Quality Assurance Analyst

Booz Allen Hamilton; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 78,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking a skilled Quality Assurance Analyst to join a team building mission-critical systems. You will thoroughly test software, develop test plans, and document results to drive improvements.

Collaborate with analysts, developers, and SMEs to ensure release readiness and rigorous quality standards. You will perform manual, automated, and user acceptance testing, using Confluence and Jira, and you must be able to obtain a Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software verification and validation.
• Experience in requirements research, development, and analysis.
• Experience preparing technical presentations, including Technical Requirement Documents (TRDs), testing plans, and technical findings reports.
• Experience executing manual, automated, and user acceptance testing plans.
• Experience using Confluence and Jira.
• Knowledge of the Verification and Validation (V&V) lifecycle.
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a test plan based on requirements and functional specifications.
• Document results and communicate defects to the development team.
• Expand upon your experience in various types of testing, including manual, automation, and user acceptance testing.
• This is an opportunity to broaden your skills in documenting and solving system deficiencies as well as providing clients with written findings reports.

Skills

Verification & Validation expertise

Requirements research & analysis

Technical presentation skills

Manual testing

Automation testing

User acceptance testing

Security clearance ability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Confluence

Jira

Job description

Join a culture of empowerment and connectivity.

Develop your craft

Learn the skills you need to accelerate your career.

Discover benefits that support your life and work.

Innovate with intention

Build mission-ready tech that protects the nation.

When a user tries a new system, they expect it to be intuitive and run smoothly. Functionality, reliability, and user experience are key to successful information systems and that means rigorous testing. That’s why we need you, an experienced quality assurance analyst who knows how to thoroughly test software and ensure that our team releases the best system possible.

As a quality assurance expert, you’ll work with analysts, developers, and Subject matter experts on a team that evaluates developed systems for our client. You’ll develop and implement a test plan based on requirements and functional specifications.

Using requirements analysis, you’ll generate problem resolutions and track quality assurance standards to observe how the system performs, then document the results and communicate defects to the development team so they can start improving the tool. You’ll expand upon your experience in various types of testing, including manual, automation, and user acceptance testing.This is an opportunity to broaden your skills in documenting and solving system deficiencies as well as providing clients with written findings reports.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

5+ years of experience performing verification and validation in software development

Experience in requirements research, development, and analysis

Experience preparing technical presentations, including Technical Requirement Documents (TRDs), testing plans, and technical findings reports

Experience executing manual, automated, and user acceptance testing plans

Experience using Confluence and Jira

Knowledge of the Verification and Validation (V&V) lifecycle

Ability to obtain a Secret clearance

Nice If You Have:

Experience leading a team performing quality assurance or quality control on a software project

Experience leading a team performing verification and validation efforts on a software project

Experience creating and managing linked Confluence and Jira workspaces

Experience with client-facing presentations

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Quality Assurance Analyst

The Opportunity

When a user tries a new system, they expect it to be intuitive and run smoothly. Functionality, reliability, and user experience are key to successful information systems and that means rigorous testing. That’s why we need you, an experienced quality assurance analyst who knows how to thoroughly test software and ensure that our team releases the best system possible.

As a quality assurance expert, you’ll work with analysts, developers, and Subject matter experts on a team that evaluates developed systems for our client. You’ll develop and implement a test plan based on requirements and functional specifications.

Using requirements analysis, you’ll generate problem resolutions and track quality assurance standards to observe how the system performs, then document the results and communicate defects to the development team so they can start improving the tool. You’ll expand upon your experience in various types of testing, including manual, automation, and user acceptance testing.This is an opportunity to broaden your skills in documenting and solving system deficiencies as well as providing clients with written findings reports.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• 5+ years of experience performing verification and validation in software development

• Experience in requirements research, development, and analysis

• Experience preparing technical presentations, including Technical Requirement Documents (TRDs), testing plans, and technical findings reports

• Experience executing manual, automated, and user acceptance testing plans

• Experience using Confluence and Jira

• Knowledge of the Verification and Validation (V&V) lifecycle

• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance

• Bachelor’s degree

Nice If You Have:

• Experience leading a team performing quality assurance or quality control on a software project

• Experience leading a team performing verification and validation efforts on a software project

• Experience creating and managing linked Confluence and Jira workspaces

• Experience with client-facing presentations

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. 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.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of A tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.