QA Test Analyst

Abacus Technology • Houston, TX

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About The Position

Abacus Technology is seeking a QA Test Analyst to provide application quality assurance and testing support for NASA's Luna/NMC platform on the eMITS program at Johnson Space Center. This is a full-time position. The role develops and executes risk-based testing, manages defects through resolution, supports release readiness and post-release validation, produces testing metrics, and maintains testing procedures and knowledge artifacts. The employee must meet NASA Level of Confidence (LoC) requirements and complete mandatory NASA training for access to systems.

Requirements

• At least 6 years of experience supporting business analysis activities in IT or enterprise service environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Experience in application quality assurance and testing in IT or enterprise service environments.
• Experience with Google Docker for containerized testing environments.
• Experience with GitHub to access code repositories and track version control.
• Experience with Google Cloud platform environments.
• Proficiency in software testing methodologies and tools.
• Experience with test management and defect tracking tools such as Jira.
• Ability to develop comprehensive test plans with full coverage of critical and high-risk functions.
• Strong defect management skills, including documentation, classification, tracking, and escalation.
• Experience preparing release-readiness assessments and conducting post-release validation.
• Ability to maintain and update a government-visible work plan, track priorities, and meet committed testing activities.
• Ability to produce testing metrics and identify improvement opportunities.
• Strong written documentation skills and internal quality control prior to delivery.
• Solid communication skills and ability to work with all levels of an organization.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Applicants selected will be subject to a U.S. government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with configuration management practices and Government change/control records.
• Experience with accessibility/usability testing and role/permission testing.

Responsibilities

• Develop risk-based test plans, cases, data needs, and entry/exit criteria, ensuring full coverage of critical and high-risk functions.
• Execute functional, regression, integration, workflow, role/permission, data-validation, usability, accessibility, interface, and smoke testing, providing clear and reproducible evidence.
• Manage defects end-to-end by documenting, classifying, tracking, communicating, escalating when needed, and retesting before closure.
• Prepare release-readiness assessments and conduct post-release validation.
• Produce monthly testing metrics and identify practical improvement opportunities.
• Maintain procedures, templates, and knowledge artifacts; support quarterly reviews and transition package preparation.
• Maintain and update a government-visible work plan, track priorities, and meet committed testing activities.
• Meet NASA Level of Confidence (LoC) requirements and complete all mandatory NASA training for access to systems.

What This Job Offers

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