Public Health Testing Lead

Atlanta, GA
Full Time
Mid Level
Overview
DRT Strategies delivers expert management consulting and information technology (IT) solutions to large federal agencies, the U.S. Navy, state and local government and commercial clients in health care, technology, and financial services industries.
The three letters of our name, DRT, stand for Driving Resolution Together, which is the core philosophy on which the company was founded. That is, we collaborate with our clients to solve their most pressing challenges - together.
We are problem solvers dedicated to your success, combining Fortune 500 experience with small business responsiveness. We have established a reputation with our clients as a forward-thinking consulting firm with demonstrated success in implementing solutions that lead to meaningful results. Our world-class consultants unite people to work collaboratively to achieve project goals and make vision a reality.

Project Description:
DRT provides public health, technology, data, communications, and visualization support to enhance the government’s ability to use public health data to address diverse, complex, and emerging problems. This includes designing and developing application and database solutions. In addition, this team develops innovative data capture and analysis techniques to enhance safety research and recommendation efforts across the country.

Job Summary:
The Testing Lead will be responsible for ensuring the quality, accuracy, and functionality of public health systems and applications developed for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). You will manage a team of testers, coordinate testing activities, and oversee the development and execution of comprehensive test plans to ensure the success of these important digital solutions.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead the testing strategy for a large federal public health portfolio of projects, ensuring all software applications meet high-quality standards and align with project goals.
  • Manage and mentor a team of testers, providing technical leadership and guidance throughout the testing lifecycle.
  • Collaborate with project managers, developers, business analysts, and other stakeholders to understand project requirements and define comprehensive test plans that address functional, performance, security, and usability aspects.
  • Develop and execute detailed test cases, scripts, and scenarios for manual and automated testing, ensuring thorough test coverage for each software release.
  • Oversee and manage defect tracking, resolution, and verification processes, ensuring all issues are documented and resolved in a timely manner.
  • Lead test planning efforts, including determining testing resources, timelines, and deliverables for each phase of the project.
  • Coordinate and execute functional, regression, integration, performance, security, and UAT (User Acceptance Testing) to ensure system integrity and compliance with federal regulations and CDC standards.
  • Implement best practices for testing, continuously improving testing methodologies and processes, and ensuring adherence to quality standards throughout the project lifecycle.
  • Communicate test results and risks to senior stakeholders, providing clear and actionable insights on product quality and areas of improvement.
  • Work closely with developers to reproduce issues, clarify requirements, and ensure test environments mirror production systems.
  • Stay updated on the latest testing technologies, CDC regulations, and industry standards to apply relevant methodologies to the project.
  • Ensure that all testing efforts align with accessibility standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., WCAG).
  • Participate in agile ceremonies (e.g., sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives) as needed, supporting the team in an agile development environment.
Require Experience:
  • Must have or be able to obtain a Public Trust
  • 7+ years of experience in software testing, with at least 3 years in a leadership or senior role.
  • Proven experience leading and managing a testing team in a complex IT project, ideally within government, healthcare, or public health sectors.
  • Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies, tools, and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, JIRA, TestRail, QTest, LoadRunner).
  • Extensive experience in functional, regression, performance, security, and automated testing.
  • Experience with test management tools and defect tracking systems.
  • Knowledge of public health regulations, security standards (e.g., HIPAA), and accessibility compliance (WCAG) is a plus.
  • Familiarity with Agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to think critically and adapt testing strategies to meet changing project requirements.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to report on test results clearly and concisely to stakeholders.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks, working independently or as part of a team.
  • Detail-oriented with a strong focus on quality assurance and continuous improvement.
Preferred Experience:
  • General knowledge and experience working with the federal government, specifically HHS
  • Familiarity with automated testing frameworks and continuous integration (CI/CD) pipelines.
  • Knowledge of security testing (e.g., vulnerability scanning, penetration testing).
  • Experience with database testing and validating data integrity.
Education & Training:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
Salary Range:
  • $80,000-105,000K
  • Salary commensurate with experience.
Company Benefits:
DRT offers full-time benefit eligible employees a competitive total compensation package. Employees may begin participating in employer sponsored group medical, dental, and vision coverage on their first day of employment. DRT also has a 401(K)-retirement plan, company paid short-term and long-term disability, life insurance, AD&D coverage, and an employee assistant program (EAP). Employees may also elect critical illness coverage, accident coverage, flexible spending accounts, and health saving account options. The DRT leave programs include Paid Time Off (PTO) each calendar year, paid holidays annually, paid parental leave, and unpaid job protected leave administered in accordance with the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

EEO Commitment
DRT Strategies, Inc. (DRT) celebrates diversity and is proud to provide Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local laws.

Reasonable accommodation for applicants and employees with disabilities will be provided. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Human Resources by emailing [email protected], or by dialing 571-482-2517.

 

DRT Strategies, Inc. (DRT) celebrates diversity and is proud to provide Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all employees and qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, gender identity, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state, or local laws.

Reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities will be provided. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact Human Resources by emailing HR@drtstrategies.com, or by dialing 571-482-2517.

Share

Apply for this position

Required*
We've received your resume. Click here to update it.
Attach resume or Paste resume
Attach resume as .pdf, .doc, .docx, .odt, .txt, or .rtf (limit 5MB) or Paste resume

Paste your resume here or Attach resume file

To comply with government Equal Employment Opportunity and/or Affirmative Action reporting regulations, we are requesting (but NOT requiring) that you enter this personal data. This information will not be used in connection with any employment decisions, and will be used solely as permitted by state and federal law. Your voluntary cooperation would be appreciated. Learn more.
Invitation for Job Applicants to Self-Identify as a U.S. Veteran
  • A “disabled veteran” is one of the following:
    • a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or
    • a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
  • A “recently separated veteran” means any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran's discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
  • An “active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran” means a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
  • An “Armed forces service medal veteran” means a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.
Veteran status


Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability
Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability Form CC-305
OMB Control Number 1250-0005
Expires 04/30/2026
Why are you being asked to complete this form?

We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.

Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/ofccp.

How do you know if you have a disability?

A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
  • Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
  • Blind or low vision
  • Cancer (past or present)
  • Cardiovascular or heart disease
  • Celiac disease
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
  • Diabetes
  • Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
  • Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
  • Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
  • Intellectual or developmental disability
  • Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
  • Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
  • Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
  • Nervous system condition, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
  • Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
  • Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
  • Short stature (dwarfism)
  • Traumatic brain injury
Please check one of the boxes below:

PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.

You must enter your name and date
Human Check*