Job Summary
The Quality Assurance Engineer performs entry-level quality engineering tasks in support of test automation and validation efforts. This position assists in developing automated test scripts and supports integration of test tools with CI/CD pipelines. The role requires a foundational understanding of scripting, software build processes, and basic development principles.
As with any position, additional expectations exist. Some of these are, but are not limited to, adhering to normal working hours, meeting deadlines, following company policies as outlined by the Employee Handbook, communicating regularly with assigned supervisor(s), and staying focused on the assigned tasks including company meetings, and completing other tasks as assigned.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain Selenium-based UI automation primarily for React applications, aligned to CI/CD pipeline execution (smoke/regression)
- Provide test coverage and maintenance support for legacy Blazor UI as needed (stabilize suites, reduce flakiness, maintain critical paths)
- Build and execute API test automation for C#/.NET (REST) services including contract validation, authorization, and negative testing
- Contribute to scalable automation frameworks (Page Object Model, reusable utilities, data-driven patterns, parallel runs)
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD (Azure DevOps/GitHub/Jenkins as applicable), including quality gates, reporting, and triage workflows
- Collaborate in an Agile/Scrum environment to define acceptance criteria, test strategy, and release readiness
- Log and manage defects with strong evidence and traceability using Jira (and related plugins as applicable)
- Perform targeted manual and exploratory testing, support release validation, and participate in root-cause analysis
- Support secure SDLC documentation and evidence capture appropriate for government environments
Required Qualifications
- U.S. Citizenship Required
- Active Secret clearance
- 3+ years (or equivalent) of experience in QA automation for web applications and APIs
- Strong hands-on experience with Selenium WebDriver (locators, waits, stability patterns, test maintainability)
- Experience testing REST APIs and services (automation or tooling such as Postman/Newman and/or .NET test harnesses)
- Working proficiency with C#/.NET and ability to debug test code and application behavior
- Demonstrated experience testing React SPAs (routing, state, async behavior, cross-browser considerations)
- If applicable: If you are or have been recently employed by the U.S. government by the U.S. government, a post-employment ethics letter will be required if employment with VSolvit is offered
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting or migrating from legacy Blazor applications (maintenance testing, regression stabilization, transition planning)
- Experience with Jira for defect tracking, sprint/Agile workflows, dashboards, and reporting
- Experience with Playwright and/or Cypress (in addition to Selenium)
- Test frameworks: NUnit/xUnit/MSTest, SpecFlow (BDD), fluent assertions
- CI/CD implementation experience (pipeline gates, test reporting, flaky-test triage)
- Experience in regulated/government environments; familiarity with NIST-aligned secure development practices
- If applicable: If you are or have been recently employed by the U.S. government by the U.S. government, a post-employment ethics letter will be required if employment with VSolvit is offered
Company Summary
Join the VSolvit Team! Founded in 2006, VSolvit (pronounced 'We Solve It') is a technology services provider that specializes in cybersecurity, cloud computing, geographic information systems (GIS), business intelligence (BI) systems, data warehousing, engineering services, and custom database and application development. VSolvit is an award winning WOSB, CA CDB, MBE, WBE, and CMMI Level 3 certified company. We offer a customizable health benefits program that best meets the needs of its employees. Offering may include: medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, long and short-term disability and other insurance products, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, 401K Retirement Plan options, Tuition Reimbursement, and assorted voluntary benefits. Our goal is to grow together and enjoy the work that we do as a team.
VSolvit LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
