Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services. They are seeking a Senior Software QA Engineer to oversee the quality of software products, ensuring the highest standards of reliability, performance, and user experience through collaboration with developers and product managers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test suites for complex software systems
• Lead manual and automated testing efforts across functional, regression, integration, performance, and security testing
• Build and scale automated testing frameworks using tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or similar
• Identify, document, and track bugs with clarity and detail; work with engineering teams to drive issues to resolution
• Define and enforce QA best practices, standards, and processes across the team
• Collaborate with developers during code reviews to catch quality issues early in the development cycle
• Mentor junior QA engineers and serve as a technical resource for the broader team
• Partner with product and engineering to assess risk and prioritize testing efforts in fast-moving release cycles
• Analyze test results, generate reports, and communicate quality metrics to stakeholders
• Continuously evaluate and introduce new tools, methodologies, and technologies to improve QA effectiveness

Skills

• 9 years of experience in software quality assurance, with a bachelor's degree or 7 years with a master's degree
• Strong proficiency in test automation frameworks and at least one scripting or programming language (Python, JavaScript, Java, etc.)
• Deep experience with API testing tools such as Postman, REST Assured, or similar
• Solid understanding of CI/CD pipelines and experience integrating automated tests into tools like GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or CircleCI
• Experience with performance and load testing tools (e.g., k6, JMeter, Locust)
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with a sharp eye for detail
• Strong communication skills and the ability to clearly articulate quality risks to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Clearance Requirements: TS/SCI CI Poly Preferred

Benefits

• Medical, vision and dental insurance coverage
• 401k plan
• PTO
• Holidays
• Additional insurances

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