QA Engineer (Automated Testing)

Softrams is one of the fastest growing digital services firms in the Washington Metropolitan regions crafting human-centered solutions and empowering digital services with a focus on HX, AI, cloud, DevOps and cyber security. Our offices are located in Leesburg VA, Baltimore MD, and Plano TX, and our teams are spread across the U.S. 
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Job Description: Softrams is seeking a QA Engineer who will be part of a collaborative team that builds modern and usable applications for mission-critical U.S. federal government enterprise IT solutions.    

Federal Requirements:  

• Ability to obtain a U.S. Federal Position of Trust clearance designation.  
• Must reside in and be able to perform work in the United States.  
• Must have lived in the United States for 3 of the last 5 years.  

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related. 
• 4 or more years of experience as a QA/QC Engineer. 
• 4 or more years of experience with front and backend testing.  
• 3+ years of experience testing applications using RESTful APIs.  
• 3+ years of experience of developing automation code in TypeScript with Mocha and Chai.  
• Proficiency in scripting languages like Python or JavaScript for automating tasks and writing test scripts. 
• Knowledge of security testing and best security practices. 
• Experience working as a QA tester on an interdisciplinary team.  
• Experience working with AWS ecosystem (S3, RDS, Lambda) and related tools and technologies.  
• Proficient SQL skills to perform database testing, including writing complex queries for data validation. 
• Proficiency in designing and managing realistic test data sets to mimic real-world scenarios. 
• Understanding sprint cycles and collaborating with Scrum teams within an Agile development environment. 
• Expertise in identifying, documenting, and reporting defects in a detailed and reproducible manner using bug tracking systems such as JIRA. 
• Expert communication (written and verbal) with ability to present best practices, processes and workflows to internal and external stakeholders.  
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment, share knowledge, and contribute to the team's success. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in computer science 
• Experience working …