Software Quality Assurance Specialist/Applications Tester

Nightwing•Dulles, VA

34d•$77,000 - $163,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets. The customer work environment consists of on premises and cloud computing infrastructure, a data lake tier, and applications support for the biographic and biometrics identity tools. Team members work in a multitasking, fast-paced, dynamic environment that comprises the principles of biometric technology, large-scale database and application development, large-scale file manipulation, data modeling, data mapping, data testing, data quality, and documentation preparation. The team works closely with analysts to gather requirements to support the customer's mission. The Team provides the software development, testing, training, and customer advocacy for the biographic and biometric identity tools. The Applications Subject Matter Expert (Apps SME)/Test Lead is an integral member of the Team. Their primary responsibilities are customer advocacy, overseeing the Test Team, and application demonstration and training. As the customer advocate for our primary customers and community mission partners, the Apps SME is responsible for gathering and refining customer requirements. The Apps SME oversees the Test Team, providing overall test direction, develops Acceptance Criteria, leads the test automation effort, and distributes test resources between application and data lake teams. The Apps SME provides first tier test support in a surge capacity as needed. The Apps SME is also responsible for delivering training demonstrations of the biographic and biometric applications and developing the supporting documentation (User guides, QRGs, and training videos). Additional duties include running the daily team Scrums.

Requirements

Demonstrated familiarity with Agile software development framework
Demonstrated familiarity with use of project tracking and knowledge management tools such as JIRA, Microsoft Project, Confluence, and SharePoint
Demonstrated Experience working with customers to gather and refine requirements
Demonstrated Experience in Software testing in an Agile environment
Demonstrated Experience Developing Acceptance Criteria
Demonstrated Experience Testing against Acceptance Criteria
Demonstrated Experience Testing for Accessibility and 508 Compliance
Demonstrated Experience Developing documentation and training materials
Demonstrated Experience Delivering application training and overviews/demonstrations
Possess excellent written communication, verbal communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

Working knowledge of the customer's biographics and biometrics identity discovery tools
Familiarity with Solr queries and Hbase technology
Familiarity with automated test tools
Familiarity with Agile methodology
Leadership experience

Responsibilities

Customer advocacy, overseeing the Test Team, and application demonstration and training.
Gathering and refining customer requirements.
Overseeing the Test Team, providing overall test direction.
Developing Acceptance Criteria.
Leading the test automation effort.
Distributing test resources between application and data lake teams.
Providing first tier test support in a surge capacity as needed.
Delivering training demonstrations of the biographic and biometric applications.
Developing supporting documentation (User guides, QRGs, and training videos).
Running the daily team Scrums.