Test Engineer Job Category: Engineering Time Type: Full time Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Secret Employee Type: Regular Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10% Type of Travel: Local * * * The CACI team is looking to add an experienced Test Engineer to join their growing software development contract with the Department of State in Rosslyn, VA. The Test Engineer will work closely with development teams to ensure that software requirements are met on multiple projects. You will also be responsible for all testing activities associated with delivery of customer-defined systems and software projects. What You'll Get to Do: * Creating test procedures for current set of backlog items: system, functional, regression, performance, load, installation, security, interoperability, stress, boundary; defining tests for backlog items; estimating tasks needed for creating manual tests; and assessing candidates to automate for regression tests * Develop and implement quality assurance methodologies to ensure compliance with quality assurance standards, guidelines, and procedures in a large computer-based organization * Develop and execute software test plans, test cases, and test scripts for Integration, Migration, Regression, and/or Performance testing, and IA and disaster recovery, in order to identify system and software problems and their causes, recording defect backlog items, reporting the results of testing and resolving testing defects * Establish and maintain a process for evaluating hardware, software, and associated documentation and assisting in their evaluation * Mapping tasks and tests to backlog items (requirements traceability) * Support independent User Acceptance Testing * Act as a member of a product team supporting teammates and collaborating with a do what it takes attitude to ensure product and team success * Active participation in Agile Scrum sprint planning, artifact creation, sprint testing, regression testing, demonstrations and retrospectives and solution releases * Work closely with developers, professional services team and product managers to define the automated testing components that will be used to validate requirements against developed software * Work closely with Product Owners to understand product specifics and to create corresponding automation test strategies * Assist with design of test scenarios and test plans to ensure that automated tests can be implemented and executed against * Assist with creating project resource estimates, metrics to track completion phase, defect reports, defect prevention, development efficiency and quality * Run test validations at various levels including DB validation, logging validation, and UI validation You'll Bring These Qualifications: * Active Secret or higher security clearance is required * Bachelor's Degree or greater ideally in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management Systems, or a related discipline. Will consider experience in lieu of degree * Five (5) or more years of experience in a testing or IT related role with 2-3 or more years analyzing, designing, and implementing software test automation solutions * Working knowledge and understanding of fundamental concepts of Manual Functional Testing, Automated Testing, and Continuous Integration * Experience documenting defects, tracking defects, re-testing fixes, and documenting the progress in Jira or similar system * Applying estimation techniques to manual test script efforts and test script development/maintenance efforts * Interacting with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Scrum Masters, Product Architects, Developers, and Technical Writers, and providing guidance on testing methods to meet project specific needs * Familiar working within a continuous integration environment and supporting tools such as Jenkins, Git, GitLab, Azure * Applying the Agile development approach to incremental software development projects These Qualifications Would be Nice to Have: * Software Test Certification * At least one SAFe certification such as SAFe Agilist, SAFe * Proven success using modern DevSecOps methods and tools including automated testing tools and monitoring tools What We Can Offer You:
- We've been named a Best Place to Work by the Washington Post.
- Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.
- We offer competitive benefits and learning and development opportunities.
- We are mission-oriented and ever vigilant in aligning our solutions with the nation's highest priorities.
- For over 60 years, the principles of CACI's unique, character-based culture have been the driving force behind our success. Company Overview: CACI is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic. Pay Range: There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn more here The proposed salary range for this position is: $78,700 - $165,300