Senior QA Engineer and Tester

**Sr QA Engineer and Tester** Remote Blu Omega is seeking a Sr QA Engineer and Tester to support enterprise\-level data modeling, analytics, and application modernization initiatives within a mission\-driven federal health environment. This role operates within a cloud environment and is responsible for quality engineering and testing across data solutions and applications. The position requires experience supporting test automation, CI/CD pipelines, and validation activities within a mission\-driven environment. **Program Overview** This role supports a federal health program focused on enterprise data and application modernization. **Key Details** **Location:** Remote **Clearance:** Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust suitability determination **Responsibilities** * Design, build, maintain, and optimize automated testing frameworks for data models, analytics solutions, and data\-driven applications. * Build and support scalable test environments using AWS, Azure, and other cloud technologies. * Apply AI\-enhanced testing approaches, including GitHub Copilot, agentic UI automation, and similar technologies, to improve testing efficiency and expand coverage. * Perform automated and manual testing, including functional, regression, usability, integration, and data validation testing. * Develop and execute test plans, test cases, scripts, and validation strategies for data and analytics solutions. * Implement, maintain, optimize, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab, and Jenkins. * Integrate automated testing into CI/CD workflows to enable continuous validation and improve release quality. * Partner with cross\-functional teams to define testing strategies, document defects, and drive issues through resolution. * Validate data models, transformations, integrations, and downstream outputs to ensure accuracy, completeness, consistency, and reliability. * Analyze test results to identify quality risks, coverage gaps, data issues, and opportunities for continuous improvement. * Maintain test documentation, defect reports, test results, and quality metrics. * Support Agile delivery activities and promote automation and quality engineering best practices across the team. **Required Qualifications** * 4\+ years of experience designing, developing, and maintaining automated testing frameworks. * 4\+ years of programming or scripting experience using Python, Java, Groovy, SQL, or Bash. * 2\+ years of experience implementing or supporting CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, GitLab, Jenkins, or similar technologies. * Hands\-on experience developing and executing automated tests for complex applications, data solutions, or analytics environments. * Experience building or supporting scalable test environments using AWS, Azure, or similar cloud technologies. * Experience applying AI\-powered QA and testing technologies, such as GitHub Copilot, agentic UI automat