QA Test Engineer

Xcelerate Solutions seeks a **QA Test Engineer** to play a critical role in ensuring the quality, reliability, security, and performance of our enterprise software platforms. Operating under established technical performance standards and project guidelines, the successful candidate will design, develop, and execute comprehensive manual and automated testing strategies for secure, high\-performing web applications. This position requires a strong technical foundation in modern software testing methodologies, test automation frameworks, and quality assurance best practices. The candidate will work in an Agile environment, collaborating closely with developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to deliver defect\-free software that complies with rigorous industry performance, usability, and security standards. Come join our award\-winning organization and work with some of the most talented and brightest minds in the GovCon industry. **Location:** Remote **Key Responsibilities** ------------------------ In accordance with established technical guidelines and quality management objectives, the QA Test Engineer will perform the following duties: ### **1\. Test Planning \& Manual Testing** * Analyze system requirements, user stories, and design documents to create detailed, comprehensive, and well\-structured test plans, test cases, and test scenarios. * Perform thorough manual functional, integration, regression, end\-to\-end, and user acceptance testing (UAT) to validate system behavior against requirements. * Conduct usability and UI testing to verify that frontend implementations match designed wireframes and user experience guidelines. ### **2\. Test Automation \& Scripting** * Design, develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts utilizing modern frameworks (such as Cypress, Selenium, Playwright, or WebdriverIO) to optimize regression testing. * Implement and maintain automated API testing suites (using Postman, RestAssured, or similar tools) to validate backend RESTful services and microservices. * Integrate automated test suites into continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines (such as Azure DevOps, GitLab CI, or Jenkins) to support automated build validation. ### **3\. Integration, Regression \& Database Verification** * Write and execute database queries (using SQL or equivalent) to validate database migrations, inspect data integrity, and verify that backend transactions occur correctly. * Conduct API, database, and backend validation testing to ensure end\-to\-end system cohesion. * Perform rigorous regression testing cycles ahead of scheduled deployment releases to guarantee system stability. ### **4\. Defect Tracking, Reporting \& Compliance** * Document, track, and manage software defects through their entire lifecycle using tools like Jira or Azure Boards, ensuring clear, reproducible steps and detailed logs are provided to development teams. * Work closely with the software development te