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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Tester - **Company:** Ariel Partners - **Location:** Stafford, VA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $120,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Test Suite, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Business Logic, Automation of Tests, Microsoft Azure, Browser Compatibility, Cloud Engineering, Databases, DevOps, HP Loadrunner, Apache JMeter, Scrum Methodology, Selenium, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, Web Applications, Web Services, Performance Testing, ReactJS, Blazor, Appium, Software Troubleshooting, Gitlab, Git, SC Clearance, AngularJS, Integration Tests, Playwright, Extreme Programming, Cucumber (Software), Testrail - **Published:** August 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usdbcc4b443724f9f4274b6773490215fd/eaa ## About the Role Candidate must be located in DMV area and able to commute to Stafford, VA office !!! Candidate Must hold Active Secret Clearance !!!, * Must hold Active Secret clearance * Minimum 5 years of automation testing experience * Experience with test suite development and maintenance * Experience with automated testing tools and frameworks such as Selenium, Playwright, Appium, Robot, Cucumber, etc. * Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter, K6, Loadrunner, etc. * Experience writing automated tests for web front ends, web services, APIs, and databases * Experience with manual testing * Experience with integration testing * Experience cross-browser/cross-platform testing * Experience working as part of an agile team using SAFe, Scrum, XP and/or Kanban * Generation and maintenance of controlled test datasets and scenarios * Desire to work in a collaborative environment * Quality and Detail-orientated * Team player who works well with customers and colleagues at all levels. * Ability to lead and manage a team of testers, providing clear guidance and mentorship * Experience with Git version control and collaborative development workflows * Strong troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills for determining automation test failures Desired Skills * Experience working with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines * Experience providing technical leadership - understands overall architecture, understands software engineering and testing best practices * Experience with testing tools such as Xray, TestRail, or Zephyr * Security testing experience a plus * Self-motivated, quick learner with strong analytical and problem-solving skills * Familiarity with SPA web applications such as Angular, React, or Blazor * Experience with Cloud-native web-based applications hosted in Azure or AWS ## Description The Software Tester will support the program with hands-on test development and execution experience implementing automated testing and integration into Gitlab pipelines. This tester is responsible for expanding, improving, and maintaining our test automation framework, and supporting our client with expansion of their test automation framework. This tester should be self-starting and proactive; they are expected to serve as a trusted resource on the business logic in place as well as our system architecture. They are expected to work collaboratively, with minimal supervision, on teams including DevOps Engineers and Developers to ensure our application meets users' needs, as well as business requirements and scalability characteristics. Each team member is expected to be cross-functional and take collective ownership to ensure deliverables are met and superb quality is achieved., Job Description: Everforth ECS is seeking a Software Tester to work in our Stafford, VA office. The Everforth ECS Team provides focused agile software development and maintenan… + 20 days ago, Job Description: Everforth ECS is seeking a Software Tester to work in our Stafford, VA office. 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