Junior QA Test Engineer

Job Overview

As a SaaS Software Test Engineer with expertise in automation, you will ensure that our cloud-based applications meet the highest standards of quality, reliability, and performance. You will design and execute both manual and automated tests, contribute to building robust automation frameworks, and collaborate closely with developers, product managers, and DevOps teams to integrate testing into every stage of the development lifecycle.

Basic Qualifications :

You meet our "must haves" for this role if :

Test Design & Execution -

• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and senior QA engineers to understand product requirements and acceptance criteria
• Create, maintain, and execute test cases / test plans for functional, regression, integration, API, and UI testing. Familiarity with Zephyr tool or ADO, a plus.
• Execute manual test cases to ensure software meets quality standards
• Identify, document, and track bugs using tools like JIRA, Azure DevOps, or similar
• Assist in regression, functional, and UI testing across different platforms and devices
• Participate in test planning, reviews, and sprint ceremonies within an Agile / Scrum environment
• Support the QA team in building and maintaining test documentation (test plans, test cases, bug reports)
• Design automated test scripts and frameworks to support CI / CD pipelines. Automation skills, a plus.

Automation Framework Development

Quality Metrics & Reporting

Collaboration & Agile Practices

Performance & Security Testing

Continuous Improvement

Preferred :

You're exactly who we're looking for if :

Education & Experience

Technical Skills

Soft Skills

U.S. Citizens only- Due to customer requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required. Ability to gain and maintain Trusted Role is required.

Location : Hybrid(3x / week) VA, DC

Exostar - The Company :

Exostar's cloud-based platforms create exclusive communities within the Aerospace and Defense, Life Sciences, and other highly regulated industries where members securely collaborate, share information, and operate compliantly. Within these communities we build trust. By analyzing community data, we provide insights and intelligence, enabling organizations to make better, timelier decisions, to mitigate risk, and operate more efficiently.

Exostar is an Equal Opportunity Employment Employer. The company provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, disability status or genetic information. Exostar is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons in all facets of employment including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, training, benefits, transfers and working conditions.

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