Software Quality Assurance Engineer and Tester

US-VA-Tysons Corner

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Req #: 6913
Type: Full-Time
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				Overview:

GovCIO is seeking a QA Engineer. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced team. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience with manual testing in a federal government client environment. This customer-facing role will be instrumental in ensuring customer satisfaction.  This position will be located on client site in Tysons Corner, VA.

Responsibilities:

We are seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer with government contracting experience. The ideal candidate will bring at least 5 years of hands-on experience, a strong understanding of Amazon Webservices (AWS), Jira, and X-Ray is a plus. 

* Develop, publish, and implement test plans for complex, multi-tier, distributed, applications throughout the full lifecycle.
* Develop manual or automated testing systems using commercial tools, scripts and data set.
* Participates in all aspects of testing, including functional, regression, load and system testing.
* Assures the appropriate level of quality by the resolution of important defects by working with developers and/or engineers to ensure the software or hardware development process has an appropriate level of testing.
* Develops response strategies and processes for high-criticality and security vulnerability related bug notifications.
* Pro-actively investigates and finds potential security holes and attack vectors within both the existing and newly developed code base.
* Agile/Scrum Methodologies: Working in iterative development cycles with cross-functional teams.
* Communicate effectively with federal clients, developers, and program managers.

Qualifications:

Required Skills and Experience:

* Bachelor's degree in information technology, or related field.
* 5-8 years of experience in IT
* 4 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education

* Experience with Jira, X-ray, AWS
* Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
* Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies, specifically Kanban.

Clearance Required:

* Must be able to obtain a DHS Public Trust

Preferred Skills and Experience:

* ATF experience in AWS
			
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