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As a Senior Lead QA Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Performing tasks throughout the SDLC for web applications, from documentation to developing test plans and analyzing results
• Leading a team of QA and test automation engineers as part of a custom application development team
• Performing technical risk assessments for new software, and contributing to decisions related to release readiness
• Continuing to improve testing methodologies, test coverage, procedures and system capabilities of our large-scale, distributed test environment
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to leverage internal product knowledge and expertise to improve system performance and qualit

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 8 years of relevant experience and/or a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
• Have experience as a lead/mentor for quality and test engineers, and working with or directing test automation engineers
• Have experience developing test plans for web applications which will verify releases and code updates
• Be proficient while working from the command line in a Linux environment
• Have experience with databases, SQL queries, and familiar with NoSQL databases
• Have a passion for finding bugs, and for learning new tools and technologies
• Have familiarity with identity, credential, and access management (ICAM) systems, particularly in a government or DoD environmen