BA / QA, 508 Tester

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔧 QA Engineer (Quality Assurance)

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DSFederal

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51 - 200 employees

💼 Consulting

🎖️ Defense

🏥 Healthcare

Consulting • Defense • Healthcare

DSFederal is an award-winning, Woman-Owned Small Business that leverages the power of Data Science, Data Services, and Digital Solutions to ensure Delivery Success for its customers. The company specializes in health IT, data analytics, program management, and cybersecurity, among other areas. DSFederal is dedicated to improving health, safety, and human life through transformative data and technology solutions, supporting critical research efforts in areas such as HIV/AIDS and maternal and child health.

📋 Description

• Elicit, analyze, and document functional requirements and user feedback from Integrated Work Teams, regional River Forecast Centers, and public feedback forms • Refine requirements into detailed Agile user stories with clear acceptance criteria in Jira/VLab Redmine • Plan, execute, and document Section 508 accessibility evaluations across NWPS web applications, dynamic map components, hydrographs, and data tables • Conduct manual and automated functional testing across desktop and mobile devices • Use screen readers, automated accessibility scanners, keyboard-only navigation, and color contrast analyzers • Design, maintain, and execute functional, integration, regression, system, and cross-browser/mobile usability test plans and scenarios • Author and manage formal UAT plans and test scripts on frozen code releases • Coordinate and support Government stakeholders and end-users through structured UAT sessions • Verify code quality thresholds, including the mandatory 80% statement test coverage requirement and zero medium/high static linting errors • Prepare Test Summary Reports and traceability matrices linking acceptance criteria to test results • Log, prioritize, manage, and verify defects according to severity and priority matrices • Participate in Scrum ceremonies and weekly technical exchanges with Government technical points of contact • Coordinate with Government hydrologists and regional stakeholders to validate releases before NOAA Change Control Board promotion

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline • Minimum of 3 to 5 years of combined professional experience in business analysis, software quality assurance, and Section 508 / WCAG web accessibility testing • 5+ years of experience preferred • Direct, hands-on experience performing Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 AA compliance evaluations on public-facing federal web applications and complex geospatial/data-heavy web interfaces • Proven track record authoring Agile user stories with testable acceptance criteria, writing structured UAT test plans, and managing defect lifecycles in Jira or VLab Redmine • Proficiency with JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver, ANDI, Axe Core, WAVE, Pa11y, and Color Contrast Analyzer • Deep understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies, user story mapping, burn-down tracking, and backlog management in Jira, Confluence, and VLab Redmine • Expertise in test plan creation, test case execution, regression testing, boundary/edge-case testing, and UAT script facilitation for web and mobile interfaces • Familiarity with HTML5/ARIA attributes, CSS3, JavaScript/TypeScript, RESTful JSON APIs, and mobile responsive design testing • Skilled in preparing formal test documentation using Google Workspace / Microsoft Office • Ability to participate in daily Scrum stand-ups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, and weekly technical exchanges with Government TPOCs