Software Test Manager

Dine Development Corporation; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Life and disability coverage

Retirement with company match

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

North Stone is seeking a Software Test Manager in Dayton, OH to lead testing and quality assurance for complex software systems. The role focuses on test planning, design, and execution with close collaboration to customer project teams.

The candidate will develop and maintain test scripts, conduct feature and regression testing, and report test metrics to support release readiness. Strong communication and agile experience are essential.

Qualifications

• BA/BS or MA/MS degree required or 10+ years’ experience in lieu of degree.
• Experience creating and executing test scripts and test plans.
• Experience performing user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Strong stakeholder management and coordination experience across large programs.
• Proficient in agile environments and test tools.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Serve as testing and QA SME for complex software applications.
• Participate in all phases of the project lifecycle with emphasis on test planning and design.
• Collaborate with client teams to deploy releases and ensure successful launches.
• Create and run feature, regression, and smoke tests; maintain test scripts.

Skills

Secret Clearance

Test script execution

UAT testing

Stakeholder management

Agile testing

Jira/Confluence/Zephyr

Communication skills

Education

BA/BS or MA/MS degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Zephyr Scale

Job description

Job Title: Software Test Manager

Location: Dayton, OH

Position Type: Full time

Req ID: JR100431

Position Overview

North Stone is looking for a Software Test Manager to join our company.

Responsibilities

• Serving as a testing and quality assurance subject matter specialist, providing testing know-how for the support of user requirements of complex to highly complex software applications
• Participating in all phases of the project lifecycle for software/hardware development with emphasis on analysis of user requirements, test planning, test design, and test tools selection
• Closely working with the client customers' development project teams to help deploy application releases and ensure successful product launches
• Work closely with Stakeholders to create feature, regression, stress, and smoke tests
• Designing, implementing, and conducting test and evaluation procedures to ensure system requirements are met
• Developing, maintaining, updating, and executing test scripts and associated documents for software products
• Analyzing test cases and providing regular progress reports
• Providing test execution results and related metrics for deployment iterations
• Supporting multiple projects through software testing and release management process
• Writing, implementing, and reporting on improvements to quality assurance testing processes for systems and applications
• Promoting quality assurance best practices, suggest and implement strategies to improve testing efficiency and productivity.
• Identifies and documents deficiencies and anomalies for systems under tests, evaluates and reports deficiencies and participates in deficiency reviews

Qualifications

• Has 3 to 10 years of experience and a BA/BS or MA/MS degree or 10 plus years of experience; typically performs all functional duties independently
• Secret Clearance required
• Must be a self-motivator
• Experience in creating and executing test scripts
• Experience in setting up and running user acceptance testing
• Demonstrated experience in large scale stakeholder management and coordination, testing/validation methodologies, and release management concepts
• Detailed oriented and have ability to review and edit technical and software related documentation
• Ability to quickly acquire technical knowledge from documentation and from on-the-job training
• Ability to thoroughly investigate technical issues both analytically and hands‑on troubleshooting in a production environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Experience in an agile environment with use of tools such as Jira, Confluence, and Zephyr Scale

About Us

Din Development Corporation (DDC) is a Navajo Nationowned family of companies that provides government agencies and commercial organizations with high-quality IT, professional, environmental, and research and development services. DDC is dedicated to empowering the Navajo Nation and the communities we serve.

Benefits

• Eligible full-time employees receive a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, retirement savings with company match, and paid time off.
• Additional benefits include voluntary supplemental benefits, access to an employee assistance program, and educational assistance with tuition reimbursement.

Equal Opportunity & Compliance Statement

This contractor and subcontractor shall abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 60-300.5(a), and 60-741.5(a). These regulations prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their status as protected veterans or individuals with disabilities, and prohibit discrimination against all individuals based on their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing information about compensation, or any other basis prohibited by law.

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