Junior Software Tester

twosixtechnologies; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Job summary

Two Six Technologies is seeking a Junior Software Tester to help build and maintain manual functional tests for a global-scale networking platform. The role collaborates with developers and field operations to evaluate features and defects, ensuring quality throughout development.

The position requires a BS degree or equivalent experience, 2+ years with Atlassian products, and the ability to obtain Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• 2+ years of experience with Atlassian products.
• Basic knowledge of IT systems and networking.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Performs manual software product testing through web-based applications and tools.
• Develops and executes functional, end-to-end, regression, and user-acceptance tests.
• Maintains test cases, procedures, and documentation.
• Detects defects with clear reproduction steps and expected vs actual results.
• Collaborates with developers and testing team to resolve defects.
• Uses browser tools, logs, and diagnostics to investigate behavior.
• Participates in Agile sprint planning, stand‑ups, and reviews.
• Learns scripting concepts in JavaScript, Python, or Bash to support testing.

Skills

Networking basics

IT systems knowledge

Scripting basics

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Atlassian products

Job description

At Two Six Technologies, we build, deploy, and implement innovative products that solve the world's most complex challenges today. Through unrivaled collaboration and unwavering trust, we push the boundaries of what's possible to empower our team and support our customers in building a safer global future.

Overview of Opportunity

Two Six Technologies is looking to add a Junior Software Tester to our team building a next generation global-scale networking situational awareness and command and control platform. In this role you would be responsible for helping to develop and maintain manual functional/user-acceptance tests to assess software product development. You will work closely with the development and field operations teams to evaluate new and existing features, as well as identify and examine defects.

The selected candidate will be required to work onsite in our Arlington, VA or Herndon, VA office.

Responsibilities Include:

• Performs manual software product testing through web-based applications and supporting tools and investigates possible causes of problems.
• Develops and executes functional, end-to-end, regression, and user-acceptance tests in manual test environments.
• Assists with developing and maintaining test cases, test procedures, and test documentation.
• Detects, reproduces, troubleshoots, and documents software defects and feature requests with clear steps to reproduce and expected versus actual results.
• Works closely with developers and other members of the testing team to investigate defects and determine appropriate resolutions.
• Uses browser developer tools, logs, command-line utilities, and other diagnostic tools to investigate application behavior.
• Participates in Agile development activities, including sprint planning, refinement, stand-ups, demonstrations, and retrospectives.
• Learns and applies basic scripting concepts using languages such as JavaScript, Python, or Bash to support testing and troubleshooting activities.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors of Science Degree or equivalent work experience
• 2+ year of experience with Atlassian products
• Demonstrates basic knowledge of IT systems, networking, and problem solving
• Must be able to obtain and maintain Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility

Nice to Have:

• Experience with testing applications involving maps, geospatial data, or geospatial libraries such as OpenLayers or CesiumJS.
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks such as Cucumber/Gherkin or similar BDD tools.
• Military or commercial networking experience
• Familiarity with networking concepts such as TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, or common network troubleshooting tools.
• Familiarity with Selenium
• Familiarity with programming in Java TestNG and Maven

Security Clearance:

• Eligibility to obtain a government clearance if required/needed.

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Two Six Technologies is committed to providing competitive and comprehensive compensation packages that reflect the value we place on our employees and their contributions. We believe in rewarding skills, experience, and performance.

Our offerings include but are not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, retirement benefits, paid leave, tuition assistance and professional development.

Benefits:

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• life and disability insurance
• retirement benefits
• paid leave
• tuition assistance and professional development

The projected salary range listed for this position is annualized. This is a general guideline and not a guarantee of salary. Salary is one component of our total compensation package and the specific salary offered is determined by various factors, including, but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills, geographic location, as well as contract specific affordability and organizational requirements.

Salary Range: $70,000 - $95,000 USD

Two Six Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture, hair type and protective hair styles (e.g., braids, twists, locs and twists)), color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condit