Quality Assurance Analyst - Intermediate

Overview Acuity, Inc. , recipient of Washington Business Journals Best Places to work for our fifth consecutive year, is seeking a dynamic, self-motivated individual with experience, knowledge and skills as a Quality Assurance Analyst. This position is remote. Acuity is seeking a highly capable Quality Assurance Analyst to support a fast-paced DHS mission environment. This role partners with product, engineering, and operations to strengthen test coverage, advance reporting and automation, and guide quality improvements across cloud and data-center environments. Why Acuity? Acuity is a digital strategy and technology consulting firm that serves federal agencies with critical missions. Our experts support projects in the areas of IT Modernization, Data Enablement, and Hyperautomation to help protect our national interests and keep people safe. If you have technical experience and a passion for making a difference, we might be the right fit for you. Responsibilities Plan and execute testing across system, integration, functional, performance, and Section 508 accessibility scopes. Develop and maintain test strategies, test plans, test cases, and reusable test data; trace tests to requirements and defects. Perform manual and automated tests; script, schedule, and monitor automated suites in CI pipelines. Conduct performance testing and analyze results; identify bottlenecks and recommend fixes. Validate 508 compliance using approved tools; document findings and remediation steps. Query MongoDB/NoSQL data sources to set up, validate, and troubleshoot test scenarios. Log, triage, and track defects to closure; provide clear quality metrics and release readiness recommendations. Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, standards, and documentation. Qualifications Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in an IT-related field and 3+ years of hands-on software QA/testing experience. Methods & Deliverables: Proven experience with software test design/methodologies and authoring strategies, plans, cases, and scripts. Automation & Tools: Practical experience with automated testing; familiarity with TestComplete (functional) and LoadRunner (performance); CI integration experience (e.g., scheduling/running suites and publishing results). Data & Queries: Ability to write and execute database queries against MongoDB/NoSQL for test setup and verification. Accessibility: Working knowledge of Section 508 requirements and compliance testing practices/tools. Strong analytical, documentation, and defect-management skills; effective collaboration with developers, analysts, and operations. Environment Familiarity Exposure to AWS GovCloud, JBoss EAP 7, RHEL/Windows, CloudBees CI/Maven, Ansible/Terraform, and enterprise logging (e.g., Splunk) in regulated environments. Security & Clearance Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.