Software Quality Assurance Specialist/Apps Tester

Ardent Principles, Inc.•Herndon, VA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

As a Software Quality Assurance Specialist/Apps Tester with Ardent Principles, you’ll work side‑by‑side with project managers, developers, architects, security engineers, and Sponsor teams to design thorough test plans, validate builds against strict standards, and ensure every product performs exactly as intended. You’ll create automated scripts, execute regression and acceptance testing, uphold accessibility requirements, and maintain lifelong validation documentation for critical systems. Ardent Principles offers advanced services in data science, data engineering, software engineering, AI solutions, cybersecurity, staff augmentation, and IT program management. At Ardent Principles, passionate integrity and a relentless pursuit of excellence define who we are. We offer a competitive salary range and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your long‑term success. Our mission is to connect fulfilled employees with satisfied clients, ensuring your well‑being and professional satisfaction directly contribute to exceptional outcomes for those we serve. Join us as we continue building the future of secure, high‑impact solutions.

Requirements

Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
Demonstrated experience providing testing support in and/or with: Working in close partnership with project managers, software developers, architects, security engineers and designated Sponsor teams in developing test plans, procedures, and scenarios for unit, process, function, system integration, and acceptance testing.
Ensuring and validating software builds fully complying with product and service requirements and align with the Sponsor’s approved standards.
Testing each product or procedure to verify that it provides the desired functionality/outcome, and to validate its performance in accordance with the acceptance criteria for that functionality.
Creating and maintaining automated test scripts, test existing applications for compliance with best practices and Sponsor directives.
Performing regression testing, executing and/or working with mission partners on unit and acceptance testing (UAT).
Performing testing activities in accordance with the Sponsor’s regulations and policies.
Supporting the self-evaluation of the IT capabilities and report the Accessibility Score.
Creating, updating and maintaining test support documentation, as approved by the Sponsor, for the lifespan of the product in the Sponsor’s document repository.
Maintaining validation reports for the life of the Sponsor’s software build products and services.

Responsibilities

Working in close partnership with project managers, software developers, architects, security engineers and designated Sponsor teams in developing test plans, procedures, and scenarios for unit, process, function, system integration, and acceptance testing.
Ensuring and validating software builds fully complying with product and service requirements and align with the Sponsor’s approved standards.
Testing each product or procedure to verify that it provides the desired functionality/outcome, and to validate its performance in accordance with the acceptance criteria for that functionality.
Creating and maintaining automated test scripts, test existing applications for compliance with best practices and Sponsor directives.
Performing regression testing, executing and/or working with mission partners on unit and acceptance testing (UAT).
Performing testing activities in accordance with the Sponsor’s regulations and policies.
Supporting the self-evaluation of the IT capabilities and report the Accessibility Score.
Creating, updating and maintaining test support documentation, as approved by the Sponsor, for the lifespan of the product in the Sponsor’s document repository.
Maintaining validation reports for the life of the Sponsor’s software build products and services.