IA-DOM-DOIT-SDP6 -Senior QA Tester NEW

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.