Junior Software Tester

Trusted Concepts, Inc.; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Two Six Technologies is seeking a Junior Software Tester to help develop and maintain manual functional tests for a global-scale networking situational awareness and command/control platform. You will work with development and field ops teams to evaluate features and document defects.

The role requires onsite work in Arlington, VA or Herndon, VA and involves Agile participation and basic scripting in support of testing efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• 2+ years of experience with Atlassian products.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret Clearance with SCI eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Performs manual software product testing through web-based applications and supporting tools.
• Develops and executes functional, end-to-end, regression, and user-acceptance tests.
• Maintains test cases, procedures, and documentation.
• Detects and documents defects with reproduction steps and expected vs. actual results.
• Collaborates with developers and testers to resolve defects.
• Uses browser tools, logs, and diagnostics to analyze behavior.
• Participates in Agile ceremonies such as sprint planning and stand-ups.
• Learns scripting basics (e.g., JavaScript, Python, Bash) to support testing.

Skills

Atlassian tools

Networking basics

Test planning

Bug tracking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

OpenLayers

CesiumJS

Selenium

JUnit/TestNG

Maven

Cucumber/Gherkin

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.

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.

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 conditions and lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age (40 and over), marital status, disability, genetic information, and protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. For more information review the Two Six Technologies Equal Employment Opportunity and Affimative Action Policy and the EEO Poster.

If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request reasonable workplace accommodation for any part of our employment process, please send an email to [e-mail]. Information provided will be kept confidential and used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

Additionally, please be advised that this business uses E-Verify in its hiring practices.