Software Quality Assurance Specialist/Applications Tester

J5 Consulting; Herndon, Chantilly (VA, VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

100% employer-paid health coverage

6% 401(k) match

PTO

tuition reimbursement

bonuses

professional development

Job summary

J5 Consulting is seeking a qualified candidate in Herndon, Virginia, with experience in software compatibility testing, Agile Scrum Master methodologies, and cloud technologies such as AWS and MS Azure. An active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance is required. The position offers comprehensive benefits, including 100% employer-paid health coverage, a 6% 401(k) match, PTO, tuition reimbursement, and professional development opportunities. The position is expected to be onsite in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

Qualifications

• Experience in developing and conducting software compatibility tests.
• Experience preparing various forms of technical documentation.
• Experience performing as an Agile Scrum Master.
• Experience with AWS and MS Azure cloud technologies.
• Experience with Jenkins, Github, Docker, and orchestration tools.
• Experience with Linux administration and scripting.
• Experience with the full ELK stack.
• Experience with web user interfaces using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

Skills

Software compatibility testing

Documentation preparation

Agile Scrum Master

AWS and MS Azure

Jenkins

Github

Docker

Ansible

CloudFormation

Terraform

Linux administration

Bash scripting

Python scripting

ELK stack

JavaScript/HTML/CSS

Job description

Introduction

The Sponsor serves as the principal conduit between CIA and former CIA officers (alumni) to facilitate continued contributions to mission, mitigate counterintelligence risks, honor service, and streamline communications. The Sponsor seeks to enhance and refine the Alumni Relations TS and Unclassified Ecosystem to further meet ongoing and developing requirements. This ecosystem, once fully operational, will meet mission requirements for alumni engagement, provide a secure bidirectional communication to enable the Sponsor to disseminate important guidance, reduce alumni security concerns, and enable the alumni to comply with reporting requirements.

Required Skills and Demonstrated Experience

• Demonstrated experience developing and conducting software compatibility tests with programs, hardware, operating systems, or network environments.
• Demonstrated experience preparing documentation such as program-level, user-level, and security documentation.
• Demonstrated experience performing as an Agile Scrum Master.
• Demonstrated experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and MS Azure cloud technologies.
• Demonstrated experience with Jenkins, Github, Docker, and orchestration tools such as Ansible, CloudFormation, or Terraform.
• Demonstrated experience with Linux administration and scripting languages including Bash and Python.
• Demonstrated experience with full ELK stack such as ElasticSearch, Logstash, Kibana, and Filebeat.
• Demonstrated experience with JavaScript/HTML/CSS web user interfaces.

Highly Desired Skills and Demonstrated Experience

• Demonstrated experience analyzing customer requirements and providing technical expertise on cloud cluster computing techniques and technologies.
• Demonstrated experience working with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical support during software installation or configuration.
• Demonstrated experience designing and customizing software for client use in a cloud environment with the aim of optimizing operational efficiency.

US Citizenship

• This position requires US Citizenship. Verification of US Citizenship to meet federal government security requirements will be confirmed.

Security Clearance

• The successful candidate must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret Security Clearance with a Full Scope Polygraph.
• Clearance Verification: This position requires successful verification of the stated security clearance to meet federal government customer requirements. You will be asked to provide clearance verification information prior to an offer of employment.

Travel

• This position is expected to be onsite. The position will be located within the Washington Metropolitan Area (WMA). Local travel/POV will be on an as needed basis, within the local place of performance.

Benefits

• 100% employer-paid health coverage
• a 6% 401(k) match
• PTO
• tuition reimbursement
• bonuses
• professional development, and more.