QA Tester

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

Job summary

Steampunk is hiring a QA/Tester in McLean, Virginia, to ensure quality assurance in application and data systems development. Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience in quality assurance and test automation, particularly in Agile environments.

Responsibilities include collaborating with product teams, writing test plans, establishing automated testing frameworks, and maintaining U.S. Government security clearance. The role offers a salary range of $90,000 to $130,000 based on various factors.

Qualifications

• 5 years of relevant experience in software/IT/cloud consulting.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Must be able to maintain a U.S. Government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Meet with product design team to determine testing parameters.
• Write test plans, test cases, and bug reports.
• Establish automated testing tools and infrastructure.

Skills

Test automation

Quality assurance

Documentation

Agile processes

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Selenium

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Overview

As a QA/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
• Establish 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

Benefits

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.

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.