QA & Automation Analyst — DoD Secret Clearance Eligible (Hybrid)

Five Stones Research Corporation; Fort Huachuca (AZ); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Matching

Company Events

Employee Recognition Programs

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time Off

Performance Incentives

Student Loan Repayment

Tuition Reimbursement

Vision Insurance

Job summary

Five Stones Research Corporation is seeking an experienced Software Testing and Automation Testing Analyst to join our Huntsville-headquartered team with hybrid work options at Fort Huachuca. The role emphasizes validating requirements with SCRUM teams and expanding automation testing coverage.

The candidate should have DoD clearance eligibility, strong communication skills, and a solid grasp of agile/scrum practices to deliver high-quality software within a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with required years of experience or equivalent
• Excellent communication skills—written, verbal, and interpersonal
• Ability to obtain and maintain an interim DoD Secret Clearance prior to start date
• Agile/SCRUM principles and sprint-based development experience
• Detail-oriented, independent, proactive team player
• Willingness to work in a DoD environment and obtain clearance

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with SCRUM teams, developers, and program management to validate functional requirements and advance automation testing
• Follow test and evaluation processes: identify requirements, verify user needs, develop evaluation approach, collect data, analyze data, report findings
• Design, write, and execute detailed test cases and test scenarios for functional, integration, and regression testing
• Ensure quality assurance and regulatory compliance, conduct audits and reviews of data and documentation
• Identify, document, and track software defects and perform root-cause analysis with development teams
• Work with team members to align on quality goals and project deliverables
• Develop, maintain, and execute automated test scripts to increase coverage and reduce manual testing
• Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives

Skills

Communication

Agile SCRUM

DoD clearance eligibility

Detail oriented

Independent worker

Education

Bachelor's degree + 4 years experience

Associate's degree + 6 years experience

High School diploma + 60 sem hours towards Bachelor's + 6 years

High School diploma + 8 years

Tools

SCRUM

Leading SAFe

T&E automation

AI in T&E

Job description

Five Stones Research Corporation is seeking an experienced Software Testing and Automation Testing Analyst to join our Huntsville-headquartered team with hybrid work options at Fort Huachuca. The role emphasizes validating requirements with SCRUM teams and expanding automation testing coverage.

The candidate should have DoD clearance eligibility, strong communication skills, and a solid grasp of agile/scrum practices to deliver high-quality software within a regulated environment.