Test Engineering Lead

US-VA-McLean

External

Req #: 6344
Type: Full-Time
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				Overview:

Are you inquisitive? Thorough? Diplomatic? Ever worked as part of a program that is Agile? Are you interested in being an agent of change on a team committed to achieving client-focused, mission-driven excellence? Steampunk is seeking a Lead Test Engineer who will provide testing and QA expertise in mission critical work across our client base.

Responsibilities:

As a Test Engineering Lead, you will deliver quality assurance services to support application, cloud, and data systems development. Responsibilities include: 

* Responsible for leading the overall testing effort and deliverables, work with testing team to ensure that testing is on time and of the highest quality.  
* Test planning activities and estimation, test scope definition with the use of risk-based testing. 
* Implement governance and reporting processes. 
* Implement standard processes, methodologies and tools. 
* Ensure that the team follows the testing standards, guidelines, and testing methodology as specified in the test strategy. 
* Perform all test management activities; resource management, monitor and control, risks and issues management. 
* Manage test environment, test data preparation, test tools and test automation implementation. 
* Work with the application and technical architecture teams to plan various test phases. 
* Review test to ensure that they meet the entry and exit criteria. 
* Define and facilitate formal sign-off process and procedures for testing deliverables. 
* Primary contact and escalation point for testing. 
* Act as an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members.
* Present regular status updates and provide cross training to other DevOps team members.

Qualifications:

Required:

* Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance.
* Bachelor's Degree or above in business computer, Information Technology, Computer Science or any related fields.
* 10+ years of experience with quality assurance and test automation practices in an Agile work environment.
* Experience in Software Testing (Manual and/or Automated), System Test, Integration Test, and User Acceptance Test.
* Strong analytical and proven ability to quickly understand complex business and systems and provide a suitable solution for clients.

Preferred:

* Certifications:
* CAST (Certified Associate in Software Testing)
* International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) Certification
* Certified Manager of Software Testing (CMST)
* DHS Trusted Tester Certification (TTv5)

* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills.
* Experience with documenting an as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations.
* Experience in designing and developing automated frameworks.
* Experience in building monitoring systems or improving testing effectiveness.
			
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