QA Engineer jobs in Washington DC
25 current qa engineer openings in Washington DC, aggregated from public boards and linking straight to the employer's own posting. 19 employers are hiring across this list right now.
Working as a qa engineer in Washington DC
Government contracting, cybersecurity and policy-adjacent technology. A security clearance changes your market value more than any skill here, and many postings are closed to you without one — check before investing time in an application.
Most of the hiring in this list clusters around Arlington, Reston, Tysons and the District itself. Location on a posting is not always literal — check whether a role is genuinely on site, and whether "remote" means remote within the country or remote from anywhere, because the two are priced differently.
Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, MIS, or related field (or equivalent experience). 6 years of Software Quality Assur…
Job Summary: We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented QA (Quality Assurance) Engineer to help ensure the quality, reliability, security, and usability of softwar…
About Agile5: Agile5 Technologies, Inc., is a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Information Technology (IT) services firm that specializes in the design, development,…
Title: Senior QA Automation Engineer - Hybrid Mandatory skills: Data Engineering, data pipelines, Databricks, medallion architecture, framework, Data Quality, data govern…
Infosys Public Services is seeking a Software QA Engineer - Customer Acceptance Testing & Automation to join our team. Position Description (scope of work or brief narrat…
About Agile5: Agile5 Technologies, Inc., is a Woman-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Information Technology (IT) services firm that specializes in the design, development,…
QA Automation Test Engineer (TS/SCI Required) Location: Arlington, VA (100% On-Site) Clearance Required: Active TS/SCI Clearance (Ability to Obtain a CI Polygraph) Schedu…
Position Overview Northramp is seeking a detail-oriented Quality Assurance (QA) Automation Engineer to support the delivery of secure, reliable, and accessible software s…
We are looking for an experienced Senior Java Developer with 10 years of hands-on experience in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable enterprise applications. T…
QA Automation Engineer – Playwright - Mandatory Skill 8 years of experience in QA Automation and software testing. Strong hands-on experience with Playwright using JavaSc…
Job Description We are seeking an experienced Java Developer with Automation to join our engineering team. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience in Jav…
We are building a team for one of the U.S. Federal Government''s largest technology modernization programs, underpinning the U.S. capital markets. Built on AWS and levera…
Title: .Net Full Stack Developer Duration: 12 Months Long Term Location: Washington, DC 20433 Hybrid Onsite: 4 days per week from Day 1, with a full transition to 100% on…
Overview The. NET/React Developer will play a critical role in the design, development, and maintenance of enterprise-grade web applications and services. This role is re…
DevOps Engineer (Entry Level) - Remote Location: Remote Employment Type: Full-Time Job ID: 00070203921 About the role As an Entry-Level DevOps Engineer, you will make an …
We are a federal IT company on a mission to make customer experience (CX) the center of every government solution. Technology is our Passion. People are our Purpose. We k…
We are a federal IT company on a mission to make customer experience (CX) the center of every government solution. Technology is our Passion. People are our Purpose. We k…
Overview The. NET/React Developer will play a critical role in the design, development, and maintenance of enterprise-grade web applications and services. This role is re…
Job ID: 2613690 Location: Washington, DC, US Date Posted: 2026-07-30 Category: Software Subcategory: SW Testing Schedule: Full-Time Shift: Day Job Travel: No Minimum Clea…
About the role As a Senior Quality Engineer Test Automation with Playwright and Selenium Experience you will make an impact by designing and delivering modern test automa…
About the role As a Lead Quality Engineer Test Automation with Playwright and Selenium Experience you will make an impact by designing and delivering modern test automati…
Additional Information Job Number 26091227 Job Category Sales & Marketing Location 7750 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20814 VIEW ON MAP (https://www.g…
We are a federal IT company on a mission to make customer experience (CX) the center of every government solution. Technology is our Passion. People are our Purpose. We k…
Description SAIC is looking for an Automation Test Engineer to provide testing support as a member of an integrated agile project development and testing Team. He/she wil…
This is a remote position. McBride Consulting is seeking an experienced Senior Full Stack Java Developer to support enterprise-level application development initiatives w…
QA Engineer pay and hiring, asked properly
What salary can a QA engineer expect?
In India, roughly 6–12 LPA at mid-level and 18–30 LPA senior, with automation roles at the top of both bands and manual-only well below. The US band is about $65,000–$100,000 mid-level, the UK £30,000–£50,000. Moving from manual-only to automation is the largest single raise most testers get.
Is manual testing still worth doing?
On its own it is a shrinking market with a low ceiling. Exploratory testing and a real sense of where a product breaks stay valuable, but as something you pair with automation rather than use instead of it. If you are manual-only today, that is the gap to close first.
Should I focus on automation or on test strategy?
Automation gets you in; strategy gets you promoted. People who only maintain a framework plateau. The ones who decide what is worth testing, where the risk actually sits, and what the team should stop testing move into lead roles.
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