Job Summary We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Mid-Level Software Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer and Tester with Agile methodology experience to support the delivery of high-quality software systems. This role focuses on planning, executing, and automating testing activities across web-based front-end and back-end systems. The ideal candidate brings strong technical testing skills, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced Agile environment. Responsibilities • Serve as a Test Engineer supporting system and software delivery efforts. • Develop, establish, and maintain quality assurance methodologies, standards, and processes. • Create and maintain test procedures and test cases for system, functional, regression, performance, load, security, interoperability, stress, and boundary testing. • Analyze backlog items and define testing scope, estimates, and automation candidates. • Develop and execute test plans, test scripts, and automated tests for integration, migration, regression, performance, disaster recovery, and security testing. • Identify, document, track, and resolve software defects, maintaining accurate defect backlogs and reports. • Support hardware and software evaluation, including associated documentation reviews. • Perform iteration, regression, and performance testing activities. • Map test cases to requirements to ensure requirements traceability. • Support and validate User Acceptance Testing (UAT). • Participate actively in Agile Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, testing, demos, retrospectives, and releases. • Collaborate with developers, product owners, and stakeholders to define testing strategies and validation criteria. • Assist with test scenario design, test planning, metrics, and quality reporting. • Execute testing across web front-end, back-end, API, messaging, and database layers. • Perform validation at multiple levels including API, database, logging, and UI testing. • Contribute to a collaborative, cross-functional Agile team environment. Qualifications Required • U.S. Citizenship with the ability to pass a background investigation. • Applicable combination of education and experience: • Test Engineer (T3): Bachelors degree and 5+ years of IT experience, including 2–3 years supporting integration solutions using .NET or related technologies. • Test Engineer (T4): Bachelors degree and 7+ years of IT experience, including 2–3 years supporting integration solutions using .NET or related technologies. • Testing Lead (T5): Bachelors degree and 15+ years of IT experience, including 2–3 years supporting integration solutions using .NET or related technologies. • Experience testing applications developed in C#/.NET. • Strong ability to produce test documentation, including test plans, procedures, defect reports, and requirements documents. • Experience with functional, integration, system, and user acceptance testing. • Familiarity with information security best practices. • Ability to apply test estimation techniques to software development efforts. • Experience with testing and CI tools such as Jenkins, TeamCity, and automation frameworks including Robot Framework, SpecFlow, JUnit, TestNG, NUnit, or similar. • Familiarity with version control systems such as Git, SVN, CVS, or Mercurial. • Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle and Agile Scrum methodology. • Strong written and verbal communication skills. • Ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment. • Collaborative, team-oriented, and self-motivated with a strong work ethic. Desired • Experience with Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) or similar tools. • Prior experience guiding testing strategies in collaboration with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Scrum Masters. • Experience testing API-driven and service-oriented architectures.