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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. Software Quality Assurance Engineer and Tester - **Company:** Eidos Technologies, LLC - **Location:** Florence, KY, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $90,000.0 - $120,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Microsoft Windows, Automation of Tests, Firmware, Hyper-V, IT Management, System Center Configuration Manager, Regression Testing, Software Deployment, Verification and Validation (Software), Software Quality Assurance (SQA), Microsoft InTune, Vmware - **Published:** August 10, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b8508b956996f89b ## About the Role * Minimum 5 to 8 years of experience in enterprise IT test lab or endpoint validation environments. * Demonstrated expertise designing and executing structured hardware and software testing across multiple platforms. * Experience documenting test results, identifying defects, and validating deployments. * Experience supporting test automation. * Demonstrated ability to align testing with configuration, security, and release standards. * Experience developing formal written test plans for new and upgraded software. * Experience with Windows operating system image testing, including baseline images and security hardening. * Experience with Group Policy Object testing - deployment, enforcement, inheritance, and conflict resolution. * Experience with firmware and driver validation across multiple hardware platforms. * Experience mentoring junior test lab staff., * ISTQB or comparable software testing certification. * Prior federal or IRS experience. * Active or recent federal suitability determination. * Experience with MECM, Intune, or BigFix. * Hyper-V or VMware experience for virtual test environments., * US Citizenship required * * Must pass a 7-panel SAMHSA drug screening (marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, opiates, 6-acetylmorphine, PCP, methamphetamine). Employer pays testing costs. Education: * Bachelor's (Required) Experience: * Enterprise IT Test Lab: 5 years (Required) * Group Policy Object Testing: 1 year (Required) * Documenting test results: 1 year (Required) ## Description * Establish and maintain a test laboratory with workstations and devices configured across diverse hardware, firmware, and software baselines. * Perform operating system image testing, upgrade-in-place testing, GPO functionality testing, and firmware and driver validation. * Develop and execute formal test plans covering installation, upgrade, uninstall, and rollback scenarios. * Validate detection methods and installation switches; assess functionality in both user and system execution contexts; verify reboot behavior. * Implement automated system, integration, and regression testing processes. * Execute approved automated test scripts to validate baseline and ABA images, application updates, and security patches. * Maintain execution logs with time-stamped pass/fail results and reproducible defect documentation. * Provide go/no-go recommendations to the Government prior to production deployment. * Maintain a centralized software validation repository. * Track test status, defects, and remediation in the asset and service management system. * Support user acceptance testing and stakeholder review sessions. * Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior test lab staff. ## Related Videos - [WebAssembly: The Next Frontier of Cloud Computing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/972-webassembly-the-next-frontier-of-cloud-computing) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [Excellent Software Testing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/87-excellent-software-testing) - [Generating code with Angular schematics](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/129-generating-code-with-angular-schematics) - [Why I Love End-2-End Tests and How To Get Them Right](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/996-why-i-love-end-2-end-tests-and-how-to-get-them-right) - [Agent Smith Gets Hardware: Autonomous IoT Hacking From Debug Port to Cloud API](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100258-agent-smith-gets-hardware-autonomous-iot-hacking-from-debug-port-to-cloud-api) ## Related Articles - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [Integration And E2E Testing: Are They Complementary or Interchangeable?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/86-integration-and-e2e-testing-are-they-complementary-or-interchangeable) - [Software Developer Salary in Austria [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/213-software-developer-salary-in-austria-2023) - [Should senior developers refuse interview coding challenges?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/29-should-senior-developers-refuse-interview-coding-challenges) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market)