Junior QA Engineer — Agile Testing & Automation

UnitedHealth Group; Honolulu (HI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Jr. Software Test Engineer who is proactive and passionate about quality, capable of manual and automated testing of UI and backend software, and collaborating with Systems Engineers, Developers, and other Testers in an Agile environment.

You will author and execute test cases, maintain testing tools, participate in agile events, ensure acceptance criteria before merges, and document bugs and test results to support timely delivery for our customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering, CS, or related field.
• 2–3 years of software development testing experience.
• At least 2 years of experience in software testing and/or software development.
• Experience with Python or JavaScript scripting.
• Experience with regression testing and performance testing.
• Familiar with automated test tools and CI environments.
• Strong communication with Product Owners and developers.
• Knowledge of Agile Development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Author and execute manual and automated test cases to ensure requirements are met.
• Maintain testing tools, techniques, and practices.
• Participate in agile planning events, analysis and design events, and reviews.
• Ensure that quality checks and acceptance criteria are satisfied before code merges can occur.
• Ensure complete and timely reporting on bugs and test results.
• Identify, analyze, and document problems with program function, output, online screen, or content.
• Participate in product design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules, or potential problems.
• Write testing documentation and help finalize all system and software documentation CDRLs for the program.
• Familiarity working on programs using the Agile Scrum methodology.

Skills

Python

JavaScript

Agile

Communication

Software Testing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Systems Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Git

SVN

Jira

VersionOne

Jenkins

Squish for Qt

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Jr. Software Test Engineer who is proactive and passionate about quality, capable of manual and automated testing of UI and backend software, and collaborating with Systems Engineers, Developers, and other Testers in an Agile environment.

You will author and execute test cases, maintain testing tools, participate in agile events, ensure acceptance criteria before merges, and document bugs and test results to support timely delivery for our customers.