Quality Assurance Engineer II (LOC)

Ad Hoc LLC is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver impactful digital services. They are seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer II to support quality assurance goals, execute testing, and collaborate with developers to ensure software quality throughout the development process.

Responsibilities:

• Execute functional, regression, and accessibility testing every sprint, validating stories against acceptance criteria and flagging merges that fail automated test gates
• Write and maintain manual and automated test cases using Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright with moderate guidance from senior QA engineers
• Run Axe and pa11y accessibility scans on merge requests and document findings in Jira and Confluence aligned to WCAG 2.1 AA standards
• Validate API behavior using Postman or Rest Assured as part of sprint-level testing coverage
• Collaborate with developers to write boilerplate and exploratory test cases for new functionality, reducing cognitive load and catching edge cases early
• Contribute to CI/CD pipeline test instrumentation in GitLab, helping ensure tests run automatically at every build and check-in
• Participate in load and performance testing activities, supporting validation of system capacity and stability
• Participate in SAFe ceremonies including sprint planning, standups, and retrospectives, building understanding of the overall program testing strategy
• Ask questions during design and architecture discussions to ensure systems are built with testability in mind from the start

Requirements:

• 3+ years of relevant QA engineering experience and a Bachelor's degree, or equivalent additional experience in lieu of a degree
• Must meet federal suitability requirements and pass a background investigation as a condition of employment
• Proficiency with test automation frameworks such as Selenium, Cypress, or Playwright
• Experience developing test plans and test cases for both manual and automated testing scenarios
• Familiarity with API testing tools such as Postman or Rest Assured
• Working knowledge of accessibility testing tools including Axe and pa11y
• Experience integrating tests into CI/CD pipelines and working within GitLab or equivalent version control environments
• Familiarity with load and performance testing concepts and tools
• Solid understanding of agile testing methodologies and how QA integrates into a sprint-based delivery model
• Prior experience with federal agency digital services or government contracting environments
• Familiarity with WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards and Section 508 compliance testing
• Experience with manual assistive technology testing using JAWS, NVDA, or VoiceOver
• Exposure to SAFe or scaled Agile delivery frameworks
• Familiarity with Cucumber Gherkin or behavior-driven development testing approaches
• Experience with performance testing tools such as NeoLoad, JMeter, or Taurus