Test Engineer
GDIT is seeking a test engineer to provide specialized support for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The successful candidate will conduct manual testing in collaboration with other testers to ensure software meets business requirements and quality standards. You will also develop user acceptance testing (UAT) plans for upcoming software releases that are validated by the customer. As part of ongoing software development, you will frequently conduct brief demonstrations for the customer. The ideal candidate will be able to work on multiple projects simultaneously and work closely with a remote, distributed team. The successful candidate will be a self-starter who can manage his/her own work and help other team members with their tasks. An interest in renewable fuel, protection of the environment, or environmental policy is highly desirable.
HOW A TEST ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
- Conducting manual testing of user stories
- Presenting customer-facing demonstrations of new features
- Creating user acceptance testing plans for upcoming releases
- Performing regression testing
- Identifying defects & bugs and working with developers to resolve them
- About 30 hours a week
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
- BA or equivalent + 5 yrs related experience
- Familiarity with Atlassian Confluence and Jira
- Familiarity with Agile software development
- Familiarity with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
- Comfortable working with end clients and providing customer support
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Strong attention to detail
- A self-starter who can manage their own work
- Highly desirable - an interest in renewable fuel, protection of the environment, or environmental policy
- Travel <10%
- U.S. Citizenship
- Location: must be in the DC area