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title: 'QA / Test Automation Engineer at PingWind'
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# QA / Test Automation Engineer at PingWind

- **Company:** PingWind
- **Location:** Remote
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-24
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-18
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/pingwind/8ce9f947-761d-40d6-bc42-65ba2369db4a

## Job description

Location: Remote Required Clearance: Public Trust Required Education: Bachelors Degree Required Experience: 1 year Position Description We are seeking a skilled and detail‑oriented QA / Test Automation Engineer to support quality assurance and automated testing efforts for a complex, mission‑critical federal Identity and Access Management (IAM) program within the U.S. Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid (FSA) office. The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in test automation frameworks, agile testing methodologies, and functional/security testing of enterprise IAM solutions.

## Responsibilities

This position plays a pivotal role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and security of FSA's modernized IAM platform. The QA / Test Automation Engineer works within an agile development environment, collaborating with developers, product owners, and security teams to design and execute comprehensive test strategies that validate user stories, acceptance criteria, and non-functional requirements across development, test, and production environments. Required Qualifications

- Design, develop, and maintain automated test suites using industry-standard test automation frameworks and tools, with preference for automated over manual testing approaches.
- Execute unit testing, regression testing, and integration testing to validate that code changes meet acceptance criteria and do not introduce defects.
- Perform code reviews with development team members to ensure test quality and adherence to testing best practices.
- Validate that all non-functional requirements are met, including performance, security, scalability, and compliance standards.
- Ensure acceptance criteria are satisfied for all user stories and features prior to deployment.
- Support functional and security testing of FSA Applications and Services integrated with the IAM platform.
- Develop and execute test plans for feature deployments across development, test, Enterprise Performance Test (EPT), and production environments.
- Collaborate with FSA Product Owners to understand testing requirements and provide feedback on testability of user stories and requirements.
- Participate in sprint planning and backlog refinement to identify testing needs and estimate testing effort.
- Validate that all automated and manual testing suites pass before features are packaged for release or deployment to higher environments.
- Ensure all security and compliance requirements are met through security testing and validation.
- Document test results, defects, and test coverage metrics; provide reporting to FSA and development teams.
- Support progressive migration of existing applications into the integrated IAM platform by testing authentication, authorization, and audit capabilities.
- Participate in agile ceremonies including daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Maintain test automation code and test data in version control systems; ensure reproducibility and traceability of test execution.
- Collaborate with DevSecOps and infrastructure teams to support continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

## About PingWind

PingWind is focused on delivering outstanding services to the federal government. We have extensive experience in the fields of cybersecurity, development, IT infrastructure, supply chain management and other professional services such as system design and continuous improvement. PingWind is an SBA certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) with offices in Northern Virginia and Huntsville AL. www.PingWind.com

Our benefits include:

- Eleven Federal Holidays
- Paid Time Off accrued each pay period
- Parental Leave
- Three medical plan choices with generous employer contribution
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance
- 401k with competitive matching and vesting schedule
- Continuing education assistance
- Short Term / Long Term Disability & Life Insurance
- Medical, Dependent Care and Commuter Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness benefits include Calm Health app and WellHub gym subsidy (formerly GymPass)
- 529 College Savings Plan
- Legal Insurance
- Pet Insurance

Veterans are encouraged to apply

Salary Range $54k-$74K The pay range for this job is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) job responsibilities, education, certifications, experience, as well as internal equity mapping and alignment with market data, or other applicable laws.

PingWind, Inc. does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms, and conditions of employment, or practices on the basis of race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, or any characteristic protected by law.

