 5.0 Years Ability to work effectively with business stakeholders, developers, project managers, and other IT teams. Required 5.0 Years Experience working in Agile or similar collaborative development environments. Required 5.0 Years Experience supporting government applications or public-sector technology environments. Highly desired 5.0 Years Experience testing compliance-driven or grant management systems. Highly desired 5.0 Years