Job Summary: The QA/ Test Engineer is responsible for ensuring the quality and reliability of software products through comprehensive test planning, execution, and defect management. This role involves performing various…
Engineering & IT · Richmond, VA
QA Engineer jobs in Richmond, VA
QA engineers make sure software works before users find out it does not. The role blends manual exploratory testing with automated test suites and close collaboration with developers.
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$26–$69/hr
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Hello Associates, Position: QA Automation / UAT & Performance Engineer Location: Richmond, VA (Hybrid - 2 Days per week Onsite) Duration: 8+ Months Job Description: Primary Value: Traceable testing, automation, performan…
$83.3k - $133.28k
supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.This position reports to:Service Engineering Manager__The work model for the role is: Onsite, Richmond, VAYour role…
$98.61k - $167.64k
public and private-sector clients. ICF has the expertise, agility, and commitment to design, build, and operate high-performance IT engines to support all aspects of our client’s business.As a ServiceNow Architect, you w…
and genuine care for our communities are what push us forward and make this a truly special place to be. The Development Project Engineer - Electrical is primarily responsible for assisting with the design, preconstructi…
$80k - $132k
: ANA United StatesWork Type: HybridDate Posted: 2026-06-23Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.We are more than 34,000…
Business Initiative/Purpose: (Goal, Business Impact, Accomplishments from the work)We are seeking a Senior Cloud Security Automation Engineer to design, build, and operate AI-driven automation and agent-based systems for…
$116.2k - $229.1k
Position Summary AI & Engineering/ EaaS - DevOps Engineer IIIBuild and scale modern DevOps capabilities that help clients accelerate delivery, improve reliability, and modernize engineering operations. As a Senior Consul…
$80.46k - $142.72k
ANA United StatesWork Type: On-siteDate Posted: 2026-08-21Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.We are more than 34,000…
$68.6k - $109.76k
supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world. This position reports to: Engineering Manager __ The work model for the role is: Onsite, Richmond, VA Your role and…
$49.2k - $84.33k
customer training on system operations Complete and submit routine written reports. Provides plans and control system documents to engineering for as-built drawings Project site communication and coordination: May suppor…
Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Oracle JD Edwards (JDE) Lead Developer with strong technical expertise in JDE EnterpriseOne development, system architecture, integrations, and troubleshooting. The ideal candida…
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What qa engineers earn in Richmond
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $26–$38 | $54k–$79k |
| Mid level | $38–$52 | $79k–$109k |
| Senior | $50–$69 | $104k–$144k |
Adjusted for the Richmond market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
Test planning and case designAutomation (Selenium, Playwright)API testing (Postman)A scripting language (Python, JS)Bug reporting and triageSQL for data verificationCI integration of test suitesExploratory testingAttention to detail
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
How would you test a login form?
Go beyond happy path: invalid inputs, security cases, lockouts, accessibility, and different devices. Structure your answer into categories so it sounds systematic.
What do you automate, and what do you test manually?
Automate the repeatable and regression-prone; explore manually where human judgment finds new bugs. Showing you know automation has a maintenance cost is the senior move.
Walk me through a great bug report you have written.
Reproduction steps, expected versus actual, environment, evidence, and severity. Emphasize that a good report saves a developer an hour.
A developer says your bug is not a bug. What do you do?
Show that you argue from the user's perspective and the spec, escalate with data if needed, and keep the relationship collaborative.
How do you decide what to test when time is short before a release?
Risk-based prioritization: critical paths, recent changes, and areas with bug history. Naming the tradeoff explicitly is what they want to hear.
How do you keep an automated test suite from becoming flaky?
Talk about stable selectors, proper waits, isolated test data, and quarantining flaky tests instead of ignoring red builds.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For qa engineers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Quantify your impact in defects: escape rate reduced, critical bugs caught pre-release, regression time cut.
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Name your automation stack and the size of suites you built or maintained, such as number of tests or coverage of critical flows.
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Show progression from manual to automation if that is your path — it is the expected trajectory and worth making explicit.
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Mention the domains you tested (payments, healthcare, mobile) since domain risk knowledge transfers.
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Include CI/CD integration work; a suite that runs on every pull request is worth more than one run by hand.
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Where this role goes
Typical progression
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QA Analyst
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QA Engineer
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Senior QA Engineer
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QA Lead
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Head of Quality
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