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About The Position

Requirements

• Must have DOD Secret level clearance to start; U.S. Citizen required only for Federal Clearance Requirement
• Certification Requirement: Directive 8570.1/8140 - IAT II: Security+ (must have certificate to start)
• Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent years’ experience) and 5+ years of prior relevant experience
• Experience performing manual software testing in an Agile or Scrum environment.
• Understanding of software development and testing life cycles.
• Experience writing and executing test cases.
• Experience performing SQL and database validation.
• Knowledge of functional, regression, integration, usability, and exploratory testing techniques.
• Experience using defect-tracking or test-management tools, such as GitLab.
• Strong attention to detail and analytical problem-solving skills.
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into test scenarios.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a deadline-driven environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with 508 Compliance testing highly preferred.
• Experience with API testing tools such as Postman or Postman highly preferred.
• Knowledge of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) X12
• Prior Military, preferably Navy, experience is a plus
• Knowledgeable of Navy Ordnance Information Systems.
• Experience testing web-based, mobile, or enterprise applications.
• Familiarity with tools such as GitLab Ultimate, Jira, Azure DevOps, TestRail, Zephyr, or similar platforms.
• Understanding of browser developer tools and cross-browser testing.
• Experience working with CI/CD processes or automated testing teams.
• ISTQB or other software testing certification.

Responsibilities

• Review business requirements, user stories, and technical specifications.
• Create detailed test plans, test cases, test scenarios, and checklists.
• Execute manual functional, regression, integration, system, 508 and user acceptance testing.
• Test web, mobile, and/or desktop applications across supported environments.
• Identify, reproduce, document, and track defects using GitLab.
• Clearly communicate defects, risks, test results, and release readiness.
• Verify bug fixes and perform regression testing after changes are implemented.
• Collaborate with developers, business analysts, product managers, and other QA professionals.
• Participate in sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives.
• Contribute to improving QA processes, standards, and documentation.
• Support production validation and post-release testing when needed.