Jared Howard — Sole proprietor, 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.

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