Test Engineer - Manual to Automation (Fed, TS)

ECS; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ECS is seeking a Test Engineer (Manual) to join the Quantico, VA office and support federal law enforcement and scientific organizations. You will lead manual testing activities and help transition to automated testing within an Agile Scrum framework.

The ideal candidate holds US citizenship with an active Top Secret clearance, a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology, and 8+ years of experience with testing tools and diverse testing methodologies.

Qualifications

• US citizenship with active Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience, or equivalent certifications demonstrating ability to perform at this level.
• Experience using Testing Tools.
• Excellent understanding and experience of manual testing to include Regression, System, Functional and Performance Testing.
• Exceptional collaborative communication skills.
• Advanced use of Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

Responsibilities

• Drive the software quality assurance lifecycle delivering high quality releases on time.
• Perform testing activities to ensure proper tracking and completion each Sprint and overall release.
• Be an active participant with the development team in the analysis, design, and development process.
• Write and revise Test-related management plans and formal Test Procedures.
• Use tools to develop Test Reports and metrics. Trend analysis and test activity reporting by iteration and release.
• Identify and track continuous process improvements to the testing process and lead any necessary initiatives for their implementation.
• Write and revise Test Cases.
• Set-up and configure test environments.
• Perform functional, exploratory, system, regression and performance testing.

Skills

Manual testing

Regression testing

System testing

Functional testing

Performance testing

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Technology or related

Tools

Testing Tools

Job description

ECS is seeking a Test Engineer (Manual) to join the Quantico, VA office and support federal law enforcement and scientific organizations. You will lead manual testing activities and help transition to automated testing within an Agile Scrum framework.

The ideal candidate holds US citizenship with an active Top Secret clearance, a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Technology, and 8+ years of experience with testing tools and diverse testing methodologies.