Lead Test Engineer

Position Overview We are seeking a Senior Test Engineer to drive quality engineering and test automation strategy for a modern cloud-based application environment supporting a federal customer.

This role is responsible for establishing and leading a comprehensive automated testing capability from the ground up, implementing end-to-end testing within an Azure-based architecture, and guiding a dispersed team of testers toward modern DevSecOps testing practices.

The ideal candidate combines hands-on test automation expertise, strategic leadership, and mentoring capability, ensuring high-quality software delivery across a full-stack environment built with Java Spring Boot services and Angular front-end applications.

The Senior Test Engineer will also oversee integration of manual testing, automated testing, and security validation within CI/CD pipelines while coordinating testing of software deployments and supporting customer-facing User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities.

Location : United States (Remote; DMV region preferred) Clearance Requirement : Must be US-based and currently hold or have previously held a Public Trust designation.

Key Responsibilities

Test Strategy & Leadership Lead the design and implementation of a modern test automation strategy and framework across multiple applications and services. Establish scalable automated testing frameworks from the ground up supporting UI, API, integration, regression, and end-to-end testing.

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to QA engineers and developers, helping elevate automation skills and testing best practices across the team. Promote a quality engineering mindset within Agile and DevOps development teams.

Automation & Technical Implementation Develop and maintain automated tests for applications built with Java Spring Boot and Angular. Implement UI automation using tools such as Cypress and backend/service testing using JUnit and other frameworks. Design and implement end-to-end testing approaches