Junior Software Application Tester
HORUS Technology Solutions, Inc.
Lansdowne, VA
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The Junior Software Application Tester role will execute test cases and participate in creating/updating test artifacts including test plans, test scripts, and test results. Also included is reviewing and providing feedback for business requirements documentation, web content, and user documentation. Work closely with the business analyst and development teams to fully understand business requirements and ensure delivered code meets the requirements.
A top candidate would be very client focused. To be a strong team player you must be proactive in identifying issues and risks, and work with the client and the team to be a trusted advisor. Another challenge is maintaining an excellent level of current operational support while planning and integrating new enhancements and technologies.
Work Location
Work is primarily on-site at HORUS Office in Lansdowne, VA. There will be meetings with government customer on-site at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland.
Citizenship
U.S. Citizenship required
- Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, test cases, and test procedures for software applications and system interfaces.
- Develop, maintain, and perform manual and automated testing activities (i.e., define scenarios, develop detailed scripts/procedures, map acceptance criteria to scripts, document test results).
- Collaborate with business analyst and development teams to understand business requirements and specifications.
- Execute software regression and new functionality test scripts to identify and document defects, areas for improvement, and validate that acceptance criteria are met.
- Utilize JIRA to track and manage testing activities, defects, and test case execution.
- Work closely with developers to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
- Participate in test automation efforts and contribute to the enhancement of automated test suites.
- Provide clear and concise status reports on testing progress and results.
- Work closely with Product Managers and Scrum Masters to assess the impacts of functionality being delivered and trace to work being executed in upcoming sprints/increments, etc.
- Collaborate with other project team members.
- Apply business and functional knowledge including testing standards, guidelines, and testing methodology to meet the team's overall test objectives.
- Work independently with some guidance, and leverage communication expertise.
- Work closely with clients to frame and analyze problems and apply logical structure and evidence-based reasoning to recommend solutions.
- Develop or contribute to solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity.
- Bachelor's degree in Technology field (or equivalent work experience)
- Experience with creation of test cases, test suites, requirements analysis, and end-to-end test execution
- Experience with JIRA for test case management and defect tracking is a plus
- 1-2 years’ experience in software testing or relevant certifications in software testing
- Knowledge of test automation tools, such as Selenium and Katalon Studio
- Experience with SQL script development, such as Oracle, PostgreSQL
- Knowledge of standard testing methodologies, QA processes, software release cycle, test effort estimation, and tracking.
- Knowledge of Agile methodology.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Experience with Microsoft Office and ability to create process maps utilizing Visio or other similar software.
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Seniority level
Entry level -
Employment type
Full-time -
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology -
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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