Software Tester Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a Software Tester specifically for Salesforce Applications
• Ability to independently develop testing strategy, test plans, test cases and proper system testing documentation for a new Salesforce application.
• Experience as a Software Tester specifically for Salesforce Applications
• Ability to independently develop testing strategy, test plans, test cases and proper system testing documentation for a new Salesforce application.
• Solid understanding of Agile, Iterative and Traditional Software development (SDLC) practices, standards as it relates to testing activities.
• Understanding and experience in the use of Azure Dev Ops for documentation and iterative development collaboration, task management and other functions related to system testing and reporting.
• Candidate must understand and agree to fingerprint background checks.
• Candidate must understand and agree to the provision that it is prohibited for government equipment to be taken or used outside of the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Local candidates preferred

Responsibilities

• Assures requirements are defined and approved, performs code reviews and ensures agency application development standards are met.
• Works with business area personnel to assure requirement(s) are thoroughly defined and approved; performs impacts analyses to identify interdependencies; assists with design reviews.
• Performs code review(s); serves as technical lead, as assigned.
• Creates detailed test designs and test plans; creates and reviews test data for performing test scenarios; Coordinates and conducts execution of unit and system test scripts; Coordinates and conducts debugging efforts and defect tracking; Coordinates and supports user acceptance testing; Coordinates, conducts and supports software implementation and deployment tasks; Leads and performs the development, implementation, and monitoring of IT quality assurance standards and testing; Performs performance, regression and load testing.
• Writes, reviews, and coordinates development of application-related training materials and software user guides, program and/or application source code documentation (e.g., use cases, in-line code comments); departmental standards; appropriate standards and criteria for acceptable programming; documentation and systems development lifecycle activities; Reviews development lifecycle activities; Assists higher-level IT staff with estimating workload requirements and other project planning activities.
• Designs and performs system analysis, recommends application solutions, tests and corrects programs and assists IT staff with documentation; Assists in supporting user acceptance testing; Performs software implementation tasks, including source control and deployment activities; Develops, implements and monitors IT quality assurance standards and testing; Develops and documents appropriate standards and criteria for acceptable programming and systems development lifecycle activities; Develops software testing and automation procedures and performs analysis and design; Reads, writes, extracts and/or reports from compounded files; Works with business personnel to identify and document system software requirements; Defines problems and develops potential solutions; Performs post-production support for business applications which may include routine maintenance, enhancements and the need to perform research to aid in troubleshooting software production errors; Identifies alternate courses of action, the review and evaluation of software development methodologies and completing software security scans and reporting on vulnerabilities; Conducts performance testing and benchmarking of software application response times, analysis and reporting on performance measures.
• Communicates with peers and others. Collaborates proactively. Guides performance of software development tasks per verbal instructions; Answers questions on technical topics to assist other technical staff in software development; Obtains or imparts information from/to other technical staff and business personnel through discussion(s) involving database, infrastructure and/or application information; Leads discussion(s) or formal meetings with technical and/or nontechnical personnel on simple to moderate technical topics in support of software development; Summarizes, in writing, information on one or more related topics involving database, infrastructure and/or application information in support of software development; Conveys, in writing, recommendations or conclusions to another for decision making purposes in support of software development.
• Gathers, interprets and applies information from a variety of sources to aid in software development duties, activities and events; Answers questions and presents informal mentorship opportunities to peers and/or lower-level staff via conversation, observation or technical documentation.
• Provides training, coaching and mentoring of testing team members.

Benefits

• All inclusive rate