## About PingWind

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: PingWind is a technology services company delivering cybersecurity, IT modernization, and supply chain solutions primarily to U.S. federal agencies.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Privately Held; certified SDVOSB – Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business)
- **Headquarters**: Annandale, Virginia, United States
- **Founded**: 2012 (per company website) or 2015 (per LinkedIn) – conflicting reports exist; the company’s official site states 2012. [pingwind.com](https://www.pingwind.com/about) | [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/pingwind-inc-)
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed

## Core Business
- **Primary industries**: IT Services and IT Consulting; Cybersecurity; Supply Chain Management; Digital Transformation
- **Target customers**: U.S. federal government (Departments of Veterans Affairs, Health and Human Services, Defense, Army, Navy, Energy, Treasury, Labor, General Services Administration, etc.)
- **Mission or purpose**: “Utilize leading edge technology and best practices to help clients secure information, modernize systems, and optimize performance.” [pingwind.com](https://www.pingwind.com/about)

## Products & Services
PingWind organizes its offerings into four core capability areas, delivered as consulting and managed services:
- **Advanced Threat Intelligence**: Cybersecurity remediation, RMF & ATO expertise, Zero Trust Architecture, predictive analysis, cloud security, microelectronics engineering & security.
- **Supply Chain & Risk Management**: Supply chain planning & analytics, operational risk mitigation, category management, demand forecasting, inventory optimization, continuity of operations / resilience planning.
- **Digital Transformation & Automation**: Systems & app engineering, Agile solution development, DevSecOps, XaaS, legacy system sustainment & enhancement, process transformation.
- **AI-Driven Operations & Machine Learning**: AI & advanced analytics, data engineering & management, model development/training/evaluation, ML Ops & scalable deployment, intellectual property development, graph data science.

PingWind also maintains expertise with platforms such as Salesforce, Pega, Microsoft Dynamics, ServiceNow, MuleSoft, Microsoft Power Platform, AWS, Azure, and Elastic. [pingwind.com](https://www.pingwind.com/capabilities)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company)
- **Key Metric**: Over 250 employees across 37 states and OCONUS (per company website) or 148 employees (per LinkedIn) – conflicting headcount data; official site claims larger workforce.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Joint ventures include Ailani Wind (with Ailani Hawaiian Federal – SBA 8(a) NHO), PingWind United (with 42 United – WOSB), and Clear Vantage Point Solutions (CVPS II) (with Peraton Inc.). [pingwind.com](https://www.pingwind.com/capabilities)
- **Growth Signals**: Expansion through mentor‑protégé joint ventures to capture set‑aside contracts; active hiring across multiple roles (60+ open positions as of search date); presence in federal contracting with top agencies.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Certified SDVOSB** – qualifies for set‑aside contracts and sole‑source awards within the federal market.
- **CMMC Level 2 C3PAO Certified** – validates ability to protect Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) per DoD requirements; also holds ISO 9001, 20000, 27001 certifications and CMMI Level 3 Development & Services.
- **Deep federal domain expertise** – founders and leadership have military, federal government, and Fortune 100 experience.
- **Mentor‑protégé joint ventures** – provide unique contracting privileges (direct awards, exemption from bid protests, no competitive thresholds) that give a strategic advantage in government bids.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**: Deepening AI/ML and automation capabilities; expanding through joint ventures to tap into 8(a) and WOSB set‑aside markets; sustaining high security certifications to maintain trust with defense and civilian agencies.
- **Growth drivers**: Increasing demand for Zero Trust, supply chain risk management, and digital transformation across the federal government; leveraging past performance to win larger contracts.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Great Place to Work‑Certified™; emphasizes trust, performance, and longevity in client relationships; values include curiosity, collaboration, and continuous learning.
- **Work‑life balance**: Offers flexible work hours, remote work options, and observance of Federal holidays.
- **Professional development**: Encourages training, continued education, and certifications; a culture of learning and growth.
- **Community involvement**: Active in STEM education and supports service‑disabled Veterans (e.g., Virginia Values Veterans organization).
- **Perks**: Competitive salaries and benefits; opportunity to work on mission‑critical projects for the U.S. government.
- **Recruitment fraud warning**: PingWind posts all legitimate openings on its official careers page and LinkedIn; any other solicitations should be reported. [pingwind.com](https://www.pingwind.com/careers) | [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/pingwind)

## Sources
1. [pingwind.com – About](https://www.pingwind.com/about)
2. [pingwind.com – Careers](https://www.pingwind.com/careers)
3. [linkedin.com – PingWind](https://linkedin.com/company/pingwind-inc-)
4. [jobs.lever.co – PingWind](https://jobs.lever.co/pingwind)
5. [pingwind.com – Capabilities](https://www.pingwind.com/capabilities)

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