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

GDIT Herndon, VA On-site senior full-time

Salary

$140,821 - $190,523 per year

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Description

Transform technology into opportunity as a Software Quality Assurance Specialist/Applications Tester with GDIT. A career in enterprise IT means connecting and enhancing the systems that matter most. At GDIT you’ll be at the forefront of innovation and play a meaningful part in improving how agencies operate.

Required skills and demonstrated experience:

  • Documented experience of software testing tools and processes.
  • Experience developing repeatable test procedures, executing test scripts and documenting results.
  • Must be comfortable working with software developers to identify and resolve defects.
  • Ability to conduct software compatibility tests with programs, hardware, operating systems, or network environments.
  • Documented experience working with GitHub, JIRA and Confluence.
  • Documented experience meeting with stakeholders, analyzing requirements, user stories and related artifacts, and translating these into test plans and well-defined acceptance criteria.
  • Ability to install, maintain, and use software-testing programs.
  • Plan test schedules or strategies in accordance with project scope or delivery dates.
  • Provide feedback and recommendations to development team on software usability and functionality.
  • Test system modifications to prepare for implementation.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to evaluate or diagnose problems and recommend possible solutions.
  • Development and presentation of technical documentation, test cases, test reports, test data sets and other briefing materials to support program status reviews, control gates, and other presentations as directed.
  • Participating in the team’s Agile software development process and adhering to all reporting requirements.
  • Working with other enterprise service programs and other test teams to coordinate integration testing of their capabilities that will be consumed in the final system implementation.
  • Working with other performance and security test teams as appropriate.

Highly desired skills and demonstrated experience:

  • Demonstrated experience with containerization technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes
  • Design test plans, scenarios, scripts, or procedures.
  • Experience developing automated test scripts (Selenium or other).
  • Java development skills to integrate testing components.

Benefits:

  • 401K with company match
  • Comprehensive health and wellness packages
  • Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
  • Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
  • Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
  • Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

Skills

Required

  • Atlassian Confluence
  • Atlassian JIRA
  • GitHub
  • Software Testing Techniques

Nice to have

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