Contractor - Enterprise Technology Systems

SMK Soft Inc

  • Merrifield, VA
  • 6 days ago

    Highlights

    Ensure clear, concise, and effective communication including progress reports, test case or plan documentation, root-cause defect reporting, risks, blockers, etc., to facilitate accurate understanding of testing activities. Provide detailed documentation of defects/bugs, follow established defect/bug lifecycle procedures and policies to ensure test case evidence of successful resolution without collateral impacts.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMerrifield, VA

    Description

    Description:

    Responsibilities

    • Create Test Plan documents utilizing Navy Federal Test Standards and templates
    • Perform analysis and interpret results, present recommendations, potential alternatives, risks, and downstream impacts
    • Ensure clear, concise, and effective communication including progress reports, test case or plan documentation, root-cause defect reporting, risks, blockers, etc., to facilitate accurate understanding of testing activities
    • Coordinate and perform testing of basic to moderately complex systems during the System Integration Testing phase
    • Participate in moderately complex System Development Life Cycles activities utilizing SAFe Agile best practices and methodologies
    • Participate in sizing and estimation for projects and changes
    • Create and/or update manual test case/scripts within the approved and appropriate test tool(s) for basic to moderately complex non-integrated & simple integrated systems
    • Build basic to moderately complex manual test case/scripts with automation in mind following established test management guidelines
    • Execute existing automated test case/scripts
    • Solution and update basic automation test case/scripts and trouble shoot errors
    • Write end to end basic automated test case/scripts independently, ensuring adherence to established policies and best practices
    • Create all required documentation (test results, knowledge articles, sign-off, etc.) following Navy Federal Testing Standards, tools and templates
    • Provide detailed documentation of defects/bugs, follow established defect/bug lifecycle procedures and policies to ensure test case evidence of successful resolution without collateral impacts
    • Perform root cause analysis for identified defects/bugs and provide detailed documentation to developers for solutioning
    • Collaborate with peers, Developers, business partners and all other stakeholders to ensure business needs are communicated, documented, and satisfied
    • Perform analysis related to changes in policies, procedures, and products; determine downstream impacts on testing
    • Analyze and identify process, data or technology improvement opportunities, provide recommendations to include risk considerations and downstream impacts
    • Provide recommendations related to testing practices to facilitate process optimization
    • Participate in project and product team meetings, collaborating and contributing while maintaining line of sight on goals and objectives

    Qualifications

    • Bachelor s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, a related field or the equivalent combination of education, training or experience
    • Basic understanding of business and operating environment
    • Effective technical skills working with various software programs
    • Working knowledge of testing tools, dependent on the project/product
    • Working knowledge of various database types
    • Advanced research, analytical, and problem-solving skills
    • Advanced written and verbal communication skills
    • Advanced knowledge of with testing processes, including creating a test plan and opening bugs
    • Ability to handle fast-paced work environment with tight deadlines
    • Experience working and participating in cross-functional, multi-dimensional teams and projects
    • Ability to work independently and in a team environment
    • Experience following Systems Development Life Cycles
    • Effective organizational, planning and time management skills
    • Effective skill maintaining accuracy with attention to detail and meeting deadlines
    • Advanced skill presenting findings, conclusions, alternatives, and information clearly and concisely
    • Effective skill exercising initiative and using good judgment to make sound decisions
    • Effective verbal and written communication skills
    • Working knowledge of Navy Federal's services, products, and functions
    • Experience working in an IT environment
    • Working knowledge of Navy Federal business processes and applications
    • ISTQB Foundation level certification (CTFL)
    • ISTQB Advance level certifications (Agile Testing, Test Analyst, Test Manager) - DESIRED
    • Certification in Scaled Agile Framework (ie., Leading SAFe, PO/PM, etc) - DESIRED
    • Knowledge of Navy Federal s functions, philosophy, operations and organizational objectives - DESIRED

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    Hybrid Status

    Additional Details

    • Hybrid Status : Hybrid
    • Alternate Job Title : IT Tester
    • ETS Contractor Titles : IT Tester - Data
    • Contractor Experience Level : 3

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