Functional Lead - Product & QA Lead for IRS Schema Compliance
US-DC
Careers (External)
Req #: 6556
Type: Full-Time
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Overview: GovCIO is currently hiring for a Functional Lead to define product requirements, validation logic, and QA strategies for schema-driven digital processing systems in support of a federal digitalization effort. This position will be located in Washington, DC, and will be a hybrid position. Please note: The contract has not been awarded; this position remains unfunded and is contingent upon the award of the contract. Responsibilities: Serves as both the internal Product Owner and QA Lead for validation workflows within a federal government digitalization initiative. This role defines tool requirements, testing strategies, and schema compliance logic, and leads the QA team responsible for automated and manual testing. It also facilitates table-top exercises with federal stakeholders to ensure mutual understanding of business processes, metadata rules, and validation expectations across the intake-to-submission pipeline. Product Ownership & Validation Logic: * Own and manage business requirements for tools used in metadata entry, schema validation, submission packaging, and error handling. * Translate IRS submission schemas, rule logic, and QA expectations into clear user stories and testable features. * Lead coordination of schema updates, IRS style sheets, and business rule changes, ensuring downstream tool and test coverage alignment. QA Team Leadership: * Direct and manage a QA team responsible for test plan creation/ execution, automated and manual test case development, regression testing for schema and rule changes and 10% QA review support and documentation * Design the overall QA strategy, ensuring alignment with IRS compliance requirements (e.g., Publication 4812, schema rule conformance). * Lead QA process reviews, bug triage, and risk-based test prioritization. IRS Collaboration & Test Coverage: * Lead structured table-top exercises with stakeholders to align on: end-to-end process expectations, schema definition nuances, rule validations/error interpretation, test data generation and audit trail capture * Collaborate with development to ensure test automation supports daily CI/CD builds and traceable defect tracking. * Ensure testing operations fully support IRS reporting, auditability, and operational readiness reviews. Qualifications: Required Skills and Experience * Bachelor's with 12+ years of experience in QA, product management, or functional leadership roles in federal or compliance-driven programs. (or commensurate experience) * Prior leadership of a QA function or test team, ideally in support of data validation, business rules, or document submission systems. * Deep understanding of structured metadata formats (e.g., XML, JSON), schema validation, and rule-based logic enforcement. * Hands-on experience with automated testing frameworks and regression test strategy design. * Proven ability to facilitate external customer engagements such as table-top process walkthroughs, UAT sessions, and compliance check-ins. * Strong documentation, collaboration, and defect triage skills. Preferred Skills and Experience * Familiarity with IRS Modernized e-File (MeF), Publication 4812, NIST 800-53 controls * Tools: Selenium, Pytest, Postman, XML validators, JSON schema testing tools, Jira, TestRail, GitHub Actions * Experience in digitization, records intake, or secure document workflows * Agile/Scrum delivery model familiarity with DevOps-integrated QA Clearance Required: Ability to obtain and maintain a Suitability/Public Trust Clearance
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