QA/Development Engineer

Techiva Inc; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Techiva Inc in Washington is seeking an experienced QA Engineer for a hybrid development role. This position requires working closely with developers, forming part of the Quality Assurance team responsible for testing Java applications on highly collaborative projects.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and 5+ years of QA experience, including using Fitnesse and knowledge in Java environments. This is a 6-month contract position that may be extended.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in QA and test plans.
• Strong understanding of Java and UNIX/WINDOWS.
• Experience in Software Development Life Cycle.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain test plans and cases.
• Evaluate test results and conformance.
• Create and execute automated tests using Fitnesse.

Skills

Test plan development

Java programming

Fitnesse

Hadoop

TCP/IP connectivity issues

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Fitnesse

CVS

Job description

Job Description

Must be hybrid development and QA.

This position is with the Quality Assurance team. The QA team is made up of Java programmers, QA Engineers and analysts responsible for testing our client's Search, Browse, Data and Recommendations platform.

Job Responsibilities

• Definition, implementation, and execution of the functional, regression, and acceptance test strategy on highly iterative and collaborative projects.
• Developing and maintaining test plans and test cases.
• Evaluate test results to determine adherence to requirements and conformance to established business processes.
• Create test and defect reports on a weekly basis.
• Deploy and test Java applications.
• Create and execute automated tests using Fitnesse.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in the development and execution of test plans and test scripts and generating QA metrics.
• Experience using Fitnesse.
• Experience with Hadoop, MapReduce or Big Data / Distributed Computing.
• Good understanding of Java environments and architecture.
• Experience in UNIX and Windows environments.
• Good knowledge of TCP/IP – to deal with connectivity issues within client's cable infrastructure.
• Knowledge of programming concepts and practices. Has the ability to work closely with developers.
• Experience with complete Software Development Life Cycle including requirements, design, and development and testing.
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or Management Information Systems, or equivalent work experience with technical training, is required.

Plus:

• Familiarity with cable infrastructure.
• Experience in Search domain.
• Some telecom experience to deal with the backend infrastructure (VOD servers, NAV servers) and system configurations.
• Understands source code control issues and systems such as CVS.
• Familiar with interface testing and mock objects concepts.
• Experience in Load/Performance testing.

Additional Information

6 month contract position - local candidates only; may be extended.

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