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ECS Group of Companies

IT QA Automation Analyst

Full Time · In Office · Chantilly, Virginia (USA)

Posted Jul 31, 2026

Work Options
Cloud Stack
Job Type
Position Group
  • Develop test plans, test cases, scenarios, and other related lifecycle documentation
  • Create, execute, and maintain automated performance and functional test scripts
  • Test issues of varied scope and complexity
  • Generate test data
  • Identifying defects and requirement discrepancies
  • Analyze and report performance and functional test results
  • Document and track software defects from discovery to successful correction, validation and verification, using a bug tracking system
  • Communicate project status and risks to management
  • Facilitate test meetings as needed for assigned project
  • Maintain and improve software testing processes
  • Participate with BSA and Development teams to ensure testing matches requirements and fulfills the intended business needs
  • Other duties as assigned by IT Quality Assurance Manager
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 2-5 years of relevant experience required
  • Ability to communicate verbally and interact with staff and employees at all levels
  • Ability to multi-task, meet deadlines and work in a team-oriented environment
  • Excellent verbal and interpersonal communication skills to convey testing results
  • Must demonstrate proficiency with:
  • Software Applications, such as: Azure DevOps, Visual Studio, Selenium, Postman, MS Office suite, Internet web browsers
  • Understanding of BDD, C#, and/or other languages used in automation testing
  • Automation and manual testing of Unit, functional, negative, regression, system integration, acceptance, security, API, and performance testing
  • CI/CD, Pipeline, test planning, test execution, test result analysis and reporting automation
  • Understanding of the “Software Development Life cycle"
  • The expected pay range for this role and location is $110,000 - $120,000/year. The final agreed-upon compensation will be determined based on specific location and other individual qualifications.

ECS Group of Companies (ECS) was founded in 1988 with the goal to raise the standards of professional engineering consulting. Today, we are a leader in geotechnical, construction materials, environmental and facilities consulting services. We are employee-owned with more than 3,000 employees in 100+ offices and testing facilities coast to coast. ECS is currently ranked #60 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design Firms (April 2026), #148 in Engineering News-Record’s Top 200 Environmental Firms (October 2025) and #50 in Zweig Group’s Hot Firm List (May 2025). For additional information about ECS, visit: www.ecslimited.com.

ECS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To learn more, click here.

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IT QA Automation Analyst

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