Test Engineer - Ashburn, United States - CACI

Description

What You'll Get to Do

CACI's Agile Solution Factory (ASF) is hiring an experienced software test automation engineer to support a key program in Ashburn, VA. Join this passionate team of industry-leading individuals supporting the Best Practices in Agile Software Development for the Department of Defense.

ASF programs thrive in a culture of innovation and are constantly seeking individuals who can bring creative ideas to solve complex problems, both technical and procedural at the team and portfolio levels. The ability to be adaptable and to work constructively with a technically diverse team is crucial.

The candidate will have the opportunity to work as an integral part of an Agile Scrum team–a highly productive team of seasoned technical professionals who thrive on supporting our customer's mission and growth objectives– responsible for assuring the quality of the application capabilities for a variety of legacy and modernized systems and applications. They will work in close collaboration with software developers/engineers, stakeholders, and end users within Agile processes.

Candidate must have a strong background and experience in web application front-end and back-end scripting and automation, development skills with multiple programming languages, IDE, and familiar or experience with framework setup and maintenance.

More About the Role

• Developing and creating test procedures for current set of backlog items: system, functional, regression, backend, performance, load, installation, security, interoperability, stress, boundary; defining tests for backlog items; estimating tasks needed for creating manual tests; and assessing candidates to automate for regression tests
• Developing and executing software test plans, test cases, and test scripts for Integration, Migration, Regression, and/or Performance testing, in order to identify system and software problems and their causes, recording defect backlog items, reporting the results of testing and resolving testing defects.
• Creating, updating, and maintaining the regression test suites for applications to support various testing events
• Conduct test cases review meetings with the team to define meaningful test cases for the backlogs
• Mapping tasks and tests to backlog items (requirements traceability).
• Supporting independent User Acceptance Testing
• Acting as a member of a product team supporting teammates and collaborating with a do what it takes attitude to ensure product and team success.
• Active participation in Agile Scrum sprint planning, artifact creation, sprint testing, regression testing, demonstrations and retrospectives and solution releases.
• Work closely with developers, professional services team and product managers to define the automated testing components that will be used to validate requirements against developed software.
• Work closely with Business Analyst and Product Architect to understand product specifics and to create corresponding automation test strategies.
• Contribute to an atmosphere of cross-functional teamwork within the organizations agile project lifecycle.
• Run test validations at various levels including DB validation, logging validation, and UI validation.

You'll Bring These Qualifications

• College degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management Systems or a related discipline. Equivalent professional experience will be considered in lieu of degree
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active secret clearance
• local to the No.Va area, will be expected to be in the Ashburn Va office on Wednesdays
• CompTIA Security+ Certification is required
• Strong testing background, preferably with two (2) years experience in incremental development projects using an Agile Scrum approach
• Backend testing experience
• Five (5+) years related IT experience
• Familiarity with test automation, and developing automation test scripts
• Experience testing solutions developed in C#/.Net (preferred). Additionally, familiarity with any of the following is highly desirable: XML, SQL, PL/SQL, HTML, VMware, information exchanges, client server, Object Oriented Development, Continuous integration, Automated testing, UML, Class diagrams, n-tier solutions
• Ability to write test documentation - Test Plans; Test Procedures; Change Requests; System Requirements Documents; Problem Reports, Discrepancy Reports
• Familiarity with Information Security best practices
• Ability to apply test estimation techniques to software development efforts
• Excellent communication skills in English in written and spoken form
• Strong collaboration skills and desire to work within a team
• Understanding of all elements of the software development life cycle, including planning, development, requirements, CM, quality assurance, and release management.
• Hands on programming experience with SQL and PL/SQL development
• Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) skills preferred
• Must have experience with Functional Testing, Backend Testing, Integration Testing, System Testing, and User Acceptance Testing phases
• Familiar with DB development tools like PL/SQL Developer or TOAD for Oracle
• Ability to work in a fast paced, constantly changing environment
• Must be a team player and work in a collaborative team environment.
• Ability and experience to interact with the product Owner, Business Analysts, Scrum Masters, Product Architect and provide guidance on testing methods to meet project specific needs.

These Qualifications Would Be Nice to Have

• Experience with continuous integration tools and environments
• Experience using Microsoft TFS and/or VersionOne Agile project tools
• Experience designing, implementing and/or testing web services and/or n-tier web-based
• Experience with Perl and other scripting languages.
• Experience with messaging platforms.
• Ability to apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts, and contribute to the development of innovative principles and ideas.
• Experience working on unusually complicated problems and providing solutions that are highly creative and ingenious, exhibiting ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness.
• Acts independently to expose and resolve problems.

What We Can Offer You:

- We've been named a Best Place to Work by the Washington Post.
- Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.
- We offer competitive benefits and learning and development opportunities.
- We are mission-oriented and ever vigilant in aligning our solutions with the nation's highest priorities.
- For over 60 years, the principles of CACI's unique, character-based culture have been the driving force behind our success.

Company Overview:

CACI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.

Pay Range: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn morehere

The proposed salary range for this position is: