Quality Assurance (QA) Tester

Akima, LLC

• $120K — $150K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Active Secret clearance
  • IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+ CE or equivalent)
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent QA experience
  • 3+ years in software testing, quality assurance or IT quality management
  • Experience with testing ServiceNow configurations and custom integrations
  • Knowledge of QA methodologies and testing types
  • Strong communication and analytical skills

Responsibilities

  • Develop master test strategies and detailed test plans
  • Maintain requirements-to-test traceability throughout development cycles
  • Execute functional, integration, regression, and system testing for ServiceNow
  • Coordinate and support user acceptance testing (UAT)
  • Manage defects from identification to closure, ensuring proper validation
  • Establish quality gates and release-readiness criteria
  • Support automated testing using ServiceNow Automated Test Framework (ATF)

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Life insurance
  • 401(k) plan
  • Paid Time Off (PTO) for full-time and part-time employees
  • Access to a variety of voluntary benefits
Full Job Description
Description

The Office of Inspector General (OIG), Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO), provides comprehensive IT services supporting approximately 2,000 users across more than 60 global locations. OCIO sustains critical enterprise IT capabilities—including application services, mobile device management, IT asset management, domain services, network transport, and service desk operations—to support the OIG mission.

The Quality Assurance (QA) / Tester provides comprehensive testing and quality assurance support for ServiceNow platform enhancements, custom development, integrations, releases, and solutiondelivery activities. This role ensures that deployed functionality meets Government requirements, aligns with platform standards, and maintains reliability, accuracy, and performance across all ServiceNow environments.

Responsibilities
  • Assist in developing master test strategies, detailed test plans, test scenarios, test cases, and acceptance criteria.
  • Assist in maintaining complete requirements-to-test traceability throughout development and release cycles.
  • Execute functional, integration, regression, system, and release testing for ServiceNow platform and solution activities.
  • Coordinate and support user acceptance testing (UAT), including test planning, execution, and defect tracking.
  • Manage defects from identification through resolution and closure, ensuring retesting and validation of fixes.
  • Assist in establishing quality gates, release-readiness criteria, and testing checkpoints for all solution releases.
  • Support automated testing using ServiceNow Automated Test Framework (ATF) where appropriate.
  • Validate technical documentation, deployment packages, and configuration artifacts prior to release.
  • Report testing status, quality metrics, test coverage, defect trends, and release readiness to stakeholders.
  • Coordinate testing dependencies across developers, product owners, architects, and Government teams.
  • Ensure ServiceNow configurations, customizations, and integrations follow leading practices and quality standards.
  • Support Agile delivery by participating in sprint planning, backlog refinement, demos, and retrospectives.
Qualifications
  • Assist in developing master test strategies, detailed test plans, test scenarios, test cases, and acceptance criteria.
  • Assist in maintaining complete requirements-to-test traceability throughout development and release cycles.
  • Execute functional, integration, regression, system, and release testing for ServiceNow platform and solution activities.
  • Coordinate and support user acceptance testing (UAT), including test planning, execution, and defect tracking.
  • Manage defects from identification through resolution and closure, ensuring retesting and validation of fixes.
  • Assist in establishing quality gates, release-readiness criteria, and testing checkpoints for all solution releases.
  • Support automated testing using ServiceNow Automated Test Framework (ATF) where appropriate.
  • Validate technical documentation, deployment packages, and configuration artifacts prior to release.
  • Report testing status, quality metrics, test coverage, defect trends, and release readiness to stakeholders.
  • Coordinate testing dependencies across developers, product owners, architects, and Government teams.
  • Ensure ServiceNow configurations, customizations, and integrations follow leading practices and quality standards.
  • Support Agile delivery by participating in sprint planning, backlog refinement, demos, and retrospectives.

Required Qualifications

  • Active Secret clearance.
  • IAT Level II certification (e.g., Security+ CE or equivalent).
  • Bachelor27s degree or equivalent QA experience.
  • 3+ years of experience in software testing, quality assurance, or IT quality management.
  • Experience testing ServiceNow configurations, workflows, custom development, integrations, or platform enhancements.
  • Knowledge of QA methodologies, functional testing, integration testing, regression testing, and release validation.
  • Experience managing defects, creating test documentation, and maintaining traceability in Agile environments.
  • Strong communication and analytical skills with the ability to document issues clearly and collaborate across teams.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience using ServiceNow Automated Test Framework (ATF).
  • ServiceNow certifications such as CSA, CAD, or testingrelated credentials.
  • Experience supporting federal IT programs.
  • Familiarity with ServiceNow ITSM, ITOM, CSDM/CMDB, integrations, and workflow designs.
  • ISTQB certification.

Work Schedule: This opportunity may offer hybrid and/or remote flexibility, providing options to work onsite, remotely, or a combination of both based on business and team requirements.

Length of Assignment:The base assignment period for this role is scheduled from October 6, 2026 - May 7, 2027

"This position is contingent upon contract award and funding. Applicants selected may be offered but cannot begin work until funding has been confirmed."

Benefits InformationRegular - The company offers a comprehensive benefits program, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401(k) and a range of other voluntary benefits. Paid Time Off (PTO) is offered to regular full-time and part-time employees. Pay Range$120,000 - $150,000 Job ID2026-26008 Work TypeHybrid

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