Government and Public Sector - Cybersecurity - QA Engineer

Government and Public Sector – Cybersecurity – QA Engineer - Senior Consultant

 

From strategy to execution, the Government & Public Sector practice (“GPS”) of Ernst & Young provides a full range of consulting and audit services to help our Federal, State, Local and Education clients implement new ideas to help achieve their mission outcomes. We deliver real change and measurable results through our diverse, high-performing teams, quality work at the highest professional standards, operational know-how from across our global organization, and creative and bold ideas that drive innovation. We enable our government clients to achieve their mission of protecting the nation and serving the people; increasing public safety; improving healthcare for our military, veterans and citizens; delivering essential public services; and helping those in need. EY is ready to help our government shape the future with confidence.

The opportunity  

Our cybersecurity professionals possess diverse industry knowledge, along with unique technical expertise and specialized skills. The team works together in planning, pursuing, delivering and managing engagements to assess, improve, build, and in some cases operate integrated security operations for our clients.  

The QA Engineer will be a dedicated member of the client software development team. This role supports an Agile/Scrum delivery model and is responsible for ensuring the quality, reliability, and security of mission-critical financial applications through a combination of manual testing and automated testing.

The QA Engineer will execute test cases and automation scripts during each sprint, perform end-to-end regression testing in lower environments, and conduct post-production release validation to ensure system stability and compliance with client standards.

Your key responsibilities 

 

·        Participate actively in Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives

·        Analyze user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical requirements to guide the creation of effective test scripts/cases

·        Execute manual and automated test cases/scripts during each sprint

·        Validate new features, enhancements, bug fixes, and integrations

·        Develop, maintain, and execute:
o Manual test cases
o Automated test scripts
o Regression test suites
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·        Perform end-to-end system testing across integrated FEMA and DHS identity services components

·        Validate data integrity, business rules, workflows, and user access controls
Automation Testing

·        Design and maintain automation frameworks and test scripts for web-based applications

·         Identify manual test case candidates for automation and continuously expand regression automation coverage

·        Familiarity with programming languages (Java, JavaScript, Python, etc.) 

·        Execute automated test suites as part of CI/CD pipelines (where applicable)

·        Troubleshoot, maintain, and optimize automation scripts to ensure reliability

·        Perform full regression testing in lower environments prior to releases

·        Conduct post-production release testing (end-to-end / smoke / sanity validation) to ensure successful deployments

·        Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) by validating fixes and assisting with defect resolution
Defect Management & Reporting

·        Identify, document, and track defects with clear reproduction steps, expected vs. actual results, and supporting evidence

·        Collaborate closely with developers, technical leads, system owners, and Scrum Masters to provide effective t