QA TESTING ENGINEER 2 (IT SYSTEMS ENGINEER 2)

Huntington Ingalls•Newport News, VA

6d•Remote

About The Position

Design and develop solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII-NNS), is seeking a QA Test Engineer that has functional/configuration/customization knowledge of the SAP software suite. The ideal candidate is technically minded, inquisitive, curious, detail oriented, quick-learning, and ultimately interested in becoming a functional expert and quality gate of software developed/delivered by our Windows agile team. In this role, you will join a team of IT professionals dedicated to designing and building information systems to support construction of some of the largest and most complex products in the world. Our IT systems process information across Engineering, Planning, Operations and Manufacturing. We are the sole designer and builder of U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy Submarines. The ideal candidate will work as a member of a highly productive and engaged agile team to review user stories, requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback for test considerations. Typical responsibilities include the following:•

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of relevant exempt experience; Master?s Degree and 0 year of relevant professional experience
One of the following may be used as an equivalent to Bachelor's Degree for Information Technology Related Positions Only:
NNS Apprentice School graduate
Navy Nuclear Power School (NNPS) graduate
Associate's Degree or other formal 2 year program and 2 years of relevant exempt experience or 4 years of relevant non-exempt experience
Military Paygrade E-5 or above military experience
High School/GED and 4 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant exempt experience
High School/GED and 8 years combined of Manufacturing, Shipbuilding, Trades, Military experience or other relevant non-exempt experience
A relevant professional certification can be substituted for a Bachelor's Degree.
Bachelor's Degree and 2 years of experience. Master's Degree and 0 years of experience. 4 years of related exempt experience can be substituted for Bachelor's degree. 8 years of non-related exempt experience can be substituted for Bachelor's degree. A relevant professional certification can be substituted for a Bachelor's Degree. 12 years of relevant non-exempt, Manufacturing, Military, Shipbuilding or Trades experience can be substituted for Bachelor's degree.

Nice To Haves

Quality first mindset
UI based test automation experience (Worksoft and/or Tricentis a plus)
Demonstrated performance under high pressure situations
Demonstrated written/oral communication and teaming skills
Ability to execute with minimal management oversight
Technical charisma to build trust with the team Preferred Experience Entering Position:
Experience working in agile software development or SAFe
General understanding of Continuous Delivery principles and capabilities

Responsibilities

Creating detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases
Estimating, prioritizing, planning and coordinating testing activities as part of the agile software development lifecycle
Designing, developing and executing re-useable and scalable automation scripts using UI based automation tools
Identifying, documenting, recording, and tracking defects/bugs and working with the internal and external teams to understand and resolve (NNS custom development and vendor introduced defects and bugs). Shepherd development and external resources through defect resolution.
Performing thorough regression testing (manual and/or automated) when bugs are resolved
Assisting software engineers in defining and building in-code unit tests with a test driven development approach
Developing and applying testing processes for new and existing product development to meet customer needs
Monitoring debugging process results and automation script failures
Staying up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies