Job Description
Responsibilities for this Position
Location: Any Location / Remote
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ212166
Type of Requisition: Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None
Public Trust/Other Required: NACI (T1)
Job Family: Software Engineering
Job Qualifications: Skills: Automated Testing, Software Application Testing, Software Test Planning, Test Script Development
Certifications: None
Experience: 5 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required: No
Job Description: Transform technology into opportunity as a
Senior IT Quality Assurance Tester at GDIT. Shape what's next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what's next for your engineering career.
As a
Sr. T Quality Assurance Tester, the work you'll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the
National Institute of Health (NIH), National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) and its software portfolio. The team delivers innovative solutions for improving the effectiveness, reach, and content of these software solutions, while reducing their technical debt, and modernizing systems.
You will be responsible for contributing across the software lifecycle, with an emphasis on testing. As such, this role requires a combination of understanding software requirements and validating the implementation of those requirements through testing. The Test Engineer will perform functional, regression, smoke and 508 testing, using manual and automated testing. You will also be expected to write necessary test plans and scripts. Working closely with analysts, developers and mentoring more junior testers throughout the software lifecycle (from requirements to deployment) is part of the job. We are in search of someone who has a strong understanding of industry trends and using agile methodologies for incorporating testing as part of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) activities.
RESPONSIBILITIES - Work in an agile environment with rapidly changing requirements.
- Understand application requirements and functionalities in order to support the agile team as a tester.
- Develop, document and maintain functional test cases and other test artifacts like test data, data validation, and automated scripts.
- Create clear and detail-oriented test plans and scripts.
- Execute and evaluate manual or automated test cases and report test results.
- Maintain the integrity of automated tests (Subject 7). Adapt test automation to suit project needs.
- Perform functional, regression, integration and smoke testing.
- Perform 508 testing.
- Isolate, replicate, and report defects and verify defect fixes.
- Be a liaison with development and engineering support teams to assist with troubleshooting.
- Collaborate with team members (Development, Testing Engineers, Analysts, Scrum Master), Product Owner and Business partners to ensure that proper software testing methodologies are used, product requirements/issues are documented and diagnosed, and testing is completed according to established deadlines and processes.
- Collaborate with the team on agile activities including estimation, iterative planning and retrospectives.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED Required Qualifications and Skills: - Bachelor's Degree in a related technical discipline and 5 plus years of relevant experience, or the equivalent combination of education, professional training, or work experience.
- Experience testing functional and non-functional requirements of software systems
- Experience with automated software testing tools
- Experience testing web services, using tools such as Postman
- Experience writing and using SQL for backend queries and verifying data
- Experience with 508 testing
- Experience with story and defect tracking tools
- Must be able to obtain a level 5 Public Trust, which requires residency in the U.S. for 3 of the last 5 years.
Desired Skills: - Experience with Subject 7 test automation
- Experience with Jira
- Experience running security testing, such as using Invicti
- Experience demoing user stories to business users
- Familiarity with Jenkins is a plus
- NIH experience
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE - Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
- Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
- Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
- Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
- Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
#GDITFedHealthJobs
The likely salary range for this position is $95,200 - $128,800. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Travel Required: None
Telecommuting Options: Remote
Work Location: Any Location / Remote
Additional Work Locations: Total Rewards at GDIT: Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee's date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.
Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at
gdit.com/tc.
Equal Opportunity Employer / Individuals with Disabilities / Protected Veterans
PI281076870
Transform technology into opportunity as a
Senior IT Quality Assurance Tester at GDIT. Shape what's next for mission-critical government projects while shaping what's next for your engineering career.
As a
Sr. T Quality Assurance Tester, the work you'll do at GDIT will be impactful to the mission of the
National Institute of Health (NIH), National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) and its software portfolio. The team delivers innovative solutions for improving the effectiveness, reach, and content of these software solutions, while reducing their technical debt, and modernizing systems.
You will be responsible for contributing across the software lifecycle, with an emphasis on testing. As such, this role requires a combination of understanding software requirements and validating the implementation of those requirements through testing. The Test Engineer will perform functional, regression, smoke and 508 testing, using manual and automated testing. You will also be expected to write necessary test plans and scripts. Working closely with analysts, developers and mentoring more junior testers throughout the software lifecycle (from requirements to deployment) is part of the job. We are in search of someone who has a strong understanding of industry trends and using agile methodologies for incorporating testing as part of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) activities.
RESPONSIBILITIES - Work in an agile environment with rapidly changing requirements.
- Understand application requirements and functionalities in order to support the agile team as a tester.
- Develop, document and maintain functional test cases and other test artifacts like test data, data validation, and automated scripts.
- Create clear and detail-oriented test plans and scripts.
- Execute and evaluate manual or automated test cases and report test results.
- Maintain the integrity of automated tests (Subject 7). Adapt test automation to suit project needs.
- Perform functional, regression, integration and smoke testing.
- Perform 508 testing.
- Isolate, replicate, and report defects and verify defect fixes.
- Be a liaison with development and engineering support teams to assist with troubleshooting.
- Collaborate with team members (Development, Testing Engineers, Analysts, Scrum Master), Product Owner and Business partners to ensure that proper software testing methodologies are used, product requirements/issues are documented and diagnosed, and testing is completed according to established deadlines and processes.
- Collaborate with the team on agile activities including estimation, iterative planning and retrospectives.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO SUCCEED Required Qualifications and Skills: - Bachelor's Degree in a related technical discipline and 5 plus years of relevant experience, or the equivalent combination of education, professional training, or work experience.
- Experience testing functional and non-functional requirements of software systems
- Experience with automated software testing tools
- Experience testing web services, using tools such as Postman
- Experience writing and using SQL for backend queries and verifying data
- Experience with 508 testing
- Experience with story and defect tracking tools
- Must be able to obtain a level 5 Public Trust, which requires residency in the U.S. for 3 of the last 5 years.
Desired Skills: - Experience with Subject 7 test automation
- Experience with Jira
- Experience running security testing, such as using Invicti
- Experience demoing user stories to business users
- Familiarity with Jenkins is a plus
- NIH experience
GDIT IS YOUR PLACE - Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities
- Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals
- Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off
- Flexibility: Full-flex work week to own your priorities at work and at home
- Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace
Job Tags
Full time, Temporary work, Work experience placement, Immediate start, Remote work, Work from home, Worldwide, Flexible hours,