What are the responsibilities and job description for the Test / QA Engineer position at Aretum?
Public Trust Eligibility Required
About Aretum
Aretum is a mission-driven organization committed to delivering innovative, technology-enabled solutions to our customers across defense, civilian, and homeland security sectors. Our teams work at the intersection of strategy, technology, and transformation, helping agencies solve their most critical challenges. We believe in investing in our people and creating a culture where collaboration, inclusion, and professional growth are at the forefront.
Job Summary
Aretum is seeking a skilled and highly motivated Test / QA Engineer. As a Test / QA Engineer, you will validate system functionality, data accuracy, and integration performance.
Due to the nature of our work as a federal consulting organization, employees may be expected to handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) and must adhere to applicable safeguarding and compliance requirements.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute test plans across system components
- Validate data pipelines and risk scoring outputs
- Test APIs and integrations
- Support UAT with stakeholders
- Automate regression testing where feasible
- Testing Types: Functional, integration, regression, UAT support
- API Testing: Postman, REST clients, automated API validation
- Data Validation: SQL queries, dataset comparison, reconciliation checks
- Test Automation: Basic scripting (Python/JavaScript), test frameworks
- Defect Tracking: Jira or similar tools
- Test Case Design: Requirements traceability, edge case identification
- Performance Testing (Basic): Load testing concepts, response validation
- CI/CD Integration: Running tests in pipelines
- Documentation: Test plans, test cases, defect reports
- Basic Understanding of Healthcare Data: Enough to validate outputs logically
- Collaboration: Working with engineers to isolate and reproduce issues
Travel Requirements
This is a remote position; however, occasional travel may be required based on project needs, client meetings, team collaboration events, or training sessions. Travel is expected to be less than 10% and will be communicated in advance whenever possible.
EEO Statement
Aretum is committed to fostering a workplace rooted in excellence, integrity, and equal opportunity for all. We adhere to merit-based hiring practices, ensuring that all employment decisions are made based on qualifications, skills, and ability to perform the job, without preference or consideration of factors unrelated to job performance.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Aretum complies with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws.
We are proud to support our nation’s veterans and military families, providing career opportunities that honor their service and experience.
If you require reasonable accommodation during the hiring process due to a disability, please contact hr@aretum.com for assistance.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
U.S. Work Authorization
Due to federal contract requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for this position. This position supports a federal government contract and requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability Determination, depending on the agency’s background investigation requirements.
- Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
- Retirement Plan (401k)
- Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
- Paid Time Off
- Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)
- Short Term & Long-Term Disability
- Training & Development