Software Test Engineer

Precise Software Solutions, Inc.

• $95K — $105K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BA/BS in Information Systems, Business, or related discipline.
  • 5+ years of functional testing experience.
  • Familiarity with Agile development methodologies.
  • Strong knowledge of the software development life cycle.
  • Proficient in writing Test Procedures and developing automated tests.
  • Excellent problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills.
  • Ability to work effectively within a remote or geographically dispersed team.

Responsibilities

  • Plan, monitor, and control testing activities and tasks.
  • Develop test objectives, strategies, and plans.
  • Manage testing resources and define estimation techniques.
  • Analyze project risks and create mitigation plans.
  • Generate comprehensive test evaluation reports.
  • Collaborate with business analysts and developers for thorough testing.
  • Conduct various testing types including functional, regression, and integration.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision).
  • Flexible Spending and Health Savings Account options.
  • Retirement plan with 4% match and discretionary year-end contributions.
  • Generous PTO: 15 days annual accrual plus holidays and additional training days.
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
  • Paid parental leave and jury duty leave.
  • Life and AD&D insurance, plus critical illness insurance.
  • Training and development opportunities available.
  • Wellness incentives and employee referral programs.
  • Annual charity donation matching and recognition awards.
Full Job Description
Precise is seeking a Test Engineer for a challenging and dynamic project. If you are innovative and able to lead a diverse team with multiple applications, then please apply today! You must be able to handle multiple priorities and challenges daily. We are also seeking someone with manual and automation experience.

Work Location: Rockville, MD

Clearance Requirement: Successful candidates must be able to complete a Public Trust background check and must have resided in the United States for the past 3 years.

Key Responsibilities

  • Involve in planning, monitoring, organizing and controlling of testing activities and tasks.
  • Develop test objectives, test policies, test strategies and test plans.
  • Deploying and managing resources for testing.
  • Define test estimation techniques.
  • Perform project risk analysis and design plans/ solutions to address them.
  • Generate test evaluation reports.
  • Works closely with BA and developers to ensure comprehensive testing.
  • Analyze, design, develop, and maintain test cases, test approaches, and test plans.
  • Conduct functional testing, regression testing, and system integration testing, support user acceptance testing (UAT), and report issues found during test execution.
  • Develop/Review test artifacts (test cases, test specifications, etc.) that validate the requirements assigned to an application release.
  • Perform initial level of root cause analysis when any issue is identified in the application.
  • Support continuous improvement of the current test process.
  • Create Test deliverables at the end of each sprint/release.


Requirements

Required Qualifications
  • Minimum Education: BA/BS Information Systems, Business, or related field.
  • Five plus years of experience with functional Testing.
  • Experience with Agile development methodologies.
  • Knowledge of the software development life cycle.
  • Expertise with writing Test Procedures.
  • Experience automating tests as needed in testing tools to support automation, 508 compliance, and performance testing.
  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously.
  • Possession of excellent team leadership and development, client relationship, Problem-solving, and analytical reasoning skills.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to work as part of a remote team or with geographically dispersed team.
  • Experience with database migration testing and Appian re-platforming and upgrade testing beneficial.


BENEFITS AND PERKS

  • Comprehensive Health Benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision)
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Retirement Plan with 4% match and discretionary match at year end
  • Paid Time Off (PTO): 15 days of PTO accrued per year; 7 holidays+ 3 Floating holidays; 2 Innovation days (paid training days)
  • Short Term and Long-Term Disability
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Paid Jury Duty leave
  • Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Training and Development
  • Wellness Incentives & Discount programs
  • Employee Referral Program
  • Annual Charity Donation Match
  • Awards and Recognition

Salary Description

95-105k

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