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Navtech, Inc.

ETL Tester

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Performance Tester (EAD's accepted)

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Performance Tester (EAD's accepted)

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Unisity, LLC

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Perform web app pentests. * Perform vulnerability risk assessments. * Perform physical pentests and ... Due to federal contract requirements, United States Citizenship and position appropriate security ...

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Mobile Tester

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$70K - $115K/yr

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App Packaging Specialist

App inventory, package/test apps. * building, testing, and deploying enterprise applications across ... contract-specific affordability, government clearance and investigation level, and years of ...

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As of Jun 9, 2026, the average hourly pay for contract app tester in the United States is $36.93, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $24.52 and $48.08 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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AspectContract App TesterSoftware QA Tester
CredentialsTypically requires testing certifications, basic technical skillsOften requires testing certifications, sometimes a degree in IT or related field
Work EnvironmentContract-based, project-specific, often remote or on-siteFull-time or contract, may be on-site or remote, within software development teams
Industry UsageCommon in tech, mobile app, and software companies for short-term projectsWidely used across software, gaming, and app development industries

Contract App Testers focus on short-term testing projects, often with specific app or software testing tasks, while Software QA Testers typically work on ongoing quality assurance processes within development teams. Both roles require testing skills and certifications, but Contract App Testers usually operate on a project basis, whereas QA Testers may have broader responsibilities within a company's quality management system.

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S/W Q.A. Spec./App Tester - Expert

Cornerstone Defense

Herndon, VA • On-site

$42.50 - $57.75/hr

Contractor

Posted 25 days ago

Job description

  • Location: Herndon, Virginia
  • Type: Contract
  • Job #3298

Title: S/W Q.A. Spec./App Tester - Expert
Location: Herndon, VA
*Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply *
Company Overview:
Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S. Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation's toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don't look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
Opening for an Automated tester who will work as part of a small test team supporting multiple software applications in varying stages of deployment (from emerging technologies to legacy systems). This position requires knowledge of modern automated testing methodologies and technologies. The person in this role will be responsible for manual testing when the coding of an automated solution is impractical or not desirable. As the technology stack expands and grows, our team of testers may be required to work with the application developers to support performance/load testing to fully evaluate the application capabilities.
This position requires a TS/SCI with Polygraph on day one and is located in the Herndon area.
Minimum of 11 Years of relevant experience or 8 years with a Bachelors Degree - this is a MANDATORY REQUIREMENT and is not optional.
*Experience with API testing through Swagger
*Experience with SQL queries for data validation (Oracle, Postgres)
*Expert in Selenium WebDriver as well as other automated testing technologies such as Katalon Studio and Cucumber
*Emphasis of experience must be in the area of writing automated code (Java) as opposed to simply click and record
*Must be able to evaluate developer assignments, independently understand requirements, and engineer tests to evaluate best path scenario as well as probe for possible failure conditions
*Must know to use an IDE to code (ex - IntelliJ, Eclipse, NetBeans)
*Experience with interacting in a Linux environment (ex - Bash scripting, VI)
*Expertise in writing test plans, cases, procedures, scripts, and scenarios
*Demonstrated history with manual and automated test processes
*Ability to work well in a constantly evolving work environment
*Ensure the QA and testing approach references all known vulnerabilities and best practices
*Conduct and report testing using a repeatable process based on industry best practices
*Maintain and update the test environment
*Must have development skills, as automated testing is a lot of writing code.
* Solid hands-on experience testing experience with testing tools such as JMeter, Cypress, and /or Selenium.
Nice to have:
• Experience testing complex systems with external integration points
• Experience with unit test frameworks such as Junit, Mockito, Swagger, and Postman
• Must work well in a group environment and collaborate with team members
• Familiarity with Source code management and integration (ex - GitHub/GitLab, Jenkins)
• Experience in an Agile environment
This position requires a TS/SCI with Polygraph on day one and is located in the Herndon area.

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