Test Engineer, Associate

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Design, implement, and sustain automated unit, integration, and comprehensive functional test scripts.

• Guarantee that automated test cases are runnable by the conclusion of each Agile sprint and submitted for the Government-managed DevSecOps pipeline.

• Compose test cases prior to code development to support Test-Driven Development, collaborating closely with software developers.

• Evaluate application areas for gaps in test coverage and contribute to the Test Automation State Assessment and the automation completion strategy.

• Automate related legacy test cases to enhance regression test coverage.

• Perform non-automated test cases.

• Assist with Requirements Traceability Matrices at the conclusion of each development cycle or sprint.

• Record test activities, execution outcomes, and defect discoveries in the Government-provided Test Case Management System.

• Contribute to Testing Reports, Release Notes, and Software Version Descriptions.

• Uphold quality thresholds.

• Triage, track, analyze, replicate, and escalate defects in JIRA.

• Facilitate weekly defect escalation reporting and monitor defects reported by customers.

• Perform WCAG 2.0 Level AA accessibility testing.

• Assist with VPATs, remediation reports, conformance documentation, and Section 508 compliance status reporting.

• Support stress and load testing within the ProdSim environment.

• Aid in Disaster Recovery testing alongside technical and operations teams.

• Support Independent Verification & Validation of application modifications.

• Engage in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

• Maintain sprint-level defect tracking, test case completion status, and burn-down metrics in JIRA.

• Comply with deployment pipeline standards and quality gates.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline; equivalent experience may be considered.

• Alternatively, 4 years of experience in software quality assurance, test automation, or software testing roles with a high school diploma.

• Capability to obtain Public Trust clearance.

• Foundational knowledge of test automation principles.

• Experience in writing automated test scripts in at least one framework or scripting language, such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, Python, or Java.

• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies and DevSecOps principles.

• Basic experience with defect tracking tools, preferably JIRA.

• Understanding of the software testing lifecycle, encompassing unit, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing.

• Familiarity with Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices.

• Strong attention to detail and analytical skills.

• Ability to clearly and accurately document test activities and results.

• Capacity to work collaboratively and communicate effectively with developers, senior engineers, and Government stakeholders.

• ISTQB Foundation Level certification or equivalent (preferred).

• Exposure to SAST or DAST tools such as Fortify, Sonatype, or BURP (preferred).

• Experience with Section 508 / WCAG 2.0 Level AA accessibility testing (preferred).

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated test integration within a DevSecOps environment (preferred).

• Prior experience supporting DoD or Federal government IT programs (preferred).

• Exposure to Oracle or PL/SQL database environments (preferred).

• Familiarity with ServiceNow for incident tracking and management (preferred).

🏝️ Benefits

• Potential eligibility for overtime.

• Potential eligibility for shift differential.

• Potential eligibility for a discretionary bonus.

• Equal opportunity employment, including protections for individuals with disabilities and veterans.