Senior Software QA Test Engineer - Washington DC, United States - Spatial Front, Inc

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    Full-time Description SFI is responsible for software quality assurance and testing support for a federal agency. SFI is currently looking for a Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer and Tester. The focus of this position is on Performance/Load & Automation Testing, Quality Assurance (QA) and Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) of supported applications. Primary Responsibilities
    • Experience testing in one or more specific areas and drive continuous improvement and innovation in test coverage and test effectiveness.
    • Design and implement test strategies to improve efficiency in manual testing.
    • Conduct unit and regression testing, load and performance testing, multiple layers of security testing including static and dynamic code scanning, 508 testing, and failover testing on the developed software products.
    • Conduct functional testing to ensure the quality of our software products.
    • Collaborate closely with developers to identify and report bugs.
    • Create and execute test plans and test cases, adhering to Agile frameworks.
    • Perform regression testing and provide feedback on software quality.
    • Identify areas for test process improvement and work on test automation strategies.
    • Write and implement test cases as part of individual development sprints.
    • Improve existing test automation frameworks and infrastructure.
    • Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and sprint reviews as an integral part of an Agile development team.
    Requirements
    • Minimum 3 to 5 years of software testing experience.
    • Proven experience in automated functional testing.
    • Extensive experience with SonarQube.
    • Strong knowledge of test automation.
    • Proficiency in Java for test automation.
    • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, sprint-based development environment.
    • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
    • Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
    Desired Skills & Qualifications
    • Extensive knowledge and experience of software testing concepts and best practices.
    • Experience using defect tracking tools such as JIRA.
    • Experience with Agile software development process (working with a scrum team).
    • Familiarity with the Agile Software Development Life Cycle (ASDLC) process and technical documentation.
    • Ability to provide guidance and direction to lower-level technicians, specialists, and managers.
    • Federal agency experience.
    Additional Information
    • In order to meet the clearance requirements for this opportunity, candidates must be authorized to work in the US.
    • All candidates will be subject to a complete background check to include, but not limited to Criminal History, Education Verification, Professional Certification Verification, Verification of Previous Employment and Credit History.
    • Public Trust background investigations can take approximately four to eight weeks and requires fingerprinting.
    Other Information
    • The salary for this position is $50,000 - $80,000 annually
    • For information on SFI's benefits please visit
    • This is a full-time W2 position.
    • Please no agencies, third parties, or corp-to-corp.
    • Spatial Front Inc. is an Equal-opportunity Employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
    • Spatial Front Inc. participates in E-Verify.
    Salary Description $50,000-$80,000#J-18808-Ljbffr