Software Test Manager with Security Clearance

About the role

North Stone is looking for a Software Test Manager to join our company.

Responsibilities

• Serving as a testing and quality assurance subject matter specialist, providing testing know-how for the support of user requirements of complex to highly complex software applications
• Participating in all phases of the project lifecycle for software/hardware development with emphasis on analysis of user requirements, test planning, test design, and test tools selection
• Closely working with the client customers' development project teams to help deploy application releases and ensure successful product launches
• Work closely with Stakeholders to create feature, regression, stress, and smoke tests
• Designing, implementing, and conducting test and evaluation procedures to ensure system requirements are met
• Developing, maintaining, updating, and executing test scripts and associated documents for software products
• Analyzing test cases and providing regular progress reports
• Providing test execution results and related metrics for deployment iterations
• Supporting multiple projects through software testing and release management process
• Writing, implementing, and reporting on improvements to quality assurance testing processes for systems and applications
• Promoting quality assurance best practices, suggest and implement strategies to improve testing efficiency and productivity
• Identifies and documents deficiencies and anomalies for systems under tests, evaluates and reports deficiencies and participates in deficiency reviews

Qualifications

• 3 to 10 years of experience and a BA/BS or MA/MS degree, or 10+ years of experience; typically performs all functional duties independently
• Secret Clearance required
• Must be a self-motivator
• Experience in creating and executing test scripts
• Experience in setting up and running user acceptance testing
• Demonstrated experience in large scale stakeholder management and coordination, testing/validation methodologies, and release management concepts
• Detail oriented and have ability to review and edit technical and software related documentation
• Ability to quickly acquire technical knowledge from documentation and from on-the-job training
• Ability to thoroughly investigate technical issues both analytically and hands-on troubleshooting in a production environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience in an agile environment with use of tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Zephyr Scale

About the company

Diné Development Corporation (DDC) is a Navajo Nation-owned family of companies that provides government agencies and commercial organizations with high-quality IT, professional, environmental, and research and development services. DDC is dedicated to empowering the Navajo Nation and the communities we serve.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage
• Retirement savings with company match
• Paid time off
• Voluntary supplemental benefits
• Access to an employee assistance program
• Educational assistance with tuition reimbursement