SQA Tester (Remote)

Govcio LLC • UNAVAILABLE, UNAVAILABLE

5d • Remote

About The Position

GovCIO is hiring an SQA Tester to support the Health Services Portfolio Technical Management and Strategic Solutioning Support (HTMS) program within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Information and Technology (OIT). This is a fully remote position within the United States, with core office hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time.

The SQA Tester designs, develops, and implements testing methods and equipment to ensure products meet specifications. The role applies technical expertise to IT products and collaborates with developers, end users, and organizations to plan and execute testing, track defects, report errors, and support the defect database. It also includes implementing and improving testing processes and reporting test results and metrics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related scientific or technical discipline, plus 10 years of experience; alternatively, 8 additional years of relevant experience may substitute for education.
• Experience in the software development lifecycle.
• Experience testing Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA), GUI applications, and Section 508.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio).
• Proficiency with Microsoft SharePoint and Microsoft Teams.
• Experience using Jira in an Agile or SAFe environment.
• Demonstrated experience working remotely.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work independently with minimal guidance or supervision.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a VA Public Trust clearance.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs and/or other federal agencies.
• Experience in VA Pharmacy.
• Knowledge of the VA project management methodology and other VA-related reporting methodologies.
• Willingness and ability to quickly learn new skills and client environments and grow domain expertise.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Excellent prioritization and time-management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, organization, and ability to meet deadlines.
• Section 508 testing experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement testing methods and equipment to ensure products perform to specifications.
• Collaborate with developers, end users, and organizations to create test plans and test scripts.
• Coordinate with test sites and other team participants to plan test events.
• Develop testing procedures, test plans, scripts, scenarios, functional tests, regression tests, and deployment tests.
• Implement testing processes and ensure all test activities follow them.
• Produce reports on test activities and track test metrics.
• Track identified problems and errors and assist with the defect database.
• Monitor and improve testing processes through failure, throughput, and yield analysis, and report periodically to management.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time