Software Engineer / Quality Assurance Analyst – Senior (Top Secret with agreement to obtain CI Poly)
This job requires active TS/SCI clearance with a CI Polygraph. Please apply only if you have an active TS/SCI clearance with a CI Polygraph.
Software Engineer / Quality Assurance Analyst – Senior
Position / LCAT: Software Engineer / Quality Assurance Analyst Level: Senior Lead Designation: N/A Location: Fort Belvoir, VA
Role Summary
Develops test plans, conducts quality assurance assessments, and validates software applications and systems within an agile development environment. Defines acceptance criteria, participates in sprint planning and daily scrum meetings, and collaborates with the DevSecOps team and customers to ensure internal and user acceptance testing is conducted and documented. Maintains Quality Assurance branch documentation and incorporates approved automated testing tools to streamline functionality and regression testing.
Responsibilities
Develop test plans based on product backlog items outlining testing strategy, approach, necessary resources, and schedule within an agile development environment
Define acceptance criteria for each backlog item for use in evaluating readiness for testing and deployment
Participate in sprint planning meetings and daily scrum/stand-up meetings, providing feedback on software quality
Conduct quality assurance assessments of all new and modified application feature enhancements, web applications, APIs, and web services
Maintain Quality Assurance branch documentation including test plans, TTPs, and SOPs, stored on Automation SharePoint portals on NIPR and SIPR
Collaborate with the DevSecOps team and customers to ensure internal and user acceptance testing is conducted and detailed results captured and recorded in Azure DevOps
Research and incorporate approved automated testing tools to streamline functionality and regression testing
Use Master Templates for recording and reporting all test results
Create and maintain a master repository for all testing documentation
Produce findings reports based on received test plans
Evaluate, test, and validate software development projects
Develop and implement quality assurance problem reporting processes and systems
Coordinate with others to test when additional customers or functional subject matter expertise is needed; monitor and report bugs and associated fixes
Work with developers and staff to ensure changes are implemented based on customer requirements and quality improvements
Test automation software programs by setting up test trials and preconditions to examine product functionality, content, and user friendliness
Simulate product performance, evaluate results, and compare with predicted outcomes
Participate in tests and release readiness reviews
Required Qualifications
Eight years of experience in software design, writing source code, control of source code, reviewing code, configuration management, change management, program testing, integration of software, and release management process
Five years of experience in software development and software quality assurance
Five years of experience writing code to automated Quality Assurance & Quality Control (QA/QC) tests
Five years of experience with Web Based Testing Applications
Five years of experience with Agile Development Process
Five years of experience performing Manual and Automated Testing
Three years of experience working with Azure DevOps Server (Source Code Repository)
Required Education: Master's degree in software design, engineering, or computer science with 8 years of experience, OR Bachelor's degree in one of the above fields with 10 years of experience in the same disciplines
DoD 8140.03 IAT Level II / Intermediate certification
TS/SCI clearance with SBI and ability to attain SI, TK, G, HCS, and NATO Secret clearance
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with DevSecOps practices and tooling
Experience with automated testing frameworks and regression testing