Test Engineer

Job title: Test Engineer

Location: Arlington, VA/Some Telework (Hybrid)

Terms: Full Time

Clerance: Secret

Foxhole Technology provides robust cybersecurity and IT support capabilities for federal civilian and defense agencies. A recognized leader in navigating technology and security challenges, Foxhole delivers mission-focused innovations to answer evolving and complex needs. Our talented employee-owners provide agile, scalable services and solutions that solve operational gaps, operate critical systems, and protect and secure the enterprise - across the organization and around the world.

Seeking a highly responsible experienced quality engineer with strong background in test automation and manual testing. The candidate will be responsible for ensuring quality, reliability, and performance, the QA Engineer role consists of a balance between automated and manual testing. The QA Engineer will collaborate closely with developers, product owners, and other stakeholders to validate requirements/user stories, identify defects, and promote best-in-class QA practices across the development lifecycle of the application

Work with the functional and development teams to identify, document, and execute test cases
• Design, implement, and maintain automated test scripts/frameworks for functional, regression, and integration testing.
• Execute manual test cases for new features, edge cases, and scenarios where automation is not practical.
• Perform exploratory testing to uncover usability, performance, and reliability issues.
• Analyze requirements, user stories, and technical specifications to create comprehensive test plans and cases.
• Report, track, and verify defects using issue management systems.
• Partner with developers and DevOps engineers to integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Provide clear test documentation, metrics, and quality reports to stakeholders.
• Advocate for quality engineering practices and contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes.
• Develop, implement, and maintain testing best practices to enhance the quality of deliverables.
• Ensure adherence to testing standards and processes across all scrum teams.
• Continuously evaluate and improve testing methodologies to adapt to project needs and technological advancements.
• Manage the maintenance and enhancement of the regression test suite to ensure ongoing product stability.

• 5+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, Test Engineering, or a similar role

• Strong experience with both automated and manual testing in an Agile/Scrum environment

• Hands-on experience designing, developing, and maintaining test automation frameworks and scripts

• Proficiency with common test automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, JUnit, TestNG, or similar)

• Experience executing manual test cases for new features and edge-cases

• Strong understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and QA best practices

• Experience analyzing requirements and user stories to create test plans, test cases, and test scenarios

• Familiarity with defect tracking and test management tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar)

• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines

• Ability to clearly document test results, metrics, and quality reports

• Strong collaboration skills with developers, product owners, and cross-functional teams

Requirements of position: Think analytically, effective verbal and written communication skills, make decisions, observe/remember details, interpret data, concentrate on tasks, adjust to change, handle stress/emotions. Regular attendance, maintain work schedule, attend meetings, meet deadlines, keyboard/type, handle confidential information, use math/calculations, stay organized, operate office equipment, may direct others. May be exposed to dust/dirt, humidity, and noise.

Foxhole Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer and makes hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military/veteran status, or any other protected class.