About the roleConcept Plus is seeking a QA Test Engineer to lead testing efforts for a cloud-hosted (AWS) government web application, with secondary responsibility for validating the Drupal CMS front-end and content layer. This role ensures infrastructure reliability, application performance, and functional/visual correctness across a public-facing, USWDS-themed website.
What you'll do- Design and execute test plans validating AWS infrastructure components (EC2, S3, RDS, Lambda, CloudFront, or equivalent services in use)
- Perform load, performance, and scalability testing to confirm the application performs reliably under expected government-user traffic patterns
- Validate infrastructure-as-code deployments (CloudFormation/Terraform) for consistency across dev/staging/production environments
- Test failover, backup, and disaster recovery configurations
- Conduct security and configuration testing aligned to ATO/FedRAMP or equivalent compliance requirements already established for the system
- Validate AMS authentication integration functions correctly across environments and browser/device combinations
- Monitor and test CI/CD pipeline deployments to AWS, ensuring smoke tests pass pre- and post-deployment
- Document defects, environment issues, and infrastructure risks using [Jira/Azure DevOps/etc.]
- Perform functional testing of Drupal pages against approved design specs (navigation, content blocks, standard page templates)
- Validate USWDS theme rendering and cross-browser/responsive behavior across the 6-item menu structure
- Test Section 508 / WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility compliance (contrast ratios, screen reader navigation, keyboard-only navigation, semantic HTML structure)
- Confirm content migration accuracy from legacy 11-section structure to the new consolidated IA
- Validate USWDS Accordion components (e.g., Ready Reserve, Awards archive) function and display correctly
- Support regression testing after Drupal core/module updates
Required Qualifications- US Citizen
- Ability to obtain and/or maintain a government clearance.
- 3 - 5 years of QA/testing experience, with demonstrated hands-on AWS testing experience
- Hands-on experience with Selenium (or similar tool) for automated testing
- Knowledge of Drupal 9/10 architecture and content structure
- Familiarity with WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508 accessibility standards
- Experience with test case management and defect tracking tools (Jira, Zephyr, or similar)
- Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and cloud deployment workflows
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Experience working in Agile development environment
Preferred Qualifications- AWS Certification (Cloud Practitioner, SysOps Administrator, or Developer Associate)
- Experience testing government / public-sector web applications
- Prior experience with ATO / compliance-driven testing environments
- Section 508 accessibility testing certification or equivalent hands-on trusted tester experience
