Year-long Internship - Quality Assurance Engineer Intern

Noblis; Reston (VA); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

Noblis is seeking a motivated Quality Assurance Engineer to join our Enterprise Technologies team for a part-time internship during the school year, with potential to extend into the summer.

Interns will primarily work remotely but may attend in person in Reston, VA occasionally. You will collaborate with analysts and developers in an Agile Scrum environment to validate features, develop test plans, and document defects.

Qualifications

• US Person (Citizenship or US Permnanent Resident)
• Must have at least a 3.3 GPA
• Working towards a Bachelor’s degree in engineering (computer science or related) with one semester remaining
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team using Agile Scrum
• Strong self-organization and self-management skills, with emphasis on self-initiation and follow through
• Effective verbal and written communication skills are extremely important to effectively communicate with team members remotely
• Positive and professional customer and user centric attitude
• Experience executing or designing test plans
• Experience identifying and documenting defects

Responsibilities

• Execute and develop test plans
• Document test plan findings and defects
• Work with Analysts and Developers to report findings and recommendations
• Operate within an Agile software development environment
• Active participation in scrum ceremonies remotely: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrums, Grooming Sessions, Sprint Reviews
• You will be a member of an Agile Scrum cross-functional team developing a new feature for one of the web applications that align with the strategic goals of the organization
• This position will primarily be individual work however you will be actively engaged and involved with an Agile project team to ensure the quality of corporate solutions.

Skills

US Citizenship/Residency

GPA 3.3

Engineering degree in progress

Agile Scrum

Self-organization

Remote communication

Customer-centric attitude

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (computer science or related) with one semester remaining

Job description

Responsibilities

We are seeking a motivated Quality Assurance Engineer to join our Enterprise Technologies team where you will be helping to validate and test features across our suite of applications. This opportunity will be require you to work with both an analyst and developer in order to understand both business reasons and outline bugs and issues to the developer.

Responsibilities

We are seeking a motivated Quality Assurance Engineer to join our Enterprise Technologies team where you will be helping to validate and test features across our suite of applications. This opportunity will be require you to work with both an analyst and developer in order to understand both business reasons and outline bugs and issues to the developer.

This is for a part-time internship during the school year with an opportunity to extend into our summer program. Interns will mostly work remote but may be asked to attend in person in Reston, VA occasionally.

Responsibilities

You will be a member of an Agile Scrum cross-functional team developing a new feature for one of the web applications that align with the strategic goals of the organization.

This position will primarily be individual work however you will be actively engaged and involved with an Agile project team to ensure the quality of corporate solutions. Although this role will primarily include quality assurance tasks, this position will include opportunities for largely interacting with both the development team and analyst team to gain a greater understanding for future interest.

Qualified candidate will provide quality assurance support to Noblis directed software development solutions and projects, to include:

• Execute and develop test plans
• Document test plan findings and defects
• Work with Analysts and Developers to report findings and recommendations
• Operate within an Agile software development environment
• Active participation in the following scrum ceremonies remotely:
• Sprint Planning
• Daily Scrums
• Grooming Sessions
• Sprint Reviews

Required Qualifications

• US Person (Citizenship or US Permnanent Resident)
• Must have at least a 3.3 GPA
• Working towards a Bachelor’s degree in engineering (computer science or related) with one semester remaining
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team using Agile Scrum
• Strong self-organization and self-management skills, with emphasis on self-initiation and follow through
• Effective verbal and written communication skills are extremely important to effectively communicate with team members remotely
• Positive and professional customer and user centric attitude

Desired Qualifications

• Experience executing or designing test plans
• Experience identifying and documenting defects

Overview

Noblis and our wholly owned subsidiaries, Noblis ESI and Noblis MSD, take on some of the nation’s toughest challenges, delivering advanced solutions to our customers’ most critical missions. We bring together leading scientific, engineering, and management expertise in a culture grounded in objectivity and collaboration, ensuring our work creates lasting impact across federal missions.

We work with a broad range of government agencies in the defense, intelligence, and federal civilian sectors. Learn more and find opportunities at careers.noblis.org

Why Work at Noblis

At Noblis, we share a passion for excellence and innovation, and we create an environment where people can do meaningful work while maintaining the balance that keeps them energized and fulfilled. We seek out individuals with a natural curiosity and desire to collaborate and learn. We believe our people are our greatest strength, and we consistently seek exceptionally skilled, mission‑driven professionals who care deeply about doing work that enriches lives and makes our nation safer.

Noblis has earned numerous workplace awards for our culture, our commitment to employee well‑being, and our dedication to meaningful, impactful work. We also maintain a drug‑free workplace.

Remote/hybrid status is subject to change based on Noblis and/or government requirements.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, sex, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability, pregnancy/childbirth and related medical conditions, veteran or military status, or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us.

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Total Rewards

At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, 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, and work-life programs. Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs. Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits page on our Careers site.

Compensation at Noblis

Compensation at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, clearance level, as well as contract-specific affordability, organizational requirements and applicable employment laws. The projected compensation range for this position is based on full time status. For part time or on-call staff, compensation is proportionately adjusted based on hours worked. While monetary compensation is important, it's just one component of Noblis’ total compensation package.

Posted Salary Range

USD $23.00 - USD $38.00 /Hr.