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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # QA Specialist, Software Quality Assurance / Functional Tester (Senior) - **Company:** Stellent IT LLC - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $100,000.0 - $150,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Testing (Software), Agile Methodology, Automation of Tests, Software Bug Management, Databases, Database Queries, HP Quality Centers, HP Quicktest Professional, Web Browsers, Oracle Databases, Systems Development Life Cycle, Regression Testing, E2e Testing, Requirements Traceability, Selenium, Software Quality Assurance (SQA), SQL Databases, Test Management, Testcomplete - **Published:** September 25, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/usc5a028338a880424fff09dac04049c05 ## About the Role * Bachelor of Science degree (IT or related field, or equivalent experience). * Software quality assurance and test-planning experience (QA plans, test plans and procedures). * Automated test design and execution with HP QTP/UFT, TestComplete, or Selenium. * HP Quality Center/ALM for test-case writing and defect management. * Leading functional and automated testing efforts, including UI and regression testing. * Advanced SQL query writing and good understanding of Oracle 11g or 12c. * SDLC experience (Agile and Waterfall preferred); strong communication and analytical skills., * Test planning and QA plan development to quality-control standards. * Automated functional and regression test design and execution (HP QTP/UFT, TestComplete, Selenium). * Test management and defect tracking with HP Quality Center/ALM. * Functional, integration, and end-to-end testing across web, mobile, and portal platforms and browsers. * SQL query writing and Oracle 11g/12c database validation. * Requirements traceability, test-case review, and coverage assurance. * Defect triage, production support, and quality-metrics reporting. ## Description About the job: Client needs a Senior Software QA/Functional Tester to design and run test plans and automated functional test scripts, cover functional/integration/end-to-end testing across web, mobile, and portal platforms, support major releases, and provide production support and quality reporting. 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