Software & Content QA​/Tester

In this position, you will work with a diverse community of experts, project leadership, and testing leadership to test IT based human and human/AI hybrid performance solutions across a range of software solutions including those implemented by container i zation , web applicat i on , computer-based training , data analytic solutions, interactive electronic technical manuals, and decision support systems. These solutions support a diverse range of Military , First Responder and Government Civilian personnel including but not limited to those across the Fleet and DoD workforce The primary worksite for this combined Government and Contractor team is at Webster Field in St.

lnigoes MD. As a core tester you may be leading testing and QA of functional, standards/architecture adherence, interface, failure mode behavior , integration, usability and infrastructure objectives for targeted projects and test events under the guidance of test leadership. You will support testing across multiple concurrent solutions at various stages of maturity with a mix of common, tailored/extended , and unique components in each t.

The ideal candidate will successfully support system-level testing, system-integration testing, user-acceptance testing, multiple deployment environment testing and migration toward applying automated test scripting/execution. This position is best supported by someone able to work at NAWCAD WOLF's Webster Field location and quickly able to be onsite at NAS Patuxent River, NSWC Indian Head, NAWCAD WOLF or Antech's Lexington Park MD office 1-2 days a week, candidate within 80 miles of Lexington Park Maryland and able to attest they can support this requirement will be given credit in assessing candidate qualifications for their ability to meet this requirement.

These 1-2 days a week to one or more of these locations is not considered part of the non-local travel requirement below.

Applicants must have a bachelor's degree in a technical , QA, analytic or test discipline with at least 4 years' experience, an Associates in a relevant field as described earlier with at least 6 years' experience , or a high school diploma/GED with at least 9 years' experience.

A relevant professional certification in software or systems quality assurance/test such as ISTQB Foundation Level (CTFL) or Certified Software Tester (CSTE) may be substituted for 2 years of experience. Navy Maintenance QA experience may also be substituted for 2 years of experience. A master's degree in a relevant discipline may be substituted for 2 years of experience. If maximum substitutions are qualified for a maximum of 3 years credit will be given.

Applicants must be a U.S. citizen and able to qualify for a Security Clearance. Active Security Clearance is a plus.

Position may require non-local travel approximately 10% of the time.

• Document difference in content, presentation, or functionality between product(s) under test and control documentation.
• Apply overall test guidance, checklist, and test casts to execute tailored project test actions and generate required artifacts.
• Analyze user stories and business process requirements to develop test materials including translating user stories, functional requirements, use cases, project objectives, and mockups into tailored project test actions and artifacts.
• Update and tailor test plans, test execution inputs and artifacts, test coverage matrices, reports, and associated briefing packages in parallel with software and content development work.
• Execute continuous testing within a devops style workflow.
• Expand and maintain test repositories and tracking.
• Provide the quality assurance/test perspective in Agile/Iteratively software development, interactive courseware development, and/or interactive electronic technical manual development.
• Investigate test failures or other system anomalies and characterize possible root causes.
• Support the project Test Guild Lead as a contributing process owner of the Team's testing toolkit enabling the rapid implementation and continuous process improvement for tailored implementation across small and mid-sized projects running concurrently.
• Support the risk, opportunity, and issue (RIO) identification and mitigation processes.
• Develop inputs for and track action items, planning and coordinating events, and programmatic data calls.
• Prototype and recommend project and overall team process improvements.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in both structured and unstructured media.
• Collaborate with other test stakeholders and project aligned experts for broad testing approaches and lessons learned sharing.

At least 3 years of experience directly in testing of: software, website/web application, game, training, or cloud solutions with an emphasis on functional and integration testing or DoD technical data quality assurance. At least 1 year of experience testing in an agile development for multiple released and sustained application/container team is highly desired.

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