Senior Test Engineer

We need to produce HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must remove boilerplate. Must preserve all substantive info. We need to parse the posting. Key sections: - About the role: The paragraph after "A Role with Purpose and Impact" etc. Also "We are seeking a Senior Manual Tester..." etc. Also "This role blends quality assurance expertise..." etc. Also "You will work closely..." etc. Also "This role provides the opportunity..." etc. Also "If you are motivated..." etc. Also "PeopleCare Management duties"? Actually that seems weird: "PeopleCare Management duties Required Qualifications". Might be a formatting error. Probably "PeopleCare Management duties" is part of something else? Actually reading: after "Key Responsibilities" there is "PeopleCare Management duties Required Qualifications". Might be a stray line. We'll ignore as boilerplate? It seems like a misplaced heading. We'll treat "PeopleCare Management duties" as not needed. - Responsibilities: The list under "Key Responsibilities" bullet points. - Requirements: The "Required Qualifications" list. - Qualifications: The "Preferred Qualifications" list. - Skills: Could combine required and preferred? But we have separate sections for Requirements and Qualifications. Skills maybe not needed if not explicit. The posting does not have a separate Skills section; we could omit. - Benefits: The "We are a ... employees enjoy:" bullet list includes benefits. So we have Benefits section. - Pay: The salary range line: "Our estimated salary range for this position is $100,000 - $125,000, this presented salary range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Offered salary is based on experience, geographic location, and possibly contractual requirements as appropriate to the role. *Salary could fall outside of this range." So we have Pay. - Schedule: The hybrid position line: "This is a hybrid position with 1-2 days per week onsite in Ashburn, Virginia." Also maybe mention remote work availability? There's also "Flexible work schedules and telework options, including remote work availability for eligible projects" under benefits. But schedule specifically: hybrid 1-2 days onsite. We'll include Schedule section. We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. We must not repeat job title as heading. So no

Senior Manual Test Engineer

. We must not include Job ID/requisition numbers. So ignore "#1118Clearance: US Citizenship Required. Ability to obtain the required government security clearance (CBP Public Trust Final)." Actually that line includes clearance requirement. That's substantive: US Citizenship Required, ability to obtain required government security clearance (CBP Public Trust Final). Should we include that? It's a requirement. Could be part of Requirements or Qualifications. It is a requirement: US Citizenship Required, ability to obtain clearance. We should preserve that info. Where to place? Could be under Requirements (Required Qualifications) as a bullet. Or we could create a separate section like "Clearance" but not in allowed headings. So we incorporate into Requirements. Also note "This is a hybrid position with 1-2 days per week onsite in Ashburn, Virginia." That's schedule. Now we need to format lists with

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  . We must not include duplicated lines. Ensure we capture all substantive info. Let's extract content. About the role: Paragraphs: "We are seeking a Senior Manual Tester to support the delivery of high-quality software solutions for our federal clients. This role plays a critical part in ensuring applications meet business requirements, performance expectations, and quality standards before release." "You will work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and stakeholders to identify defects early, validate functionality, and ensure reliable user experiences across multiple platforms and environments." "This role blends quality assurance expertise with analytical problem-solving. You will:" Then bullet list of duties (but those are also under Responsibilities? Actually the bullet list after "You will:" includes many items that are similar to responsibilities. However there is also a separate "Key Responsibilities" section with similar bullet list. To avoid duplication, we need to preserve all substantive info but not duplicate identical lines. We need to see if they are identical or slightly different. First bullet list after "You will:" includes: - Review business requirements, user stories, and functional specifications to understand system behavior and acceptance criteria. - Design, document, and execute detailed test cases, test scenarios, and test plans. - Perform functional, regression, integration, smoke, and user acceptance testing. - Identify, document, track, and verify software defects using Jira or similar defect management tools. - Collaborate with developers and business stakeholders to reproduce and resolve issues. - Execute database and data validation testing using SQL queries where applicable. - Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, and retrospectives. - Maintain comprehensive testing documentation, defect logs, and quality metrics. - Support release validation and post-deployment verification activities. Then later "Key Responsibilities" bullet list: - Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on business and technical requirements. - Perform functional, regression, integration, smoke, and user acceptance testing. - Document, prioritize, and track defects through resolution. - Validate application functionality, data accuracy, and system integrations. - Collaborate with developers, analysts, and product teams to clarify requirements and resolve issues. - Participate actively in Agile development processes. - Support release testing and production validation activities. - Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, standards, and documentation. These are similar but not identical; some differences: first list includes reviewing requirements, designing test cases, executing test cases, collaborating to reproduce issues, database testing, participating in Agile ceremonies, maintaining documentation, supporting release validation. Second list includes developing/executing test plans, validating functionality/data accuracy/system integrations, collaborating to clarify requirements, participating in Agile processes, supporting release testing, contributing to continuous improvement. There's overlap but we should keep both sets as they are distinct. However we must avoid duplication of identical sentences. None are identical exactly. So we can include both under Responsibilities? But we have a separate Responsibilities section; we could combine all responsibility bullets into one list under Responsibilities. The "About the role" prose could be separate paragraphs. Thus we will have:

