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Job number: 784

This is a remote position.

Ad Hoc is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services. Using modern, agile methods, our team creates products that meet people’s needs and transform their experience of government.

Work on things that matter

Our collaborations have shaped some of the defining moments in public-sector service delivery. We’ve helped build products that connect Veterans to tailored services, help millions access affordable health care, and support important programs like Head Start. As we work with agencies to deliver critical services, we’re also changing how the government approaches technology.

Built for a remote life

Our culture, communications, and tools are built for remote work, enabling us to bring together top talent nationwide. At Ad Hoc, remote life empowers our teams to design work environments that fit their lives and that foster flexibility and collaboration to achieve positive outcomes for our customers.

Committed to high expectations and a welcoming culture

Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren’t heroes. We learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We build small, inclusive teams to collaborate closely with our partners to solve the right problems and deliver software that works.

The Federal Civilian business unit supports many customers spanning the federal, commercial, and nonprofit space. Our customers include NASA, the General Services Administration, Office of Personnel Management, the Library of Congress, Health & Human Services, and the FDIC. We partner with these agencies to build new capabilities, deliver products, establish data as a strategic asset for informed decision-making, modernize legacy systems, and build the digital service infrastructure necessary to scale their mission impact.

Primary Responsibilities

Quality Assurance Engineer III serves as an emerging individual contributor within a team, expanding your leadership, guidance, and mentoring skills. With the support and guidance of leadership, you will be responsible for supporting the goal of meeting scope, schedule, and delivery requirements. You will interact with stakeholders and utilize influential skills to drive improvements in engineering processes and practices. Primary expectations of a Quality Assurance Engineer III include:

• Design, develop, and maintain manual and automated test cases using Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright, contributing to 90%+ automated test coverage targets for all new and modified code
• Execute functional, regression, and accessibility testing every sprint, validating stories against acceptance criteria and blocking merges that fail automated test gates
• Run SonarQube quality gate checks and Axe/pa11y accessibility scans on every merge request, escalating findings that require remediation before story acceptance
• Validate API contracts and backend service behavior using Postman and Rest Assured
• Collaborate with developers during sprint planning to define clear acceptance criteria and test criteria upfront, ensuring the Definition of Done includes automated test coverage and successful test runs
• Participate in CI/CD pipeline instrumentation via GitLab, helping shift quality left so defects are caught at commit time rather than in higher environments
• Develop reusable test scripts and automation frameworks in Java and JavaScript that reduce repetitive manual testing effort across workstreams
• Proactively write exploratory and edge case test scenarios for new functionality, including third-party integrations such as Pay.gov, login.gov, and deposit format validation
• Participate in SAFe ceremonies and contribute to overall program testing strategy across program domains
• Support recruiting efforts by evaluating homework assignments and potentially assisting with interviews

Basic Qualifications

• 4+ 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
• Hands-on experience as a test lead with demonstrated ability to drive testing strategy across a delivery team
• Proficiency with test automation frameworks including Selenium, Cypress, and Playwright
• Experience writing automated tests in Java and JavaScript
• Working knowledge of accessibility testing tools including Axe and pa11y
• Experience with API testing using Postman and Rest Assured
• Hands-on experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines using GitLab
• Solid understanding of agile testing methodologies and how QA fits within a SAFe or sprint-based delivery model

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with federal agency digital services or government contracting environments
• Experience with performance and load testing tools such as NeoLoad, JMeter, or Taurus
• Familiarity with consumer-driven contract testing using Pact or similar frameworks
• Exposure to WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards and Section 508 compliance testing
• Experience working within SAFe or scaled Agile delivery frameworks
• Familiarity with Cucumber Gherkin or behavior-driven development testing approaches
• Experience with manual assistive technology testing using JAWS, NVDA, or VoiceOver

To learn more about working at Ad Hoc, please visit:https://adhocteam.us/join

Benefits:

• Company-subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance


• Flexible PTO


• 401K with employer match


• Paid parental leave after one year of service


• Employee Assistance Program

Ad Hoc LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.

In support of various state and city equal pay transparency laws, Ad Hoc job descriptions feature the starting range we reasonably expect to pay to candidates who would join our team with little to no need for training on the responsibilities we've outlined above. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and responsibility. The range of starting pay for this role is $100,000 - $134,000. Our recruiters will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements.