Test Engineer

Overview

Are you inquisitive? Thorough? Diplomatic? Ever worked as part of a program that is Agile? Are you interested in being an agent of change on a team committed to achieving client-focused, mission-driven excellence?

Steampunk is looking for you to join our team as a Test Engineer . You'll implement automation for increased efficiency and provide hands-on testing and QA expertise in mission critical work across our client base.

Contributions

As a Test Engineer , you will work with our growing DevSecOps practice delivering quality assurance services to support application, cloud and data systems development. We are looking for candidates with 3-5 years experience with experience with quality assurance and test automation practices in an Agile/DevSecOps work environment. Responsibilities include:

Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers

Meet with product design team to determine testing parameters

Write test plans, create test cases, test procedures, bug reports, final QA reports for products

Manage test data architecture definition and requests

Troubleshoot errors and streamline the test procedures

Testing and examining code written by others and analyzing results, including three or more of the following:

Data validation testing

Functional testing

Performance and load testing

Usability testing

Accessibility (508) testing

Establishing automated testing tools and infrastructure for test automation

Provide validation testing of different system and data sets for cloud migrations

Develop automated testing scripts considering parallelization and idempotency

Automate and improve development, testing, deployment, and release processes

Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats

Working with software developers and software engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended

Document as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations

Leverage virtualization and containerization to optimize testing software systems

Work with teams to bring continuous improvement to DevSecOps processes and tools.

Engineer and implement solutions and provide recommendations for continuous improvement for the services provided

Present regular status updates and provide cross training to other DevOps team members.

Act as an individual contributor and mentor more junior team members

Qualifications

Ability to obtain a U.S. government Security Clearance

BS Degree in an IT field OR BS in a non-IT field and 2 years related IT experience

3 Years of Experience with Git SCM providers such as GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket

3 Years of Experience with one or more programming or scripting languages

3 Years of application DevSecOps Experience with actual/active development experience in an Agile environment

Experience utilizing docker containers and utilizing platforms such as Kubernetes

3 Years of Experience implementing test automation, using tools such as Selenium, Appium, Soap UI, RestAssured, Postman

Experience integrating test automation including performance, security, and functional tests into CI/CD Pipelines

Experience with performance and load testing

Experience in one or more cloud computing environments (e.g. AWS, Azure, or GCP)

Preferred:

Certifications:

CAST (Certified Associate in Software Testing)

International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) Certification

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills

Experience with documenting an as-is state of the environment, perform a gap analysis, and produce artifacts that articulate options and recommendations preferred

About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $90,000 to $130,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology , we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.