  About the role

  We are seeking a Senior Manual Tester to support the delivery of high-quality software solutions for our federal clients. This role plays a critical part in ensuring applications meet business requirements, performance expectations, and quality standards before release.

  You will work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Developers, and stakeholders to identify defects early, validate functionality, and ensure reliable user experiences across multiple platforms and environments.

  This role blends quality assurance expertise with analytical problem-solving. You will:

  • Review business requirements, user stories, and functional specifications to understand system behavior and acceptance criteria.
  • Design, document, and execute detailed test cases, test scenarios, and test plans.
  • Perform functional, regression, integration, smoke, and user acceptance testing.
  • Identify, document, track, and verify software defects using Jira or similar defect management tools.
  • Collaborate with developers and business stakeholders to reproduce and resolve issues.
  • Execute database and data validation testing using SQL queries where applicable.
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, and retrospectives.
  • Maintain comprehensive testing documentation, defect logs, and quality metrics.
  • Support release validation and post-deployment verification activities.
  Then Responsibilities section: we could include the Key Responsibilities bullets.

  Responsibilities

  • Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on business and technical requirements.
  • Perform functional, regression, integration, smoke, and user acceptance testing.
  • Document, prioritize, and track defects through resolution.
  • Validate application functionality, data accuracy, and system integrations.
  • Collaborate with developers, analysts, and product teams to clarify requirements and resolve issues.
  • Participate actively in Agile development processes.
  • Support release testing and production validation activities.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, standards, and documentation.
  Now Requirements: include US Citizenship Required, ability to obtain clearance, plus Required Qualifications list. We need to capture "Clearance: US Citizenship Required. Ability to obtain the required government security clearance (CBP Public Trust Final)." Also the Required Qualifications list: - 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance and manual testing. - Experience testing web-based applications and enterprise software solutions. - Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC). - Experience creating and executing test cases, test scenarios, and test plans. - Hands-on experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar defect management tools. - Ability to analyze requirements and identify testing gaps and risks. - Strong written and verbal communication skills. - Self-starter with excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities. We should combine the clearance info as a bullet maybe. Thus:

  Requirements

  • US Citizenship required; ability to obtain the required government security clearance (CBP Public Trust Final).
  • 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance and manual testing.
  • Experience testing web-based applications and enterprise software solutions.
  • Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
  • Experience creating and executing test cases, test scenarios, and test plans.
  • Hands-on experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar defect management tools.
  • Ability to analyze requirements and identify testing gaps and risks.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Self-starter with excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
  Now Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications list: - Experience with SQL and database validation testing. - Familiarity with data integration. - Experience working within Agile/Scrum teams. - Experience supporting cloud-based applications and services. We'll put under Qualifications.

  Qualifications

  • Experience with SQL and database validation testing.
  • Familiarity with data integration.
  • Experience working within Agile/Scrum teams.
  • Experience supporting cloud-based applications and services.
  Now Skills: Not explicitly separate; we could omit. Benefits: The bullet list under "We use Agile and DevSecOps principles...". Actually after "As a Washington Post Top Workplace award winner..." they list benefits: - Generous and flexible time-off policy - Flexible work schedules and telework options, including remote work availability for eligible projects - Career development opportunities including a mentorship program, technical and management training through Dev University, hands-on learning through DevLab, tuition reimbursement, and paid training opportunities - Industry-leading benefits including a choice of two health plans that include dental and vision, flexible spending account, commuter benefits, life insurance, and more - 401K matching with a 5% matching contribution - Regular team and company social events including our annual party, happy hours, fitness challenges, and more - A focus on community engagement including company wide support activities, employer match for donations, and time off for volunteer efforts We'll put under Benefits.

  Benefits

  • Generous and flexible time-off policy
  • Flexible work schedules and telework options, including remote work availability for eligible projects
  • Career development opportunities including a mentorship program, technical and management