Application Analyst & Tester

About the role

CACI is currently looking for a motivated and skilled Application Analyst & Tester to perform verification and validation of multiple integrated software applications. You will join our SHIV integration test team located in Sterling, VA and the Denver Tech Center, CO. Your primary focus will be systems analysis and design of automated end-to-end (E2E) testing strategies that utilize real-world user stories.

As a member of the SHIV team, you will design automated verification strategies and integration tests aimed at reducing risk and complexity within a diverse software application ecosystem. You will learn and analyze several third-party software applications that deploy new features on an agile basis. Finally, you will work closely with the SHIV team’s software developers to perform troubleshooting when implemented tests find software bugs and defects.

Responsibilities

• Partner with external stakeholders to learn and understand their applications, interconnections, operations, functional requirements, and dependencies
• Act as subject matter expert for planning and tasking requirements, detailed collection strategies, dynamic mission demands, and operational objectives
• Develop E2E autonomous systems testing strategies using real-world user scenarios and realistic, dynamic test data in an agile-based test environment
• Design scripts for automated tests that exercise UI-based and API-based functionality and satisfy the test’s acceptance criteria
• Maintain and enhance existing tests to exercise newly deployed and/or updated software features developed by third-party agile programs

Qualifications

Required qualifications include an active TS/SCI with polygraph (or willingness to obtain a polygraph), a BA/BS in a STEM field or related experience, and 3+ years of systems engineering experience with planning and scheduling software.

Additionally, experience with mission planning software, a user-centric mindset, and the ability to act as a bridge between software developers and project stakeholders are required.

Desired experience includes supporting agile software development with systems integration and verification skills, crafting acceptance criteria for functional requirements, experience with JIRA and Confluence, and familiarity with test automation frameworks, SQL for data verification, and API testing tools.

Benefits

CACI offers a culture of integrity, an environment of trust, and a focus on continuous growth. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities.

Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families, including healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.

Pay

The proposed salary range for this position is $58,000-$115,900, depending on factors such as geographic location, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications.