Overview

TISTA Science and Technology is seeking a Sr. Software Quality Assurance Engineer & Tester to join our growing team .

The ideal candidate will work collaboratively with a high-performing team of technical and business experts on a Federal project to support functional testing efforts throughout the entire solution testing life-cycle.

TISTAass ociates enjoy above Industry Healthcare Benefits, Remote Working Options, Paid Time Off, Training/Certification opportunities, Healthcare Savings Account & Flexible Savings Account, Paid Life Insurance, Short-term & Long-term Disability, 401K Match, Tuition Reimbursement, Employee Assistance Program, Paid Holidays, Military Leave, and much more!

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Responsibilities

• Manage project deadlines, as well as your time and schedule in a fast-paced federal environment

• Work directly with the business analysts and developers to translate functional requirements into executable test cases

• Review and generate complex test plans, generate test case data, build procedures and testing scripts based upon functional specifications

• Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases

• Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities

• Execute test cases, logs, validate defects

• Identify, record, document and track bugs

• Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved

• Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs

• Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts

• Perform 508 functional testing on applications/systems utilizing various 508 compliance tools such as JAWS, ZoomText and Dragon Naturally Speaking

• Must be able to work well within a team environment and have exceptional collaboration skills with all levels of business and technical staff

• Interact with Federal and contractor functional leads to clarify requirements and scenarios

• Define and refine functional testing approaches, tools, and documentation

• Create, update and maintain application/system, integration and regression test cases

• Perform full cycles of sprint, regression, and integration testing

• Generate test summary reports after each testing cycle to show testing progress, actual testing results, and pass/fail status

• Serve as a functional testing subject matter expert to assist other test engineers as needed

• Participate in regular project status meetings, track and communicate testing progress, issues and risks

• Assist the Federal and contractor resources to conduct User Acceptance Testing

• Respond to developers' questions regarding test results, bugs and defects

• Communicate frequently with customers and team members, facilitating discussions and exercising professional judgment as required

• Stay up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies

• Mentor junior testing personnel as required

• Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in testing software applications

• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process and SDLC work environments

• Proficient with Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio)

• Experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases

• Experience with 508 functional testing

• Experience with defect tracking/requirements management tool, desired technologies include: IBM Rational Suite, (ClearQuest, Requirements Pro, Functional Test)

• Experience in all phases of software testing including test planning, functional testing, and regression testing

• Proven work experience in software quality assurance

• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes

• Functional knowledge of SQL and scripting

• Experience with performance and/or security testing is a plus

• Current active IRS Moderate Background Investigation (MBI) clearance a plus

  Education:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related scientific /technical discipline and 5+ years’ experience

  Clearance:

• Must be US Citizen or US Lawful Permanent Resident

• Must be Federal Tax Compliant

• The ability to pass a Tier 2/Modest Background Investigation (Current IRS clearance preferred)

  Location:

• Remote, USA

  Salary Information:

• The pay for this position ranges from $82,000 to $102,500

• The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

• Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as bonuses.

• TISTA associates are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits plan! More information can be found here: https://tistatech.com/working-at-tista/

TISTA Science and Technology Corporation,a CMMI Maturity Level 3 company, focuses on delivering information technology and professional services to Federal and State agencies. TISTA is recognized in 2019 by Inc. 5000 as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the US. TISTA is also a recipient of 2019 Top Veteran-Owned Companies by the Washington Business Journal. TISTA also received a 2018 Moxie Award in the GovCon category.

Here at TISTA Science and Technology, we value Veterans and encourage all to apply!

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Employment Transparency:

TISTA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of TISTA to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. TISTA will refrain from discharging, or otherwise discriminating against, employees or applicants who inquire about, discuss, or disclose their compensation or the compensation of other employees or applicants.

The EEO is the Law poster is available here, and the poster supplement is availablehere. (https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf)

The Pay Transparency Policy is availablehere. (https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf)

Tista is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an e-mail torecruiting@tistatech.comor call (301) 968-3420 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

TISTA is a federal contractor and is subject to the federal contractor COVID requirements under the new FAR/DFARS clauses and must comply with the incorporated Guidance.

If the candidate is hired to perform work on or in connection with one of TISTA’s federal contracts, TISTA is contractually obligated to ask the candidate to verify and show proof of vaccination status and the candidate will be required to comply with mask and social distancing requirements imposed by the FAR/DFARS as well as any additional requirements imposed by TISTA’s customers for any required onsite work.

Job ID2024-5443

Job LocationsUS-Remote-United States