Jared Howard — Sole proprietor, Commonwealth of Virginia. Custom software and web development, test automation, and cloud services for commercial and government clients.

Core competencies

  • Custom application & web development — web applications, multi-tenant SaaS, internal tools, and e-commerce, from design through deployment.
  • Test automation & quality engineering — automated end-to-end test suites (Cypress, Playwright), CI/CD integration, and QA process design.
  • Cloud & infrastructure — AWS deployments and infrastructure-as-code with Terraform, built to least-privilege and security-conscious defaults.
  • Application maintenance & modernization — taking over, securing, and improving existing web applications.

Differentiators

  • Principal-led delivery. The engineer you contract with does the work — no handoff to a separate delivery team.
  • Modern, maintainable stack. TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, and static-first delivery where it fits — fewer dependencies, smaller attack surface.
  • Quality engineering built in. Automated testing is a core competency, not an afterthought.
  • Security-conscious by default. Least-privilege cloud setups and no unnecessary third-party code.

Relevant experience

Selected commercial experience:

  • Senior SDET → QA Software Engineer, Paymerang & enChoice, Inc. (2023–present) — build and maintain automated test suites (Cypress, Playwright), security automation with OWASP ZAP, CI pipelines (Bitbucket) for the test suites, and frontend/backend contributions across teams.
  • QA Engineer, enChoice (2022–2023) — feature testing, automated test-suite maintenance, and Cucumber integration.
  • Client website delivery (NYCTechPros externship) — developed and shipped a website for an external client.

See the full CV for detailed history, education, and skills.

Corporate data

Legal name
Jared Howard (sole proprietor)
Location
Commonwealth of Virginia, United States
Primary NAICS
541511 — Custom Computer Programming Services
Secondary NAICS
541512 — Computer Systems Design Services
513210 — Software Publishers
541519 — Other Computer Related Services
Business size
Small Business (self-certified; 541511 SBA size standard $34M)
Socioeconomic status
Small Business. Other set-aside eligibility under evaluation.
Point of contact
Jared Howard — contact@jaredhoward.com

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