Junior QA/Software Tester

Job Title: Journeyman Automation Tester
Location: Remote
Contract: USDA OMNI – NRCS Operations & Maintenance
Security Clearance: USDA Public Trust

AttainX Inc. is seeking an experienced QA Automation Engineer to join our federal IT delivery team. The ideal candidate brings hands-on expertise designing and executing automated testing frameworks for complex enterprise and government systems. You will work within Agile/SAFe delivery teams to ensure software quality across the full testing lifecycle — from strategy and test design through execution, reporting, and CI/CD integration.

Essential Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related fieldwith 5+ years of experiencein software QA with a focus on test automation
• Proficiencywith automation tools: Playwright, Selenium, and/or Cypress
• Strong API testing experience with Postman,ReadyAPI, or REST Assured
• Programmingproficiencyin JavaScript and/or Java (Java 17)
• Experience with BDD frameworks (Cucumber) and test design methodologies
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools: Jenkins, Git, Maven, Docker
• Solid SQL/MySQL skills for backend data validation
• Experience working within Agile orSAFedelivery environments
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to document and present QA findings clearly
• Ability to obtain USDA Public Trust Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience supporting USDA, FPAC, NRCS, or other federal civilian agencies.
• Experience with financial systems, business rules engines, or contract/agreement management platforms
• Familiarity with AWS cloud environments
• Experience with Angular front-end testing integration
• Knowledge of AI-enabled QA workflows, prompt engineering for test automation, or agentic AI concepts
• CertifiedSAFe® Practitioner (SAFe5 or 6)

• Experience with mobile testing (Android Studio,XCode, ADB,BrowserStack)
• Familiarity with Apache JMeter for performance and load testing

Core Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, andmaintainautomated test frameworks for UI, API, and end-to-end testing across federal enterprise platforms
• Execute and manage regression, smoke, functional, integration, system, and end-to-end (E&E) test cycles
• Develop andmaintainAPI test suites using Postman,ReadyAPI, or REST Assured;validateREST API responses, payloads, and business rules
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Maven, Git, Docker)
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and product owners in Agile/SAFesprint ceremonies to define acceptance criteria and test strategies
• Contribute to test planning documentation, including test plans, test cases, traceability matrices, and defect reports
• Perform database validation using SQL/MySQL to verify data integrity across system workflows
• Support mobile testing efforts using Android Studio,XCode, ADB, andBrowserStackwhere applicable
• Conduct performance and load testing using Apache JMeter
• Leverage AI-assisted tools and LLM-driven workflows to accelerate test design, analysis, and QA processes
• Participate in quality governance activities and promote QA best practices across the team

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