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QA Tester

innovitusa
Des Moines, IA Contractor
POSTED ON 10/23/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/21/2026

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform a variety of software testing activities including:
    • Functional Testing
    • Regression Testing
    • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
    • Usability Testing
    • Accessibility Testing
  • Develop, execute, and maintain manual test cases, test scripts, and test plans.
  • Utilize testing tools to support and expand automated testing efforts where practical.
  • Review business requirements and technical documentation to ensure comprehensive test coverage.
  • Collaborate with Business Analysts to clarify requirements and develop test scenarios, including limited requirements gathering activities necessary for test planning.
  • Perform API testing and database validation to ensure data accuracy and system integrity.
  • Execute SQL queries to validate application functionality and data processing.
  • Document testing results, defects, and recommendations.
  • Participate in defect triage activities, troubleshooting, and production support efforts as issues arise.
  • Work closely with development teams to ensure changes are successfully migrated into production environments.
  • Support projects ranging from small enhancements to large-scale application initiatives.
  • Assist with maintaining user and system documentation as business processes evolve.
  • Participate in business process improvement and validation activities.

Required Qualifications

  • 5 years of Quality Assurance and Software Testing experience.
  • Strong experience with manual testing methodologies and best practices.
  • Certified in accessibility (e.g., CPACC, WAS, or equivalent) with a thorough, deep understanding of accessibility principles and WCAG 2.2 AA standards, not just surface-level familiarity.
  • Experience creating and maintaining automated test scripts.
  • High-level proficiency with:
    • SQL queries and database validation
    • API testing and web service validation
  • Experience developing test plans, test cases, and test documentation from business requirements.
  • Ability to analyze requirements and translate them into comprehensive testing strategies.
  • Experience tracking and managing defects through the software development lifecycle.
  • Certification in Accessibility Testing.
  • Knowledge of Section 508 Accessibility Standards.
  • Experience testing applications for government accessibility compliance.
  • Familiarity with accessibility testing tools and methodologies.
  • Experience validating WCAG and Section 508 compliance requirements
  • Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Ability to work effectively with business stakeholders, developers, project managers, and other IT teams.
  • Experience working in Agile or similar collaborative development environments

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience supporting government applications or public-sector technology environments.
  • Experience testing compliance-driven or grant management systems.

 

  • Skill

Required / Desired

• 5 years of Quality Assurance and Software Testing experience.

Required

 

 

Certified in accessibility (e.g., CPACC, WAS, or equivalent) with a thorough, deep understanding of accessibility principles and WCAG 2.2 AA standards

Required

   

not just surface-level familiarity. - Upload CERT in reference - Don't submit candidate if you don't have them.

Required

   

• Strong experience with manual testing methodologies and best practices.

Required

   

• Experience creating and maintaining automated test scripts.

Required

   

• High-level proficiency with:

Required

   

o SQL queries and database validation

Required

   

o API testing and web service validation

Required

   

• Experience developing test plans, test cases, and test documentation from business requirements.

Required

   

• Ability to analyze requirements and translate them into comprehensive testing strategies.

Required

   

• Experience tracking and managing defects through the software development lifecycle.

Required

   

Certification in Accessibility Testing.

Required

   

Experience with Section 508 Accessibility Standards.

Required

   

Experience testing applications for government accessibility compliance.

Required

   

Experience with accessibility testing tools and methodologies.

Required

   

• Experience validating WCAG and Section 508 compliance requirements

Required

   

• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.

Required

   

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Required

   

• Ability to work effectively with business stakeholders, developers, project managers, and other IT teams.

Required

   

• Experience working in Agile or similar collaborative development environments.

Required

   

• Experience supporting government applications or public-sector technology environments.

Highly desired

   

• Experience testing compliance-driven or grant management systems.

Highly desired

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