Mid-Level QA Engineer
Insomniac Design
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Washington • District of Columbia • Washington • United States
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About the role
- Own the full QA lifecycle for assigned work packages — test planning, test design, test execution, defect management, and test reporting
- Operate with minimal supervision, taking ownership of quality outcomes and proactively identifying risks
- Follow the organization's AI-Driven QA workflow, including use of internal tools for accelerated test specification generation, with mandatory human review and approval at every stage
- Collaborate with project teams, client stakeholders, and third-party vendor development teams
- Communicate testing progress, defect trends, and risk areas through weekly status reports
- Follow SDLC processes and contribute to continuous process improvement
- Participate in project meetings including sprint reviews, defect triage, planning sessions, and Operational Readiness Reviews
- Develop and maintain comprehensive test plans, test cases, test scenarios, and test scripts based on project requirements, acceptance criteria, and system specifications
- Build and maintain Requirements Traceability Matrices (RTMs) to ensure full test coverage
- Execute manual and automated tests across functional, integration, regression, performance, accessibility, and user acceptance testing
- Develop automated test scripts
- Develop performance and load testing scripts
- Write and execute SQL Server queries for data validation and data migration verification
- Perform cross-browser testing across Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer
- Develop user guides and knowledge transfer documentation for end users and client technical staff
- Support the implementation and maintenance of automated testing tools and regression suites
- Capture transaction response time metrics during automated functional testing
- Validate legacy data migration — verifying data integrity, referential integrity, and correct application behavior for migrated records
- Validate system availability and data integrity following disaster recovery failover events
Requirements
- Minimum 4 years of experience in performance testing of web-based applications
- Minimum 4 years of experience in application and software defect tracking
- Minimum 4 years of experience in black-box and white-box testing
- Minimum 4 years of experience in communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Minimum 4 years of experience in collaborating with project teams
- Minimum 4 years of experience in developing test plans, test cases, and test scenarios
- Minimum 4 years of experience in executing manual and automated tests
- Minimum 4 years of experience in planning, executing, and documenting testing activities
- Minimum 4 years of experience in stress testing
- Minimum 4 years of experience in performance testing
- Proficiency in programming languages including JavaScript, Java, Visual Basic, Oracle PL/SQL, and SQL
- Experience in Selenium testing framework (WebDriver specifically)
- Writing and executing SQL Server queries
- Cross-browser testing across Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
- Experience with workflow modeling tools (Microsoft Visio, Lucidchart, or BPMN-based tools)
- Experience working within Agile, Waterfall, and DevOps SDLC methodologies
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
- Strongly Preferred: Experience with LoadRunner for performance and load testing
- Strongly Preferred: Experience with Jira, ServiceNow for defect tracking, ITSM, or service management
- Strongly Preferred: Experience with JAWS screen reader or other assistive technology testing tools
- Strongly Preferred: Experience supporting large-scale, complex IT testing environments involving multiple portfolios and projects
- Strongly Preferred: Experience supporting Case Management Systems
- Strongly Preferred: ISTQB certification or equivalent
- Strongly Preferred: Familiarity with ITIL service management frameworks
- Strongly Preferred: Experience with data migration testing and validation
- Strongly Preferred: Experience with Section 508 / WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility compliance testing
- Self-directed and able to operate with minimal supervision
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to manage multiple testing streams simultaneously
- Proactive in identifying risks and gaps in requirements
- Committed to timely task completion and quality deliverables
- Comfortable working in a hybrid environment with on-site requirements in Washington, D.C.
Benefits
- Applicants eligible to work in the US without visa sponsorship are eligible to apply
- No recruiters or staffing agencies please.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
performance testingapplication defect trackingblack-box testingwhite-box testingtest planstest casesmanual testingautomated testingSQL ServerSelenium
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationanalytical skillsproblem-solvingself-directedproactivetime managementability to manage multiple streamswritten communicationverbal communication
Certifications
ISTQB certificationITIL service management