Agile Scrum Tester: Partial Telework & Automation Focus

Zekiah; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Bonuses

Retirement plan

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Zekiah in Virginia seeks an enthusiastic Scrum Tester to join our cross-functional product development team for DoD programs. You will champion test automation, drive exploratory testing, and help the team deliver high‑value software increments.

Our customers’ framework evolves, rewarding learning and technology adoption. Participate in Scrum ceremonies, refine backlogs, and mentor teammates on unit test strategies and quality practices.

Qualifications

• BS in a STEM discipline.
• Experience: 0-2+ years of software testing within an Agile/Scrum team.
• Proficiency in automated test scripts using tools like Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, or JUnit, API testing, and SQL.
• Agile mindset with strong communication, adaptability, and proactive defect prevention.
• Experience collaborating with developers in a shared-responsibility quality model.

Responsibilities

• Backlog Refinement & Planning: analyze user stories, identify edge cases, define testable acceptance criteria.
• Continuous Testing: execute manual and automated functional, regression, and integration tests throughout the sprint.
• Test Automation: identify repetitive tests to automate and maintain test suites within CI/CD.
• Exploratory Testing: conduct structured sessions to uncover UI/UX defects.
• Defect Management: log, track, and retest bugs with developers for fast feedback.
• Ceremony Participation: join Scrum ceremonies to advocate for quality.
• Quality Coaching: promote whole-team quality and assist with DoD definitions.

Skills

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

JUnit

API testing

SQL

Agile/Scrum

Education

BS in STEM

Tools

Selenium

Cypress

Playwright

JUnit

Job description

Zekiah in Virginia seeks an enthusiastic Scrum Tester to join our cross-functional product development team for DoD programs. You will champion test automation, drive exploratory testing, and help the team deliver high‑value software increments.

Our customers’ framework evolves, rewarding learning and technology adoption. Participate in Scrum ceremonies, refine backlogs, and mentor teammates on unit test strategies and quality practices.