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# Senior Software QA Engineer / Tester (Active Secret Clearance Required)

- **Company:** SOLUTIONS ETCETERA
- **Location:** Kearneysville, WV, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $95,000.0 - $105,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Agile Testing, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Code Coverage, Cyber Security, Continuous Integration, Scrum Methodology, Systems Development Life Cycle, Selenium, Software Requirements Analysis, SQL Databases, Strategies of Testing, Virtualization Technology, Cypress (Programming Language), SC Clearance, Playwright, Restful APIs, Cucumber (Software), Devsecops, Servicenow, Static Application Security Testing, Dynamic Application Security Testing
- **Published:** July 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=bb0d14f18a625b7e

## About the Role

* Active DoD Secret clearance (required - no exceptions)
 * DoD 8570 IAT Level II certification (Security+ CE, CySA+, or CCNA Security)
 * 6-9 years of relevant experience (or commensurate)
 * Experience as a senior software QA engineer or test lead designing enterprise-level automated and manual test frameworks
 * Hands-on automation experience with industry-standard tools (Selenium, Playwright, Cypress, or Cucumber) integrated into CI/CD pipelines
 * Strong command of SDLC, software assurance best practices, and Agile testing methodologies
 * Experience producing Test Plans, Test Cases, Traceability Matrices, and Defect Reports
 * Proficiency with enterprise tracking tools (Jira, Azure DevOps, or ServiceNow)
 * Working knowledge of virtualization, REST API testing, SQL, and network boundaries

Nice to Have

 * Prior support of U.S. Coast Guard, DHS, or federal software delivery programs
 * ISTQB CTAL, CSQA, or Agile/Scrum certifications
 * Experience with SAST/DAST security gating in a DevSecOps / cATO environment
 * Section 508 accessibility validation and cross-platform usability testing

## Description

* Design, implement, and oversee enterprise-level test strategies, test plans, and automated testing frameworks for mission-critical applications
 * Execute functional, regression, integration, performance, load, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
 * Build and scale automated test scripts within CI/CD and DevSecOps pipelines
 * Establish quality gating controls, defect tracking, and test coverage metrics across multiple product lines
 * Trace software requirements to test cases and ensure delivered capabilities are operationally sound
 * Perform root-cause analysis on complex defects and performance bottlenecks through to remediation
 * Ensure test procedures and baselines comply with federal security standards and DISA STIGs


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