Quality Assurance Specialist

Booz Allen Hamilton • McLean, VA

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About The Position

Quality Assurance Specialist The Opportunity: When a user tries a new system, they expect it to be intuitive and run smoothly. Functionality, reliability, and user experience are key to successful information systems, and that means rigorous testing. That’s why we need you, an experienced quality assurance analyst who knows how to thoroughly test software and ensure that our team releases the best system possible. As a quality assurance expert, you’ll work with testers, developers, and engineers on a team that evaluates developed systems for the National Weather Service. You’ll develop and implement a test plan based on requirements, functional specifications, and design specifications. Using requirements analysis and software quality assurance, you’ll generate problem resolutions and track quality assurance standards to observe how the system performs, then document the results and communicate defects to the development team so they can start improving the tool. You’ll expand upon your experience in various types of testing, including manual, automation, performance, usability, user acceptance testing, and testing process improvement. This is an opportunity to broaden your skills in documenting and solving system deficiencies as well as leading and mentoring others while carrying out a vital portion of the delivery of software. Work with us to develop systems solutions that protect our nation’s critical infrastructure. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience coordinating with development teams, product owners, and key technical stakeholders to ensure requirements and user stories are developed and tested
• 5+ years of experience with developing test cases and test scripts for products and systems, executing tests, and providing analysis on reliability and functionality
• Experience with documenting problems occurring during the testing process and coordinating defect correction with the development team
• Experience with assisting a software engineering team to ensure accurate monitoring and metrics that satisfy system requirements are built into applications before deployment to production
• Experience with setting up code repositories, branching, and merging
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements
• Bachelor’s degree

Nice To Haves

• Experience with geospatial and weather datasets
• Experience testing APIs using python
• Experience enabling the Continuous Delivery Pipeline using requirements and design guidelines
• Experience participating in the Continuous Exploration process as part of the CI/CD Pipeline
• Experience with Agile methodology for software engineering and product management
• Experience working with federal agencies
• Master’s degree
• Agile Certification

Benefits

• At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care.
• Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values.
• Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs.
• Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees