Manual Test Engineer - Mid Level - (8 Years Experience) - Start Immediately

Prodigy One, LLC. is a software engineering and consulting firm providing more than 45 years of service to state and federal customers. By combining unparalleled experience and capabilities, our company provides big data, cloud development, and enterprise management solutions. We are focused on product usability and end user presentation to help our customers make the best decisions possible. Given our length of service in the industry, Prodigy One knows the importance of a competitive salary and benefits package. That's why our total compensation package can be tailored to meet employees personal needs. 

A CLEARANCE IS REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE  
Clearance required: Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph

Location: Annapolis Junction, MD

Salary Information - 170K-181K

Job Description

A Manual Test Engineer is needed to perform component, integration, and system level testing by writing and executing system‐level test procedures, evaluating changes made to software applications, and verifying defect corrective actions discovered during development, testing, and/or operational use. The selected individual will join the existing Manual Test team in support of a fast‐paced, dynamic software development program. The Manual Test team is part of a test organization that includes teams that automate regression tests and maintain the testing framework and infrastructure. The selected individual will utilize basic system administration skills and will work with physical equipment in a test lab environment.

Primary Responsibilities

The Manual Test Engineer will perform system testing of components ﴾modules﴿, and integration testing through system and end‐to‐end evaluation. She/he will develop and implement test procedures and test reports and will support the software configuration management process. She/he must understand all software components and their interface requirements. Tasking will include developing test data; defining test acceptance criteria; providing system testing expertise for test procedure documentation; reviewing of test plans; developing test methodologies, and/or performing subsystem interface and software module testing. The selected individual will assist the Software Development team and be responsible for working collaboratively with the following groups: Software Development, System Engineering, Integration, Deployment, and Sustainment.

Basic Qualifications

• Must have experience testing through a full system development life cycle, including implementing test plans, test cases, and test processes.
• Must have experience participating in formal test events ﴾Acceptance Test, User Acceptance Test, Software Final Release Test, Maintenance Release Test, etc.﴿.
• Must have experience collaborating with software developers to create formal test procedures.
• Must have experience working with physical equipment in a test lab environment.
• Must have experience collecting, analyzing, presenting test results verbally and reporting test results in writing.
• Must have experience utilizing elevated privileges to setup and execute manual test procedures.
• Must have experience documenting test results for corrective actions, reporting, and audits.
• Must have experience testing systems from existing system and functional specification
•  Must have experience working in an agile team environment.
•  Must have strong communication skills and be able to successfully communicate with both management and technical personnel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Math, Science, Engineering, Statistics, Engineering Management, or a related discipline, and at least 8 years of prior relevant experience.
• Experience with Behavior Driven Development ﴾BDD﴿ and Test Driven Development ﴾TDD﴿.
• Experience using automated test tools.
• Experience with programming and scripting languages ﴾i.e., Java, shell, Python, etc﴿.
• SAFe® Agilist or DevOps certification.​

Benefits:

• Healthcare for Employee and Spouse and/or Children that is fully funded by Prodigy One
• 10% Employer Contribution to 401K; Immediately Vested
• 7 Weeks Paid Time Off (PTO)
• $2500 for Professional Development

Prodigy One, LLC provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.