QA Tester

Steampunk, Inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Steampunk in McLean, Virginia is seeking a Quality Assurance Tester to support our DevSecOps and Salesforce practices. You will work with product teams to define testing parameters and deliver high-quality software across applications, cloud, and data platforms.

The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of QA and test automation experience in Agile environments, strong communication, and ability to document current state, perform gap analyses, and advocate continuous improvement in CI/CD

Qualifications

• Must be able to maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.
• Bachelor's Degree required; equivalency offered.
• 5 years of related experience in software/IT/cloud consulting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills.
• Experience documenting an as-is state, performing a gap analysis, and producing artifacts.

Responsibilities

• Meet with product design team to determine testing parameters
• Write test plans, create test cases, test procedures, bug reports, final QA reports for products
• Manage test data architecture with the Tech Lead
• Troubleshoot errors and streamline the test procedures
• Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results, including three or more of the following: Data validation, Functional, Performance/load, Usability, Accessibility (508)
• Establishing automated testing tools and infrastructure for test automation
• Provide validation testing of different system and data sets for Salesforce
• Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers
• Improve development, testing, deployment, and release processes
• Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
• Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes
• Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations
• Work with teams to bring continuous improvement to DevSecOps processes and tools
• Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided
• Present regular status updates and provide cross training to other DevOps team members

Skills

DevSecOps

Load testing

Test automation

CI/CD

Security testing

Agile environment

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Selenium

Appium

Soap UI

RestAssured

Postman

Job description

As a Quality Assurance Tester, you will work with our growing DevSecOps & Salesforce practices delivering quality assurance services to support application, cloud and data systems development. We are looking for candidates with minimum 5 years experience with experience in quality assurance and test automation practices in an Agile/DevSecOps work environment.

Contributions

Responsibilities Include

• Meet with product design team to determine testing parameters
• Write test plans, create test cases, test procedures, bug reports, final QA reports for products
• Manage test data architecture with the Tech Lead
• Troubleshoot errors and streamline the test procedures
• Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results, including three or more of the following:
• Data validation testing
• Functional testing
• Performance and load testing
• Usability testing
• Accessibility (508) testing
• Establishing automated testing tools and infrastructure for test automation
• Provide validation testing of different system and data sets for Salesforce
• Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers
• Improve development, testing, deployment, and release processes
• Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats
• Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended
• Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations
• Work with teams to bring continuous improvement to DevSecOps processes and tools
• Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided
• Present regular status updates and provide cross training to other DevOps team members

Qualifications

Required

• Must be able to maintain a U.S. Government security clearance
• Bachelor's Degree required; equivalency offered
• 5 years of related experience in software/IT/cloud consulting
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills
• Experience with documenting an as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations preferred

Preferred

• Certifications a plus:
• CAST (Certified Associate in Software Testing)
• International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) Certification
• Certified Manager of Software Testing (CMST)
• DHS Trusted Tester Certification (TTv5)
• DevSecOps Experience with actual/active development experience in an Agile environment
• Experience with performance and load testing
• Experience utilizing docker containers and utilizing platforms such as Kubernetes
• Experience implementing test automation, using tools such as Selenium, Appium, Soap UI, RestAssured, Postman
• Experience integrating test automation including performance, security, and functional tests into CI/CD Pipelines
• Current or previous DHS CBP Clearance is preferred

About Steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $90,000 to $130,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk's total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee owned company, we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers - and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com .

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.