Functional Tester

Accenture Federal Services • Arlington, VA

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About The Position

At Accenture Federal Services, our purpose is to make the US federal government stronger and safer, and to improve people's lives. Our 13,000+ employees are dedicated to leveraging technology and ingenuity for clients across defense, national security, public safety, civilian, and military health organizations. Join Accenture Federal Services, a technology company within the global Accenture network. We are recognized as a Glassdoor Top 100 Best Place to Work, offering a collaborative and supportive community where you can belong, grow, learn, and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, and industry training. Contribute to positive, lasting change that advances missions and the government forward.

Requirements

• Originality and innovation in determining how to accomplish tasks relevant to testing and development teams (written and verbal).
• Demonstrated ability to seek out information (proactive learning).
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a larger team.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills especially in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Problem solver, consensus seeker, team player, and excellent communicator.

Nice To Haves

• Familiar with Pega or similar low-code COTS platforms testing suites, capabilities, and functionalities.
• Experience with enterprise lifecycle management and requirements documentation tools.
• Agile implementation using Scale Agile Framework (SAFe).

Responsibilities

• Develops, maintains, and upgrades test scripts and architectures for application products.
• Writes, implements, and reports status for system test cases for testing.
• Analyzes test cases and provides regular progress reports.
• Directs and/or participates in all phases of risk management assessments and software/hardware development with emphasis on analysis of user requirements, test design, and test tools selection.
• Supports with ELM/JIRA management (e.g., navigation across features, logging defects).
• Reviews test plans and test reports for technical competence, effectiveness, and compliance with standards.
• Observes and evaluates the execution of customer acceptance test activities.
• Performs integration activities involving developed application software.
• Identifies and documents problems and issues, providing specific guidance on root-cause and remediation.
• Applies best practices for elaboration, testing, and training.

Benefits

• Collaborative and caring community
• Opportunities to grow, learn and thrive through hands-on experience, certifications, industry training and more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level