Test Engineer, (Consultant, Engineering & Technical Services)

Summary

Fearless is a digital integration consultancy that delivers technology, organizational development, and engineering solutions. The Test Engineer will ensure the quality and reliability of a secure, cloud-native federal data platform through functional, integration, API, accessibility, data, and automated testing. The role also supports release readiness, defect resolution, and quality throughout the software delivery lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Execute functional, regression, and integration testing to validate platform features and data services
• Perform API testing to verify interfaces between platform components and downstream systems
• Support release readiness activities by validating deployments and confirming platform stability before go-live
• Verify accessibility compliance with Section 508 standards across platform interfaces and user-facing tools
• Validate data pipelines, integrations, and platform services to ensure data accuracy, reliability, and end-to-end functionality
• Support automated testing and quality gates within CI/CD pipelines to improve release quality and delivery reliability
• Track, document, and communicate defects using defect management systems to support resolution workflows
• Develop and maintain automated test scripts to increase test coverage and improve testing efficiency
• Collaborate with engineering, product, and stakeholder teams to clarify requirements, define acceptance criteria, and ensure quality throughout the software delivery lifecycle
• Collaborates with cross functional teams
• Earn the trust of your customer and teammates by delivering world class services
• Be reliable completing assigned objectives on time
• Alert your teammates and supervisor immediately when you think a deliverable is at risk
• Gather intelligence and listen to what your client, other people within the customer’s organization and other contractors say about your project, and report back to your Fearless teammates and supervisor (whether it’s good, bad or just informational)
• Deliver expected outcomes relative to high quality code and maintainable systems
• Offer and implement innovative solutions that include engineering best practices through new tools, frameworks and methodologies
• Serve as a trusted advisor in your area of expertise

Skills

• ● Minimum of 4 years of experience in software testing, quality assurance, or related roles
• ● Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience
• ● Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust clearance
• ● Proven experience conducting functional and regression testing across complex software systems
• ● Hands-on experience performing API testing and validating integrations between system components
• ● Experience tracking and managing defects through resolution using defect management tools
• ● Working knowledge of test automation frameworks and scripting to support automated testing workflows
• ● Experience working within Agile software delivery teams and participating throughout the software development lifecycle
• * Analytical Thinking: The ability to observe and interpret information, break down complex problems into parts, identify patterns/relationships and draw logical conclusions to develop effective solutions
• * Synthetic Thinking: The ability to combine different ideas, information, or concepts to create a new, complex understanding or solution by integrating disparate elements into a new, meaningful whole
• * Adaptability: Comfort with change, flexibility in the face of shifting demands and resilience to setbacks
• * Ownership & Accountability: Committed to taking responsibility for outcomes, ensuring that all commitments are met with a focus on enhancing service delivery
• * Consultative Advising: Identifies and articulates client challenges, scopes projects and aligns recommendations to business goals and client expectations
• * Communicating with Influence: Capable of crafting and delivering clear, persuasive messages that integrate data insights and structured narratives, tailored to the strategic needs of diverse audiences to drive effective decision-making
• * Environmental Awareness: Maintains awareness of external dynamics, power structures within client environments as well as regulatory trends and contract requirements that influence service delivery
• * Practical Application: You can complete tasks in required competency/skill-based areas as requested. Help from an expert may be necessary from time to time, but you can usually perform the skill independently
• * Ability to sit for extended periods while working on a computer or during meetings
• * Must be able to travel occasionally to client sites or company meetings, which may involve driving or flying
• * Ability to communicate effectively via phone, email, and in-person, requiring clear speech, listening, and written communication skills
• * Ability to move within an office environment, including reaching for files, using office equipment, and occasional light lifting (up to 10 pounds)
• ● Experience testing cloud-native platforms or data engineering systems
• ● Familiarity with accessibility testing tools and Section 508 validation techniques
• ● Experience supporting the federal government, healthcare, or other highly regulated environments

Qualifications

Must Haves

• ● Minimum of 4 years of experience in software testing, quality assurance, or related roles
• ● Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience
• ● Ability to obtain and maintain Public Trust clearance
• ● Proven experience conducting functional and regression testing across complex software systems
• ● Hands-on experience performing API testing and validating integrations between system components
• ● Experience tracking and managing defects through resolution using defect management tools
• ● Working knowledge of test automation frameworks and scripting to support automated testing workflows
• ● Experience working within Agile software delivery teams and participating throughout the software development lifecycle
• * Analytical Thinking: The ability to observe and interpret information, break down complex problems into parts, identify patterns/relationships and draw logical conclusions to develop effective solutions
• * Synthetic Thinking: The ability to combine different ideas, information, or concepts to create a new, complex understanding or solution by integrating disparate elements into a new, meaningful whole
• * Adaptability: Comfort with change, flexibility in the face of shifting demands and resilience to setbacks
• * Ownership & Accountability: Committed to taking responsibility for outcomes, ensuring that all commitments are met with a focus on enhancing service delivery
• * Consultative Advising: Identifies and articulates client challenges, scopes projects and aligns recommendations to business goals and client expectations
• * Communicating with Influence: Capable of crafting and delivering clear, persuasive messages that integrate data insights and structured narratives, tailored to the strategic needs of diverse audiences to drive effective decision-making
• * Environmental Awareness: Maintains awareness of external dynamics, power structures within client environments as well as regulatory trends and contract requirements that influence service delivery
• * Practical Application: You can complete tasks in required competency/skill-based areas as requested. Help from an expert may be necessary from time to time, but you can usually perform the skill independently
• * Ability to sit for extended periods while working on a computer or during meetings
• * Must be able to travel occasionally to client sites or company meetings, which may involve driving or flying
• * Ability to communicate effectively via phone, email, and in-person, requiring clear speech, listening, and written communication skills
• * Ability to move within an office environment, including reaching for files, using office equipment, and occasional light lifting (up to 10 pounds)

Nice to Haves

• ● Experience testing cloud-native platforms or data engineering systems
• ● Familiarity with accessibility testing tools and Section 508 validation techniques
• ● Experience supporting the federal government, healthcare, or other highly regulated environments

Benefits

• Fully remote role
• Flexible, life-friendly schedules
• 100% coverage for our medical HSA plan + HSA contributions
• Dental & vision covered 100% for you and your dependents
• Competitive premiums for HMO/PPO and dependent coverage
• 401(k) with 4% match & immediate vesting
• Paid Parental Leave and 12 weeks paid FMLA
• Generous PTO, 11 Federal Holidays, a Birthday Holiday, and Sick Leave
• Up to 15 days for Jury Duty and Bereavement Leave
• Education, wellness, and tech allowances
• Referral bonus: $6K–$12K for each successful referral
• Pet insurance & discount plans
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Legal support, life insurance, disability coverage
• Performance-Based Bonuses based on shared company success and individual contributions
• Eligible for a discretionary bonus based on individual and company performance criteria
• Valued as a whole person—not just a job title
• Matched with work that plays to your strengths and passions
• Supported by coaches, not micromanagers
• Autonomy and clarity to make decisions and drive impact
• Community that celebrates equity, curiosity, and innovation
• Work that matters every day