Description

Title: Senior IV&V Test Engineer

Location: Remote

Terms: Full-time

Clearance: Ability to obtain a Public Trust

Travel: 0%

Project Description

FEMA’s Grants Management Modernization (GMM) initiative is a multi-year effort to modernize and consolidate legacy grant systems into a unified enterprise platform. The IV&V team operates independently from development teams and provides objective validation that system releases meet documented requirements, non-functional standards, and compliance expectations.

This role focuses on independent validation of enterprise releases, including non-functional testing, automation integration, release management verification, and compliance traceability.

Position Description

The Senior IV&V Test Engineer will lead independent validation efforts across application releases, ensuring performance, reliability, security, and compliance requirements are met prior to production deployment.

This role requires strong experience in:

• IV&V methodology
• Enterprise test strategy development
• Automation framework implementation
• CI/CD pipeline integration
• Non-functional testing (performance, scalability, security)
• Traceability and compliance documentation

While exposure to data validation is beneficial, this role is not primarily a data migration engineering position.

Responsibilities: 

• Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V)

  • Develop and execute independent test strategies aligned to federal IV&V best practices.
  • Ensure releases meet documented functional and non-functional requirements.
  • Maintain independence from development teams while collaborating effectively.
  • Validate configuration and release management processes.

  Non-Functional & Enterprise Testing

  • Design and execute performance, scalability, reliability, and security validation strategies.
  • Validate application stability under load and high-transaction scenarios.
  • Assess integration points and API interactions.
  • Identify risks that could impact system availability or compliance.

  Automation & DevSecOps Integration

  • Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks.
  • Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
  • Validate build and deployment integrity across environments.
  • Support DevSecOps initiatives through secure testing practices.

  Compliance & Documentation

  • Develop and maintain traceability matrices linking requirements to test cases.
  • Prepare clear, defensible documentation for audit and compliance review.
  • Track and manage defects through resolution.
  • Support federal compliance standards and reporting expectations.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizen eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
• 5+ years of enterprise software testing experience.
• Demonstrated experience performing Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V).
• Strong experience in non-functional testing (performance, security, reliability).
• Experience building or maintaining automation frameworks.
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience developing test strategies and traceability documentation.
• Proficiency with defect tracking and test management tools.

 Desired

• Experience supporting federal modernization programs.
• Familiarity with financial or grant-based systems.
• Experience validating high-volume transactional systems.
• Exposure to SQL-based data validation.
• Knowledge of DevSecOps principles.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., CSQA, ISTQB, Agile certifications).

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