Cleared QA Tester

Role Summary

About Virtualitics

Virtualitics is the category leader in AI-native readiness applications for defense, government, and critical infrastructure. Founded on a decade of Caltech research in partnership with NASA/JPL, we are led by scientists, strategists, and servicemembers united by a single mission: to solve the world’s most complex, mission-critical challenges with AI.

Our Readiness AI solutions deliver operational certainty — giving leaders and operators a clear picture of what’s ready, what’s at risk, and what to do next. By identifying risks early, diagnosing root causes, and recommending prioritized actions with transparent, explainable AI, we help organizations move from data complexity to decision advantage.

Behind that impact is relentless innovation. Inventors at heart, we hold 15+ U.S. patents and are leading the shift toward agent-driven readiness. But what truly sets us apart is our culture — relentless about results, grounded in transparency, and driven by compassion for the mission and the people it serves.

If you’re motivated by impact, inspired by technical depth, and ready to build AI that performs where it matters most — you’ll find your mission here.

Our team is excited to find our next QA Tester to join the company.

Responsibilities

• Identify, log, track, and report software defects.
• Manually test applications, bug fixes, and new features from the team of developers.
• Work with Product stakeholders and Dev to resolve bugs as they are discovered.
• Troubleshoot and assist in the diagnosis of unintended results from testing.
• Document all QA work thoroughly and accurately.
• Execute Quality Assurance (QA) test plans, test scenarios, test suites and test cases.
• Maintain test data sets.
• Effectively communicate software concerns to management and stakeholders of a feature's progress

Requirements

• 3+ years’ experience in a Quality role.
• Secret/Secret+ clearance
• Local to DC area
• Demonstrated ability to execute and improve upon existing QA processes.
• Experience with Python, Playwright.
• Experience testing Web applications.
• Experience using defect tracking solutions.
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Prior experience reviewing code.
• Working knowledge of Confluence, JIRA.
• Able to operate in a highly collaborative connected environment.

What are our preferred requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or similar technical discipline.
• Experience with LLMs.
• Strong UX and design sensibilities.
• Competency in Windows, Mac, and Linux environments.

Benefits

What are some valued skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and a commitment to collaborate with people.
• Positive attitude towards learning new skills.
• Team player.
• Capabilities of working independently, self-motivated and dependable, reliable and highly accountable.
• Excellent attention to detail.

What we offer you

• At Virtualitics, you’ll join a high-performance team of scientists, strategists, and servicemembers building AI that operates in the world’s most demanding environments. The problems we solve matter — and so does the opportunity to grow while solving them.
• You’ll have meaningful ownership from day one, with the ability to accelerate your career alongside a company scaling rapidly in national security and critical infrastructure.

We offer highly competitive compensation, meaningful equity participation, and fully paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents. Our benefits also include unlimited PTO and flexible work arrangements, with remote flexibility and hybrid options for team members based in the Los Angeles or Washington, DC areas.