OverviewSenior Test Engineer
Gaithersburg, MD
Chenega Agile Realtime Solutions is currently seeking a highly motivated Senior Test Engineer for the Maru program, a critical initiative focused on modernizing mission software for geospatial processing and exploitation. We are seeking a detail-oriented Manual Tester to support quality assurance efforts across web applications, APIs, and microservices within an agile development environment. This role focuses on executing manual test cases, identifying defects, validating system functionality, and ensuring software meets functional and performance requirements prior to release. The ideal candidate has strong experience in manual software testing, requirements analysis, and defect tracking. This individual will work closely with developers, DevSecOps engineers, product owners, and other stakeholders to ensure high-quality, reliable software delivery.
Responsibilities
- Test Planning & Execution: Develop, document, and execute manual test plans, test cases, and test scripts based on system requirements and user stories.
- Functional Testing: Perform functional, regression, integration, and smoke testing.
- API Validation: Validate RESTful APIs using the available tools.
- Defect Management: Identify, document, track, and verify defects.
- Requirements Analysis: Analyze system requirements and user stories to ensure complete test coverage and identify edge cases.
- Test Documentation: Maintain traceability matrices, test artifacts, and supporting documentation in accordance with program standards.
- Collaboration: Work closely with developers and cross-functional teams to clarify requirements, reproduce issues, and validate fixes.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field with 8+ years of relevant experience; OR
- Master’s degree with 6+ years of relevant experience.
- 4+ years of experience in software quality assurance and manual testing.
- Strong experience developing and executing manual test cases.
- Experience testing web-based applications and RESTful APIs.
- TS/SCI Clearance
- Successfully pass background and drug screening
Preferred Qualifications:
- Exposure to automated testing frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Cypress, Selenium).
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and release processes.
- Familiarity with security or compliance-focused testing practices.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to work independently and yet be effective within a team setting
- Familiarity with defect tracking tools and test management systems.
- Working knowledge of RESTful services, HTTP, JSON, and web application workflows.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and documentation skills.
- Must be capable of managing multiple efforts with time-related constraints in a fast-paced contracting environment
- Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with diverse internal and external stakeholder groups and individuals
- Friendly presence, helpful attitude, good interpersonal skills, and ability to work well with others.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and other Office applications
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Applications, and experience working in a home office setting, as well as the ability to train end users on frequently asked technical issues.
- Ability to provide technical assistance and support over the phone; good phone skills, professional demeanor, and previous customer service experience strongly desired.
- Good problem-solving skills; ability to visualize a problem/situation and think abstractly to solve it
How you’ll grow
At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their careers to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn.
We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.
Benefits
At Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits.
Learn more about what working at Chenega MIOS can mean for you.
Chenega MIOS’s culture
Our positive and supportive culture encourages our team members to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and continuously look for new ways to maintain a culture where we excel and lead healthy, happy lives.
Corporate citizenship
Chenega MIOS is led by a purpose to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our team members, and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities.
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