Sr. Functional & Automation Tester (Remote)

Overview Tier One Technologies has an immediate need for a Sr. Functional & Automation Tester to support our US Government client. This will be a 100% remote position. SELECTED CANDIDATES WITHOUT REQUIRED CLEARANCE WILL BE SUBJECT TO A FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION TO RECEIVE IT. Responsibilities Plan, design, and execute functional and automated testing for modern applications, with a focus on quality, security, performance, and operational readiness. Collaborate with Product, Development, Security, and Operations (DevSecOps) teams to ensure solutions meet business requirements and quality expectations. Lead sprint and release planning activities by identifying testing scope, test data requirements, and required test environments under the guidance of senior team members. Lead or contribute to project planning by identifying testing scope, risks, environment needs, test data requirements, and testing tools required to support delivery timelines. Translate business and technical requirements into test strategies, test plans, and detailed test cases covering functional, integration, regression, performance, and security validation. Review business and technical requirements and assist in developing test cases, test scripts, and test data to validate workflows, edge cases, and error handling. Execute hands-on functional, manual, and exploratory testing and document results clearly, including reproduction steps and supporting evidence. Build and maintain automated tests, including unit, API, integration, and user interface (UI) tests, using established team frameworks and coding standards. Validate event- and message-based services and distributed workflows, including systems utilizing message queues such as Apache Kafka, to ensure correct processing, resiliency, and traceability. Test and validate API-centric and cloud-ready architectures, including microservices and serverless applications, with a focus on backward compatibility, contract requirements, and integrations with internal and external partners. Log, track, and retest defects; participate in defect triage discussions and support root-cause analysis by providing clear observations and comprehensive test evidence. Follow secure testing and data-handling procedures and escalate potential security or privacy concerns to the appropriate team members. Contribute to Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) testing by executing automated test suites, reviewing results, and helping maintain reliable and maintainable test automation. Maintain testing documentation, including test plans, test evidence, dashboards, and runbooks, to ensure releases are auditable and operationally ready. Apply observability fundamentals, including logs, metrics, and alerts, to support troubleshooting and continuously improve test coverage. Use AI-assisted development and testing tools to accelerate test creation and analysis while adhering to established quality and security guidelines. Perform other job-related duties as assigned to support delivery, quality, and operational objectives. Qualifications A degree from an accredited College/University in the applicable field of services is preferred. 8+ years of experience in software quality assurance/control, software development and/or related field. Experience working in Agile delivery teams and applying Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) practices. Familiarity with change/configuration management and lifecycle tooling (for example: VersionOne, ServiceNow) and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) practices. Hands-on experience with containerization and orchestration (for example: Docker, Kubernetes), including security and environment considerations. Experience with Kubernetes security practices and testing in containerized production-like environments. Familiarity with AI-assisted development/testing tools such as OpenCode, Claude Code, and Gemini Vertex AI to improve efficiency in test creation and analysis (within approved governance). Extensive experience testing software applications, identifying/documenting defects, and working with developers and end users to resolve defects. Extensive experience with multiple defect tracking tools (e.g. Rational, Mercury). Experience producing test evidence and documentation suitable for audit or compliance reviews. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Must be a US Citizen or have permanent residence status (Green Card). Must be able to obtain Public Trust Clearance. Must have lived in the United States for the past 5 years. Cannot have more than 6 months travel outside the United States within the last 5 years. Military Service excluded.