Test Engineer

Type of Requisition:

Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

Other

Job Family:

Test Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

Agile Framework, Agile Scrum Development, Test Case Design, Testing Methodology, Writing Test Plans

Certifications:

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

Yes

Job Description:

Test Engineer

GDIT is seeking a test engineer to provide specialized support for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The successful candidate will conduct manual testing in collaboration with other testers to ensure software meets business requirements and quality standards. You will also develop user acceptance testing (UAT) plans for upcoming software releases that are validated by the customer. As part of ongoing software development, you will frequently conduct brief demonstrations for the customer. The ideal candidate will be able to work on multiple projects simultaneously and be able to work closely with a remote, distributed team. The successful candidate will be a self-starter who can manage his/her own work and help other team members with their tasks. An interest in renewable fuel, protection of the environment, or environmental policy is highly desirable.

HOW A TEST ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

• Conducting manual testing of user stories
• Presenting customer-facing demonstrations of new features
• Creating user acceptance testing plans for upcoming releases
• Performing regression testing
• Identifying defects & bugs and work with developers to resolve them
• About 30 hours a week

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• BA or equivalent + 5 yrs related experience
• Familiarity with Atlassian Confluence and Jira
• Familiarity with Agile software development
• Familiarity with the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)
• Comfortable working with end clients and providing customer support
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong attention to detail
• A self-starter who can manage their own work
• Highly desirable - an interest in renewable fuel, protection of the environment, or environmental policy
• Travel <10%
• U.S. Citizenship
• Location: must be in the DC area

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:
● 401K with company match
● Comprehensive health and wellness packages
● Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
● Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
● Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
● Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

The likely salary range for this position is $66,602 - $76,694. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

30

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Remote

Work Location:

USA VA Falls Church

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our off