Manual Test Engineer

Halvik Corp

delivers a wide range of services to 13 executive agencies and 15 independent agencies. Halvik is a highly successful WOB business with more than 50 prime contracts and 500+ professionals delivering Digital Services, Advanced Analytics, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Cyber Security and Cutting-Edge Technology across the US Government. Be a part of something special!

Halvik is seeking an experienced Manual Software Tester supporting the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Policy. The successful candidate will join our IT solutions team, providing senior-level testing, analysis, and functional validation for key agency platforms including the Travel Monitoring Analysis System (TMAS 3.0), the Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS 9.0), the Policy Information Data Portal (PIDP), the Integrated Transportation Information Platform (ITIP), and the Fuels and FASH (Financial Analysis System – Highways) (F&F) system.

In this role, the candidate will bridge the gap between high-level business goals and complex software implementations by analyzing requirements and verifying system functionality across FHWA's modern .NET, SQL Server, and Microsoft Azure cloud-native environments.

Operating within an Agile/Scrum product development environment, this position demands exceptional analytical, troubleshooting, and functional analysis capabilities. The Manual Software Tester is responsible for analyzing user needs to determine functional and cross-functional requirements, performing functional allocation to identify required testing tasks, and designing comprehensive, reusable manual test cases and test suites. Acting as a quality steward, the candidate will manage and execute end-to-end test runs, log descriptive bugs in Azure Dev Ops (ADO), perform web and API diagnostics, and collaborate closely with developers, business analysts, and federal system owners.

• Analyze user needs, user stories, and technical design specifications to determine functional and cross-functional requirements, identifying testable components across FHWA policy systems.
• Outline testing tasks, establish task interrelationships, identify required resources, and manage test execution schedules to ensure sprint and project milestones are met.
• Design, write, and maintain clear, comprehensive, and reusable manual test cases, scenarios, and structured test suites using Azure Test Plans in Azure Dev Ops (ADO).
• Manage and execute formal test runs, establishing and maintaining rigorous end-to-end traceability between manual test cases, logged defects, and high-level user stories or business requirements.
• Log highly detailed defect reports in Azure Dev Ops, including clear steps to reproduce, expected vs. actual outcomes, environment details, and relevant visual or system diagnostics.
• Perform manual API and backend testing of RESTful web services, verifying backend data integrity and transaction logs.
• Utilize browser Developer Tools to inspect DOM elements, trace network payloads, review HTTP response codes, and monitor console errors during front-end web application validation.
• Conduct diverse software quality testing methodologies, including functional, smoke, regression, integration, cross-browser, and structured exploratory testing to surface critical edge-case defects.
• Evaluate existing legacy applications and assist in validating upgraded modern cloud-native systems (such as .NET 8, 9, or 10 applications on Azure PaaS).
• Collaborate closely with Developers, Business Analysts, and client stakeholders to refine acceptance criteria, define the Definition of Done (DoD), and validate bug fixes rapidly.
• Support federal system owners and end-users during User Acceptance Testing (UAT) cycles, coordinating testing environments, triaging issues, and facilitating functional system approval.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive testing documentation, including test plans, traceability matrices, and defect summary reports to support long-term system maintainability and federal compliance.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's degree (BS) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or another related scientific, technical, or functional discipline.
• Overall
  
  Experience:
  
  A minimum of 8 years of professional IT experience, of which at least 6 years must be specialized experience in system functional analysis or software quality assurance testing
• Manual Test Design: 5+ years of hands-on experience…