Test Engineer

About the role

Kadiak, LLC, a Koniag Government Services company, is seeking a Test Engineer with a TS/SCI security clearance to support Kadiak and our government customer in Vienna, VA.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements and design test plans to prioritize test activities for each iteration.
• Serve as subject matter specialist, and provide testing knowledge for the support of user requirements of complex to highly complex software/hardware applications.
• Write, implement, and report status for system test cases.
• Develop, maintain, and execute manual and automated test scripts.
• Analyze and document test results and recommend user story adjustments.
• Perform validation after deployment dry run.
• Perform new functionality and regression testing throughout the sprint cycle, including load testing.
• Validate proposed system architecture and run test procedures to ensure that the user stories are met.
• Work with other Test Engineer contract staff related to cross-training and knowledge sharing activities.
• Function as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) regarding the organization's testing software and methodologies and provide recommendations to the government related to production implementation strategies, advanced troubleshooting techniques and root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with management and IT counterparts to define, refine, and maintain IT testing strategies, ensuring strategies are aligned to the goals of the Agile-Scrum development environment.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated and manual testing methods to confirm operational software is defect-free and design objectives are met.
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement automated test tools and strategies.
• Use automated testing tools the government requests, including but not limited to JIRA, QuickTest Professional, LoadRunner, Selenium Tool Suite.
• Develop, maintain, and upgrade automated test scripts and architectures for application products.

Requirements

• Shall have four years of relevant experience in software testing.
• Must be able to demonstrate working in an operational environment where priorities change frequently.
• Must be able to demonstrate expertise in information system design, including application programming on large-scale database management services and the development of complex software to satisfy design objectives.
• TS/SCI security clearance required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field.

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision insurance.
• 401K with company matching.
• Flexible spending accounts.
• Paid holidays.
• Three weeks paid time off.