Back-End Tester

ByteCubed; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

ByteCubed is seeking an experienced Back-End Tester to join our fast-growing IT firm in Arlington, Virginia. The candidate will work on-site and must be a US Citizen due to federal government client requirements.

The role involves collaborating in Agile environments, managing defects, and implementing automation strategies. A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and at least 3 years of testing experience are required.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of testing experience for software, web applications, and/or mobile.
• Proven track record of testing SaaS and PaaS solutions.
• Experience in planning, documenting, and reviewing test cases.

Responsibilities

• Actively involved in release planning and estimate test efforts.
• Collaborate and test in an Agile development environment.
• Analyze and communicate test results to team and manager.

Skills

Testing experience for software and web applications

Ability to write basic SQL queries

Strong time management skills

Experience with automation scripts

Analytical and troubleshooting skills

Expert at QA methodologies and tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Selenium

Job description

Job Description

BytedCubed is seeking an experienced Back-End Tester to join our fast growing IT firm working on cutting-edge big data technologies to work on-location at our headquarters in Arlington, Virginia.

Due to the nature of this particular role for our federal government client, US Citizenship is required. Candidates who are not US Citizens will NOT be considered.

Responsibilities

• Actively involved in release planning and estimate test efforts
• Collaborate and test in an Agile development environment
• Analyze and communicate test results to team and manager
• Track and Manage defects logged by QA
• Track production defects and qualify those on a timely basis
• Work closely with manager on implementing automation strategies, document all bugs in a tracking tool, and follow best QA practices at all times
• Complete the tasks on time, communicate any impediments to the team, and deliver a high quality software

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 3+ years of testing experience for software, Web applications, and/or Mobile
• Must have ability to write basic SQL queries to perform database testing
• Proven track record of testing SaaS and PaaS solutions.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills to find the root cause of issues highly preferred.
• Strong time management skills needed as product needs to be released to production on a timely basis
• Experience working with automation scripts is requited.
• Experience in planning, documenting, and reviewing test cases/suites
• Experience with manual functional and regression testing
• Excellent culture fit and ability to collaborate with the team
• Expert at QA methodologies, tools and approachesExcellent verbal and written communication skills needed.
• Passion of continued learning and motivation to improve the quality of product is preferred
• US Citizenship is required

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven track record of working on multiple projects at a time and adhering to strict deadlines
• Experience working with Selenium and testing Web APIs is a plus

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.