ECS is seeking a QA Automation Engineer to work remotely.
We are seeking a QA Automation Engineer with experience in end-to-end testing, test automation, performance testing, and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) to join the Professional Services team. This role will be responsible for developing and executing a comprehensive testing strategy across functional, integration, automation, performance, security, regression, and user acceptance testing activities.
The ideal candidate will have experience validating complex web applications, APIs, data platforms, and third-party integrations. This individual will work closely with engineering teams, technical leadership, and customer stakeholders to ensure solutions meet functional requirements, performance expectations, security controls, and release readiness criteria.
Candidates should have hands-on experience with automation frameworks and testing tools such as Selenium, Playwright, Python-based testing solutions, Jira, Confluence, and performance testing tools such as Locust.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain comprehensive test plans covering functional, integration, end-to-end, performance, regression, and user acceptance testing.
- Define test strategies, test scenarios, acceptance criteria, and release readiness metrics in collaboration with project stakeholders.
- Design, develop, and execute automated test suites for web applications, APIs, and integrated workflows.
- Perform end-to-end testing across frontend applications, APIs, Databricks environments, and third-party platform integrations.
- Validate integrations spanning web applications, backend services, data platforms, and external systems.
- Execute functional testing across multiple user personas and business workflows.
- Coordinate and facilitate multiple rounds of User Acceptance Testing (UAT), document findings, validate remediation efforts, and support final release approvals.
- Design and execute performance and load testing using tools such as Locust, validating system behavior under concurrent user activity and identifying performance bottlenecks.
- Perform regression testing to ensure software quality and system stability prior to production releases.
- Validate role-based access controls, security requirements, governance controls, and data access restrictions.
- Identify, document, classify, and track software defects through resolution.
- Collaborate with engineers, TPMs, product owners, and customer stakeholders throughout the software development lifecycle.
- Produce testing reports, quality metrics, defect summaries, and release recommendations.
- Utilize Jira and Confluence to manage testing activities, document results, and track defects and remediation efforts.
Salary Range: $140,000-$165,000
General Description of Benefits
Preferred Qualifications- Active Secret Clearance
- Experience with UAT (User Acceptance Testing)
- Strong background in Software Quality Assurance (SW QA)
- Ability to translate business requirements into effective test cases
- Experience identifying and documenting defects clearly and concisely
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
- Effective communication skills for cross‑team collaboration
Skills Required
- Active Secret Clearance
- Experience with User Acceptance Testing
- Strong background in Software Quality Assurance
- Ability to translate business requirements into effective test cases
- Experience identifying and documenting defects clearly and concisely
- Strong attention to detail and commitment to quality
- Effective communication skills for cross-team collaboration
ECS Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about ECS and has not been reviewed or approved by ECS.
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Healthcare Strength — ECS advertises multiple national-network medical plan options with HSA eligibility alongside dental and vision coverage. Coverage generally begins quickly and is paired with company-paid short- and long-term disability, adding stability to the health package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with Safe Harbor and immediate vesting on employer contributions is emphasized, with an employer match available. Access to an employee stock purchase plan via the parent company provides an additional savings avenue.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave up to 30 days, adoption assistance, and other family-oriented leaves are highlighted. Feedback suggests these offerings add meaningful value beyond base pay for many roles.
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What We Do
ECS, a segment of ASGN (NYSE: ASGN), delivers advanced solutions and services in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), application and IT modernization, and science and engineering. The company solves critical, complex challenges for customers across the U.S. public sector, defense, intelligence and commercial industries. ECS maintains partnerships with leading cloud, cybersecurity, and AI/ML providers and holds specialized certifications in their technologies. Headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, ECS has more than 3,400 employees throughout the U.S. and has been recognized as a Top Workplace by The Washington Post for the last five years.
