QA Tester

We are looking for candidates with a minimum of 5 years of experience in quality assurance and test automation practices in an Agile/DevSecOps work environment.

Responsibilities

• Meet with product design team to determine testing parameters
• Write test plans, create test cases, test procedures, bug reports, and final QA reports for products
• Manage test data architecture with the Tech Lead
• Troubleshoot errors and streamline the test procedures
• Test and examine code written by others and analyze results, including three or more of the following:
  • Data validation testing
  • Functional testing
  • Performance and load testing
  • Usability testing
  • Accessibility (508) testing
• Establish automated testing tools and infrastructure for test automation
• Provide validation testing of different system and data sets for Salesforce
• Understand the needs of stakeholders and convey this to developers
• Improve development, testing, deployment, and release processes
• Ensure that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
• Work with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended
• Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations
• Work with teams to bring continuous improvement to DevSecOps processes and tools
• Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided
• Present regular status updates and provide cross training to other DevOps team members

Requirements

• Must be able to maintain a U.S. Government security clearance
• Bachelor's Degree required; equivalency offered
• 5 years of related experience in software/IT/cloud consulting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Experience with documenting an as-is state of the environment, performing a gap analysis, and producing artifacts that articulate options and recommendations (preferred)

Skills

• Experience with actual/active development in an Agile environment
• Experience with performance and load testing
• Experience utilizing Docker containers and platforms such as Kubernetes
• Experience implementing test automation, using tools such as Selenium, Appium, Soap UI, RestAssured, Postman
• Experience integrating test automation including performance, security, and functional tests into CI/CD Pipelines
• Current or previous DHS CBP Clearance (preferred)

Qualifications

Preferred Certifications (a plus):

• CAST (Certified Associate in Software Testing)
• International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) Certification
• Certified Manager of Software Testing (CMST)
• DHS Trusted Tester Certification (TTv5)
• DevSecOps

About Steampunk

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health, and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee-owned company, we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth.

Pay

The projected compensation range for this position is $90,000 to $130,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position.

Benefits

Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.