Test Engineer

Jobtailor; Ashburn (VA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Ashburn, VA seeks a dedicated quality assurance professional to design and execute comprehensive test plans for web-based enterprise software. You will collaborate with developers and business stakeholders to reproduce issues, perform functional, regression, integration, smoke, and user acceptance testing, and validate data with SQL when needed.

US citizenship is required and the role requires eligibility for the CBP Public Trust Final clearance, with excellent written and verbal

Qualifications

• US Citizenship is required and eligibility for government security clearance (CBP Public Trust Final).
• 3+ years of experience in software quality assurance and manual testing.
• Experience testing web-based applications and enterprise software solutions.
• Strong understanding of SDLC and STLC.
• Experience creating and executing test cases, test scenarios, and test plans.
• Hands-on experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar defect management tools.
• Ability to analyze requirements and identify testing gaps and risks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter with problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities.
• Preferred: SQL and database validation testing.
• Preferred: Familiarity with data integration.
• Preferred: Experience working in Agile/Scrum teams.
• Preferred: Experience supporting cloud-based applications and services.

Responsibilities

• Review business requirements, user stories, and functional specifications to understand system behavior and acceptance criteria.
• Design, document, and execute detailed test cases, test scenarios, and test plans.
• Perform functional, regression, integration, smoke, and user acceptance testing.
• Identify, document, track, and verify software defects using Jira or similar defect management tools.
• Collaborate with developers and business stakeholders to reproduce and resolve issues.
• Execute database and data validation testing using SQL queries where applicable.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, and retrospectives.
• Maintain comprehensive testing documentation, defect logs, and quality metrics.
• Support release validation and post-deployment verification activities.
• Validate application functionality, data accuracy, and system integrations.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, standards, and documentation.

Skills

Test Case Creation

Functional Testing

Regression Testing

Integration Testing

User Acceptance Testing

SDLC Understanding

STLC Understanding

Data Validation Testing

Defect Tracking

Test Plan Documentation

Tools

Jira

Azure DevOps

SQL

Cloud-Based Applications

Job description

• Review business requirements, user stories, and functional specifications to understand system behavior and acceptance criteria
• Design, document, and execute detailed test cases, test scenarios, and test plans
• Perform functional, regression, integration, smoke, and user acceptance testing
• Identify, document, track, and verify software defects using Jira or similar defect management tools
• Collaborate with developers and business stakeholders to reproduce and resolve issues
• Execute database and data validation testing using SQL queries where applicable
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, and retrospectives
• Maintain comprehensive testing documentation, defect logs, and quality metrics
• Support release validation and post-deployment verification activities
• Validate application functionality, data accuracy, and system integrations
• Contribute to continuous improvement of QA processes, standards, and documentation

Requirements

• US Citizenship Required
• Ability to obtain the required government security clearance (CBP Public Trust Final)
• 3+ years of experience in software quality assurance and manual testing
• Experience testing web-based applications and enterprise software solutions
• Strong understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC)
• Experience creating and executing test cases, test scenarios, and test plans
• Hands-on experience with Jira, Azure DevOps, or similar defect management tools
• Ability to analyze requirements and identify testing gaps and risks
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Self-starter with excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking abilities
• Preferred: Experience with SQL and database validation testing
• Preferred: Familiarity with data integration
• Preferred: Experience working within Agile/Scrum teams
• Preferred: Experience supporting cloud-based applications and services

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in software quality assurance, including the design and execution of test cases, test plans, and validation of application functionality. Proficient in Agile methodologies and defect management tools, with a strong focus on continuous improvement of QA processes.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Software Quality Assurance
• Test Case Design and Execution
• Jira Defect Management
• SQL Database Validation
• Agile Methodologies

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Test Case Creation
• Functional Testing
• Regression Testing
• Integration Testing
• User Acceptance Testing
• SDLC Understanding
• STLC Understanding
• Data Validation Testing
• Defect Tracking
• Test Plan Documentation

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication Skills
• Problem-Solving Abilities
• Critical Thinking
• Self-Starter

Certifications & Qualifications

• US Citizenship
• Government Security Clearance (CBP Public Trust Final)

Industry Keywords

• Web-Based Applications
• Enterprise Software Solutions
• Agile/Scrum Teams
• Continuous Improvement
• Quality Metrics

Tools & Technologies

• Jira
• Azure DevOps
• SQL
• Cloud-Based Applications