Sr. Associate, Software Quality Engineering

Job Title: Sr. Associate, Software Quality Engineering

Job Number: 39387

Job Location: Nashville, TN

Schedule:  9/80 (Every other Friday off!)

Job Description:

The Software Quality Engineer is responsible for creating end-to-end test plans, executing those plans, and managing all related activities within an Agile Scrum development team to ensure all objectives are met and the software solution performs as expected. In this role, the engineer evaluates and validates the software solution for functionality, performance, stability, and compatibility with legacy and/or third-party software as well as integrated external hardware.

The objective of the Software Quality Engineer is to ensure that testing for every feature of the software solution, across every phase of development, is clearly defined, thoroughly planned, and effectively executed. The work of the Software Quality Engineer should inspire confidence that any potential issue has been identified and addressed prior to release of the software solution.

The Software Quality Engineer, Senior Associate is an intermediate-level professional with practical job knowledge who works under moderate supervision to help set objectives for the team and job area while achieving operational targets that impact departmental results.

Essential Functions:

• Review functional and design specifications to ensure full understanding of individual deliverables


• Identify test requirements from Conditions of Acceptance


• Develop, document and maintain functional test cases and other test artifacts under guidance of more experienced Software Quality Engineer(s)


• Execute and evaluate manual test cases and report test results


• Identify any potential quality issues per defined process and escalate potential quality issues immediately to Product Owners


• Work with other QA project team members to assess QA progress and emergent risks


• Ensure that validated deliverables meet functional and design specifications and requirements via Functional and Regression Testing


• Develop skills to isolate, replicate, and report defects and verify defect fixes via Performance, Stress, Endurance, Exploratory, and Usability Testing


• Engage as an active participant in Scrum ceremonies


• Required to perform other appropriate duties as requested, directed, or assigned


• Perform all job functions with a positive, professional attitude


• Up to 10% travel may be required

• Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance, which requires US citizenship

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a computer software related field such as Quality Assurance, Computer Science, Management Information Systems or a related technical field with 2 years minimum prior experience in Software Quality Assurance or equivalent combination of education and work experience.


• Ability to obtain a Secret security clearance.

Preferred Additional Skills:

• Strong analytical/problem-solving skills and experience in collaborative team environments.

• 1+ years of experience in an Agile Scrum environment.


• Broad knowledge in basic networking principals.


• Experience with testing Windows desktop software.


• Experience with testing software/hardware integrations.


• Experience in ISR systems.

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