Software Development Test Engineer

Quick Facts

• Work Policy: Remote (hiring only in Virginia, Washington D.C., Maryland, Tennessee, Florida, Arizona, Colorado, Oregon, and Texas)
• Job Type: Full Time
• Salary Range: $100,000 – $120,000 per year
• Experience Level: 5+ years of software QA experience
• Clearance Required: U.S. citizenship; ability to obtain a Position of Public Trust (Medium Background Investigation)

About Cognitive Medical Systems

Cognitive Medical Systems is an IT and software engineering services company serving U.S. government healthcare programs. It describes itself as a 100% remote company with a focus on work/life balance, a collaborative and supportive team, and real opportunities for growth and development, built around a mission-driven approach to healthcare IT.

About the Role

This role supports the testing of web and mobile applications across the development lifecycle, covering manual and automated testing, accessibility (Section 508) compliance, functional validation, API testing, and security-focused QA. You’ll work as part of cross-functional Agile teams.

What You’ll Do

You’ll create and maintain automated test suites that support continuous integration and delivery, and carry out both manual and automated testing of REST APIs and user interfaces. A significant part of the work is developing and improving test-automation frameworks using Katalon, Groovy, and Java, and using AI tools such as Copilot to help create and update automated tests. You’ll also write and run test plans and test cases for web and mobile apps.

Your testing will include end-to-end coverage spanning functional, regression, integration, and 508 accessibility testing. You’ll work with developers, analysts, designers, and project managers on acceptance criteria and quality, log and track defects in tools such as Jira, take part in Agile ceremonies, and help improve QA processes. Throughout, you’ll keep testing aligned with security protocols and organizational standards, and stay current on QA, accessibility, and security practices.

• Create and maintain automated test suites that support continuous integration and delivery
• Perform manual and automated testing of REST APIs and user interfaces
• Develop and improve test-automation frameworks using Katalon, Groovy, and Java
• Use AI tools such as Copilot to help create and update automated tests
• Write and run test plans and cases for web and mobile apps
• Carry out end-to-end testing, including functional, regression, integration, and 508 accessibility testing
• Work with developers, analysts, designers, and project managers on acceptance criteria and quality
• Log and track defects in tools such as Jira
• Take part in Agile ceremonies and help improve QA processes
• Keep testing aligned with security protocols and organizational standards
• Stay current on QA, accessibility, and security practices

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, IT, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of software QA experience, including manual and automated testing
• Proficiency in Groovy and Java for building maintainable, reusable test scripts
• Ability to adapt AI Copilot tools for test automation
• Experience testing web and mobile applications
• Familiarity with REST API testing and tools such as Postman
• SQL skills for validating data integrity
• Experience with accessibility tools and standards such as Lighthouse, Axe, JAWS, and NVDA
• Understanding of Agile environments
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills, and the ability to work both independently and on a team
• U.S. citizenship
• Ability to obtain a Position of Public Trust, Medium Background Investigation (MBI)
• Willingness to provide after-hours on-call support as needed