Software Tester

SAIC is seeking a Software Tester to support a highly secured, mission-critical system for a government agency. You will work as part of an integrated Agile/SAFe development and test team, collaborating with developers, testers, and business analysts to ensure the quality and reliability of custom-developed software.

The ideal candidate is self-motivated, detail-oriented, and passionate about quality, with strong experience in both manual and automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex business and technical requirements and design documents to develop detailed manual test cases and automated test scripts.
• Perform manual functional, regression, integration, and system testing; document actual results; and log defects in the defect tracking system.
• Design, create, and maintain Selenium and Playwright automated test suites (UI and/or API as applicable).
• Work with Java-based applications to design and maintain appropriate test frameworks and scripts.
• Execute automated test suites as part of CI/CD pipelines (e.g., via GitHub workflows/actions); analyze results, triage failures, and report issues.
• Execute load and performance tests as needed, and contribute to performance analysis and reporting.
• Track defects from creation through closure, with clear documentation and close collaboration with developers to reproduce and resolve issues.
• Deploy software to test environments, monitor application and server logs, and identify errors or unexpected behaviors.
• Participate in test case and test script peer reviews to ensure completeness, accuracy, and traceability to requirements.
• Assist the Test Lead in:
  • Developing and maintaining release test plans
  • Creating and maintaining the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)
  • Managing the regression test suite (manual and automated)
  • Preparing test summary reports at the end of each testing phase
• Support internal quality assurance checks on deliverables to ensure they are complete, accurate, and adhere to client and SAIC standards.
• Collaborate with business analysts on business and functional requirements and with developers on technical requirements.
• Work within a SAFe/Agile environment, participating in ceremonies (planning, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives) and contributing to continuous improvement.
• Support testing of integrated solutions involving technologies such as Pentaho, Liferay, and PowerApps where applicable.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (An additional 4 years of experience may be substituted for a degree.)
• 2+ years of total IT experience
• 2+ years of experience as a Software Test Engineer or similar role
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust requiring U.S. Citizenship.
• Strong experience with both manual and automated testing.
• Strong knowledge of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and testing methodologies.
• Proven ability to analyze complex requirements/designs and create detailed test cases and scripts.
• Demonstrated experience executing test cases, documenting results, identifying defects, and producing test reports.
• Hands-on experience creating and maintaining automated tests using Selenium.
• Hands-on experience creating and maintaining automated tests using Playwright (or demonstrated ability to quickly ramp up).
• Experience testing or working with Java-based applications.
• Experience with GitHub (e.g., GitHub repos, branching, pull requests, basic CI/CD workflows).
• Experience with configuration management and version control tools such as the Atlassian suite, JIRA, and/or Subversion (SVN).
• Basic knowledge of SQL for data validation and backend testing.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, priority-shifting, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong organizational, presentation, and business analysis skills.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with or exposure to:
  • Pentaho (ETL, data integration, or reporting)
  • Liferay (portal/content management solutions)
  • Microsoft PowerApps (low-code business applications)
• Familiarity with SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) or other Agile methodologies.
• Experience creating and editing technical documentation and user manuals for new or upgraded software