CareerPlan

Senior Tester

USAFull-time$86k–$126k2026-11-09

Core

Senior QA engineer testing AI-enabled UI Job Assist Tool, REST APIs, Java microservices, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integrations.

Role type

Senior IC QA Engineer (AI/ML integration focus)

Builds

Secure data exchange between core UI system and AI-enabled Job Assist Tool

Domain

Government / Enterprise Software / AI Integration

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Functional testing, Integration testing, Regression testing, End-to-end testing, REST API testing, Microservices testing, Java application testing, SQL data validation, AI output validation, MCP server/client testing, API testing tools (Postman, JMeter), Test planning, Defect documentation, Agile delivery

Preferred skills

Advanced education, Independent work, Mentoring others

Technologies

Java, REST, SQL, Postman, JMeter, MCP, GCP, Linux, Windows

Responsibilities

Develop and execute functional, integration, regression, and end-to-end test scenarios for AI-enabled UI and backend services. Test read/write REST APIs and Java microservices exchanging data between core UI and Job Assist Tool. Validate MCP server and client interactions, tool invocation, and error handling. Verify business rules and data-integrity controls for AI-generated data. Run positive, negative, boundary, and regression tests across APIs, microservices, and AI integrations. Create and maintain test cases, test data, traceability records, and defect documentation. Query backend data stores to verify data processing and persistence. Support performance and scalability testing for ~1,500 concurrent users. Validate security-sensitive integrations in a regulated environment.