Senior Software Engineer in Test
Remote
Nava Roles - Engineering – Software /
Full-time /
Remote
About Nava
Nava is a consultancy and public benefit corporation working to make government services simple, effective, and accessible to all. Since 2013, federal, state, and local government agencies have trusted Nava to build transformative digital services to help people access public benefits. Meeting our mission is an opportunity to restore trust between people and public institutions. We focus on populations that are the least protected because the stakes are higher.
As a client services company, we work with government agencies to improve how people apply for benefits, navigate their health care, and more. We bill for our time, selling our expertise and problem-solving methodology to government clients. Our clients hire us to help improve their products and services so that their users and beneficiaries have a better customer experience.
These end-users—the humans who benefit from our work—are at the core of everything we do. We research beneficiaries’ needs to help our government clients better deliver on their missions, providing everyone at Nava opportunities to do meaningful, impactful work.
Position Summary
The Senior Software Engineer in Test will be responsible for shaping and overseeing the testing strategy and day to day operation for a large modernization effort, including the architecting and writing of automated tests. You will play a key role in ensuring the delivery of high-quality, reliable software by leading a team of testers and building out test automation capabilities.
What you'll do
- Define and execute the testing strategy for a complex, multi-phase modernization effort, aligned with overall project goals and delivery timelines.
- Lead the development of test automation frameworks and pipelines, enabling continuous testing as part of the CI/CD process.
- Build, lead, and mentor a cross-functional testing team, providing day-to-day guidance, support, and performance feedback.
- Establish test processes and best practices, including test planning, test case design, test execution, defect tracking, and reporting.
- Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and program teams to align on requirements, define acceptance criteria, and ensure test coverage.
- Oversee both functional and non-functional testing (e.g., performance, security, regression), ensuring that all quality gates are met.
- Develop and track quality metrics, regularly reporting test progress, defect trends, and overall readiness.
- Support UAT and stakeholder validation activities, coordinating across multiple business and technical teams.
- Stay current on testing tools and industry trends, and recommend innovations that improve efficiency and quality outcomes.
Required skills
- Experience managing a team of testers and mentoring junior QA engineers.
- Must have lead experience on projects.
- At least 2 years coding in Javascript.
- Ability to develop testing strategy, define testing processes, introduce best practices, and advocate for test automation.
- Experience with defining and executing test plans and test cases for complex enterprise applications.
- Strong skills in tracking, reporting, and prioritizing defects using tools like Jira, Github project.
- Experience with a mix of automation tools such as: Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, JUnit, or other automation frameworks
- Knowledge of performance testing tools.
- Experience leading regression, UAT, and E2E testing.
Desired skills
- Ability to write in Python
$153,000 - $171,000 a year
Other requirements
All roles at Nava require the following:
● Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and meet any other requirements for government contracts for which they are hired.
● Candidates offered a job at Nava must have work authorization that does not require visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future. Please be aware that most of our positions require U.S. citizenship or a green card.
● May be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or applicants who are eligible for security clearances.
Perks working with Nava
● Competitive benefits: We prioritize your well-being, offering highly competitive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
● Generous time off: Enjoy 20 days of accrued PTO, 12 paid federal holidays, 5 prorated floating holidays, and unlimited sick leave.
● Annual discretionary bonus: Paid annually to eligible employees. When Nava does well, you do well.
● Parental leave: Receive 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave and weekly meal deliveries during your leave.
● Employee wellness program: Access our comprehensive Employee Wellness Program.
● Virtual doctor visits: Enjoy zero copay virtual doctor visits through UHC.
● Fertility support: Benefit from fertility support and treatment options.
● Sabbatical leave: We offer a sabbatical leave program.
● 401k contributions: We match 4% of your salary in 401k contributions.
● Flexible work arrangements: We offer flexible work arrangements to suit your needs.
● Home office setup: Receive assistance with your home office setup and a monthly phone allowance.
● Utilities reimbursement: Get a monthly partial reimbursement for utilities (where applicable).
● Learning and development: Access our comprehensive learning and development program.
● Tuition and Professional development budget: Receive a prorated annual tuition and professional development budget and a LinkedIn Learning license.
● Equity stock options: Benefit from equity stock options.
● Employee referral program: Participate in our employee referral program.
● Commuter benefits: Enjoy commuter benefits.
● Insurance coverage: Receive short and long-term disability insurance, as well as life and accidental death insurance.
● Vibrant culture: Join our welcoming, highly collaborative, and open culture that supports remote work.
Location
We have fully remote options if you reside in one of the following states:
Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, DC, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.
*If you are not living in one of the states listed above, unfortunately, you will not be considered for a position at this time. Additionally, if employed with Nava, you must be based in the U.S. and cannot work from outside the country.
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We participate in E-Verify. Upon hire, we will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. This role requires you to work from the contiguous United States.
