Junior Software Test Engineer

TEKsystems•Staunton, VA

13h•Hybrid

About The Position

The Test Engineer will support the program with hands-on test development and execution experience implementing automated testing and integration into Azure DevOps pipelines. This tester is primarily responsible for designing, expanding, improving, and maintaining our test automation framework. This tester should be self-starting and proactive; they are expected to serve as a trusted resource on the business logic in place as well as our system architecture. They are expected to work collaboratively, with minimal supervision, on teams including DevOps Engineers and Developers to ensure our application meets users’ needs, as well as business requirements and scalability characteristics. Each team member is expected to be cross-functional and take collective ownership to ensure deliverables are met and superb quality is achieved.

Requirements

Secret clearance
Minimum 1 year of experience
Experience with test suite development and maintenance

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and implement test plans and test scripts emphasizing automation
Create tests in the context of a collaborative, team-based environment
Identify and implement innovative tools, frameworks, automation, and utilities to increase efficiency while maintaining and improving quality standards
Apply technical, business, and quality skills to assess product and code health, implement modern testing approaches, and prevent production defects.
Help establish a highly collaborative environment that values quality
Perform API level testing
Actively participate in agile meetings with product and program management
Have a proactive attitude and a willingness to “go the extra mile” to get the job done
Create end-to-end System Integration test cases to use as a design for developing regression automated tests.