QA/Test Engineer

Duties and responsibilities

• Create/edit test plans, test cases, scripts, and patches and ensure traceability to requirements
• Execute test plans, procedures, and scenarios and conduct unit, process, function, system integration, and user acceptance testing
• Detect, log and track software defects and inconsistencies
• Document and disseminate test results of all executed test procedures and processes
• Analyze user stories and/use cases/requirements for validity and feasibility in consultation with requirements analysts and software engineers
• Support product design, code reviews, walk-throughs and product lifecycle inspections
• Respond to inquiries from customer support and requirements analysts regarding functions and operation of software applications
• Ensure new applications and software modifications meet requirements and operate satisfactorily in the system environment
• Plan, coordinate and facilitate all activities to accomplish successful Test Readiness Reviews (TRR) and Production Readiness Reviews (PRR)
• Update testing and configuration management documentation as required to ensure compliance with audit requirements

Education and qualifications

• U.S. citizenship
• Current TS/SCI clearance
• Current CI Poly or ability to obtain CI poly
• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline
• 8 Years of related experience supporting automated testing for test procedure development, maintenance, and execution
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to interpret requirements and translate them into precise test cases
• Must be comfortable in a coordination role interacting with Government and contractor staff across functional and technical areas
• Proficiency creating automated test scripts; Experience with HP Unified Functional Testing Software (UFT) or other automated testing software is highly desired
• Familiarity with the concepts of Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS)
• Knowledge of the SQL database query language to assess the state of the data before and after test transactions are performed
• Ability to detect, report, and explain defects effectively
• Ability to plan, set goals, and determine strategies for accomplishing results