QA Engineering Lead (Automation Testing)

Overview

Tanaq Technical Services (TTS), a division of St. George Tanaq (SGT)Corporation, is an 8(a) Alaskan Native Small Business that specializes in delivering Enterprise Integrated Technology Solutions and Support Services to the Federal Government. TTS’s innovative approach combines proactive strategies, efficient processes, and emerging technologies to deliver seamless, integrated services for our clients. TTS prides itself in being Mission Driven, People Focused. To learn more about us, visit https://tanaq.com/tanaq-technical-services.

About the Role

We are seeking a QA Engineering Lead (Automation Testing) to lead automation testing and serve as senior quality engineering authority for the HUD ADPS program, responsible for establishing and governing enterprise quality assurance, automated testing, release validation, and continuous quality improvement practices across multiple application portfolios. This position plays a critical role in ensuring software solutions meet functional, performance, security, accessibility, and compliance requirements while supporting HUD’s application modernization, cloud transformation, DevSecOps, data modernization, and AI-enabled initiatives.

The QA Engineering Lead works closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, Cloud Engineers, Cybersecurity Specialists, and Program Leadership to embed quality throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). The role is expected to drive automation-first testing strategies, implement quality gates in CI/CD pipelines, support AI-assisted testing, and provide executive-level reporting on quality metrics, defects, release readiness, and operational risk.

This is a fully remote position supporting a federal government contract that requires a federal background check and NACI clearance. Candidates must reside in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the overall Quality Assurance (QA) and Test Automation Strategy for HUD ADPS applications and services.
• Establish enterprise testing standards, quality metrics, governance processes, and best practices aligned with Agile, DevSecOps, and CI/CD methodologies.
• Lead the design, development, implementation, and maintenance of automated testing frameworks for web applications, APIs, integrations, data pipelines, cloud-native applications, and enterprise platforms.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to support continuous integration, continuous testing, and continuous delivery objectives.
• Develop comprehensive test plans, test cases, test scripts, acceptance criteria, and traceability matrices aligned with business and technical requirements.
• Perform and oversee functional, regression, integration, system, user acceptance, performance, load, stress, accessibility, and security testing activities.
• Validate data quality, data reconciliation, and reporting accuracy across enterprise data environments and analytics platforms.
• Coordinate testing activities across multiple Agile teams, releases, and application portfolios.
• Support release management processes including release readiness reviews, deployment validation, rollback testing, and production verification.
• Manage defect identification, prioritization, root-cause analysis, remediation tracking, and reporting.
• Develop dashboards and executive reports that communicate quality trends, testing coverage, release readiness, defect metrics, and operational risks.
• Support Authority to Operate (ATO), FISMA, NIST, and cybersecurity compliance activities by validating security controls and participating in assessment activities.
• Evaluate and implement AI-assisted testing solutions to improve test coverage, defect detection, and quality engineering efficiency.
• Provide mentorship, technical leadership, and training to QA engineers and project teams regarding quality engineering best practices.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization, automation, and continuous improvement across software delivery and operational support processes.