QA / Test Automation Engineer

Summary

PingWind delivers professional services to the federal government, including cybersecurity, development, and IT infrastructure. The QA / Test Automation Engineer will support quality assurance and automated testing for a mission-critical Federal Student Aid identity and access management platform, designing test strategies, executing functional and security testing, and collaborating with development, product, security, DevSecOps, and infrastructure teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites using industry-standard test automation frameworks and tools, with preference for automated over manual testing approaches
• Execute unit testing, regression testing, and integration testing to validate that code changes meet acceptance criteria and do not introduce defects
• Perform code reviews with development team members to ensure test quality and adherence to testing best practices
• Validate that all non-functional requirements are met, including performance, security, scalability, and compliance standards
• Ensure acceptance criteria are satisfied for all user stories and features prior to deployment
• Support functional and security testing of FSA Applications and Services integrated with the IAM platform
• Develop and execute test plans for feature deployments across development, test, Enterprise Performance Test (EPT), and production environments
• Collaborate with FSA Product Owners to understand testing requirements and provide feedback on testability of user stories and requirements
• Participate in sprint planning and backlog refinement to identify testing needs and estimate testing effort
• Validate that all automated and manual testing suites pass before features are packaged for release or deployment to higher environments
• Ensure all security and compliance requirements are met through security testing and validation
• Document test results, defects, and test coverage metrics; provide reporting to FSA and development teams
• Support progressive migration of existing applications into the integrated IAM platform by testing authentication, authorization, and audit capabilities
• Participate in agile ceremonies including daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Maintain test automation code and test data in version control systems; ensure reproducibility and traceability of test execution
• Collaborate with DevSecOps and infrastructure teams to support continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines

Skills

• Remote
• Public Trust
• Bachelors Degree
• 1 year
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites using industry-standard test automation frameworks and tools, with preference for automated over manual testing approaches

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Remote
• Public Trust
• Bachelors Degree
• 1 year
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites using industry-standard test automation frameworks and tools, with preference for automated over manual testing approaches

Benefits

• Eleven Federal Holidays
• Paid Time Off accrued each pay period
• Parental Leave
• Three medical plan choices with generous employer contribution
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance
• 401k with competitive matching and vesting schedule
• Continuing education assistance
• Short Term / Long Term Disability & Life Insurance
• Medical, Dependent Care and Commuter Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness benefits include Calm Health app and WellHub gym subsidy (formerly GymPass)
• 529 College Savings Plan
• Legal Insurance
• Pet Insurance