OverviewBRMi is seeking an ISTQB Certified Tester to support a large financial services client in a hybrid work environment in Vienna VA.
Benefits:• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance• Employer-Paid Life Insurance• Employer-Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance• 401(k) • Paid Time Off (PTO) that includes Vacation Leave, Sick Leave, and 11 Paid Holidays• Educational Assistance
Salary: $105-123K
Hybrid in Vienna VA 3 days per week.
**An In Person interview will be required for this role**
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
** BRMi will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.**
**This is a W2 opportunity only**
