Agile Scrum Tester I

Zekiah Technologies; Dahlgren (VA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Bonuses

Retirement plan

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Zekiah Technologies, Inc. is seeking a Scrum Tester to join a cross‑functional product development team supporting DoD programs.

You will champion test automation, perform exploratory testing, and contribute to high‑value software increments in a fast-paced agile environment. The role emphasizes collaboration with developers to refine stories, define test criteria, and integrate testing into the CI/CD pipeline.

Qualifications

• Experience in Agile/Scrum software testing.
• Proficiency with automated testing tools (Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or JUnit).
• Experience with API testing and SQL.
• BS in a STEM discipline.

Responsibilities

• Backlog Refinement & Planning: Participate in refinement sessions to analyze user stories, identify edge cases, and define clear, testable acceptance criteria.
• Continuous Testing: Execute manual and automated functional, regression, and integration tests continuously as code is built throughout the sprint.
• Test Automation: Identify repetitive and critical test scenarios to automate, maintain automated test suites, and integrate testing into the CI/CD pipeline.
• Exploratory Testing: Conduct structured exploratory testing sessions to uncover subtle UI, UX, and functional defects that scripted tests miss.
• Defect Management: Log, track, and re‑test bugs collaboratively with developers to ensure fast feedback loops and quick resolutions.
• Ceremony Participation: Actively join Scrum ceremonies—including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand‑ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives to advocate for quality.
• Quality Coaching: Promote a "whole-team quality" approach by assisting developers with unit test strategy, pair testing, and defining the Definition of Done (DoD).

Skills

Agile mindset

Team collaboration

Proactive defect prevention

Education

BS in a STEM discipline

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

JUnit

SQL

Job description

Description

We have an opportunity for an enthusiastic Scrum Tester to join our cross‑functional product development team. Our team provides IT services for systems engineering and information management systems to multiple major DoD programs. Each team member has opportunities to take on responsibilities according to their experience level and professional growth goals. Our staff mentors one another in their areas of expertise, continuously enhancing the synergistic capabilities of the team.

This position supports an established contract for developing mission‑critical operations. In this role, you will champion test automation, drive exploratory testing, and help the team deliver high‑value software increments. Our customers’ framework continues to evolve. Evaluating, learning, and integrating new technologies will be a constant factor in this position.

The responsibilities of this role include:

• Backlog Refinement & Planning: Participate in refinement sessions to analyze user stories, identify edge cases, and define clear, testable acceptance criteria.
• Continuous Testing: Execute manual and automated functional, regression, and integration tests continuously as code is built throughout the sprint.
• Test Automation: Identify repetitive and critical test scenarios to automate, maintain automated test suites, and integrate testing into the CI/CD pipeline.
• Exploratory Testing: Conduct structured exploratory testing sessions to uncover subtle UI, UX, and functional defects that scripted tests miss.
• Defect Management: Log, track, and re‑test bugs collaboratively with developers to ensure fast feedback loops and quick resolutions.
• Ceremony Participation: Actively join Scrum ceremonies—including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand‑ups, Sprint Reviews, and Retrospectives to advocate for quality.
• Quality Coaching: Promote a "whole-team quality" approach by assisting developers with unit test strategy, pair testing, and defining the Definition of Done (DoD).

Requirements

• BS in a STEM discipline
• Experience: 0‑2+ years of software testing experience embedded within an Agile/Scrum team.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in writing and maintaining automated test scripts (using tools like Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or JUnit), API testing, and SQL.
• Agile Mindset: Strong communication skills, adaptability, and a proactive attitude toward preventing defects rather than just finding them late.
• Collaboration: Experience working closely with developers in a shared‑responsibility quality mode

Clearance Requirements

This position requires an active Interim Secret clearance. To be considered for this position, an applicant must be a U.S. Citizen and hold an active Interim Secret security clearance (or higher)

Travel Required: No

Potential for Telework: Partial, 1 day every two weeks

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About Us

Here at Zekiah, our journey is about enhancing our warfighters’ superiority by developing and integrating forward‑thinking communication and technology systems. Each team member plays an important role in making this possible by bringing their skills and knowledge to help our customers tackle their challenges, devise innovative solutions, and support their critical missions. We take care of our employees through a balanced work‑life, fair salaries, great benefits, and giving them a voice.

Benefits

We offer health, dental, vision, life, and supplemental insurance for full‑time employees and their families. We also offer holiday and vacation pay, sick leave, performance‑based bonuses, a company‑matched retirement plan, and an education reimbursement program. Explore our benefits and work culture at https://www.zekiah.com/careers.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Zekiah Technologies, Inc. does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), ethnicity, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non‑merit factor.