Quality Engineer Analyst (Engineer Software Quality 1) - 28579

HII's Mission Technologies division•Washington, DC

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

Mission Technologies, a division of HII, is seeking a Quality Engineer Analyst to work onsite in Washington DC in a hybrid setting to support our USPS client. This position is part of the USPS PostalOne! Applications development team, which is responsible for developing and maintaining applications to support the business functions of the organization. The Quality Analyst will handle any needed test activities and must be comfortable working on all tiers of application development involving various technologies.

Requirements

Candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree, preferred in a technical field such as engineering, mathematics, statistics, computer science, or related field of study, hands-on software testing experience, plus at least two years of professional service experience, or an equivalent combination of education and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities for the role.
Candidate must have hands-on experience using a software defect management tool to log and track defects, providing clear and concise steps to reproduce any issues, using tools such as HP’s Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) or Agile User Story management tools, such as VersionOne.
Possesion of analytic, design, troubleshooting and performance turning skills.
Must be detail oriented with strong problem solving skills.
Ability to analyze complex and large amounts of data.
An understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
Strong communications skills, both verbal and written, and a demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with various levels of customers.
An ability to work independently and yet be effective within a team setting.
Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder and have been living in the U.S. for at least the last five years.
Must not have traveled outside of the United States for more than 180 days in the last five years.

Nice To Haves

Good working knowledge of database structure and be able to perform simple to complex queries using SQL
Experience with testing in a distributed database environment.
Knowledge of US Postal Service PostalOne! system is a plus.

Responsibilities

Provide software system testing support, verification of code and certification that all deliverables meet customer requirements and are free of software defects and/or bugs across the systems development life cycle (SDLC).
Work closely with software engineers and other project team members to successfully test and assess ongoing development within demanding schedules, as well as, produce test cases and other Postal project documentation.
Execute test plans and related test case scenarios based on documented, and sometimes undocumented, system requirements and/or business rules identifying and documenting defects and anomalies. This may include positive and negative test cases, regression test case procedures and simple to complex business functionality.
Be involved in all aspects of the software development life cycle, as well as, demonstrate abilities to learn both the business processes as well as new and existing technologies.
Work in an Agile team environment, and must be able to produce with minimal supervision.