Software QA Specialist/Applications Tester – TS/SCI w/ Polygraph

About the role

Transform technology into opportunity as a Software Quality Assurance Specialist/Applications Tester with GDIT. You will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter by joining the IT Quality Analyst team, impacting mission‑critical systems for government agencies.

Responsibilities

• Documented experience of software testing tools and processes.
• Develop repeatable test procedures, execute test scripts, and document results.
• Work with software developers to identify and resolve defects.
• Conduct software compatibility tests across programs, hardware, operating systems, or network environments.
• Use GitHub, JIRA, and Confluence for tracking and collaboration.
• Meet with stakeholders, analyze requirements and user stories, and translate them into test plans and acceptance criteria.
• Install, maintain, and use software‑testing programs.
• Plan test schedules or strategies aligned with project scope and delivery dates.
• Provide feedback and recommendations to development teams on usability and functionality.
• Test system modifications in preparation for implementation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to evaluate problems and recommend solutions.
• Develop and present technical documentation, test cases, test reports, data sets, and briefing materials for program reviews and control gates.
• Participate in Agile software development processes and meet all reporting requirements.
• Coordinate integration testing with other enterprise service programs and test teams.
• Work with performance and security test teams as needed.
• Demonstrated experience with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes (highly desired).
• Design test plans, scenarios, scripts, or procedures (highly desired).
• Develop automated test scripts using Selenium or other tools (highly desired).
• Java development skills to integrate testing components (highly desired).

Requirements

• 5+ years of related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or an IT‑related field.
• Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Skills

• Atlassian Confluence
• Atlassian JIRA
• GitHub
• Software testing techniques

Benefits

• 401(k) with company match
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans (including HSA options)
• Internal mobility team to support career growth
• Paid education and certification opportunities
• Access to cutting‑edge technology
• Paid vacation, holidays, sick, personal, parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave
• Flex work weeks where possible
• Short‑ and long‑term disability, life, AD&D, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel/accident insurance

Pay

The likely salary range for this position is $140,821 – $190,523, based on experience, geographic location, and contractual requirements.

Schedule

• Scheduled weekly hours: 40
• Travel required: None
• Telecommuting: On‑site work in Herndon, VA

Location: Herndon, VA (13857 McLearen Road, USA)