M9 Solutions is dedicated to providing IT services and solutions to the Federal Government by mobilizing the right people, skills, clearance levels, and technologies to help organizations who desire improved performance and modern, sustainable change. M9 has provided quality IT services and support to 27 Federal Agencies and multiple commercial customers across 41 states nationwide. Our capabilities include digital transformation, software development, cloud migration, applications & infrastructure, cybersecurity, data delivery & analytics, and IT talent solutions.
M9 Solutions is seeking a Quality Assurance Testing Engineer to work hybrid remote/on-site on a government contract for a client located in Washington, DC.An active Top Secret/SCI clearance is required.
Responsibilities

• Support the client's mission to accelerate discovery and delivery of identity and network-based intelligence to counter threats.
• Evaluate, make recommendations, implement, and oversee automated testing tools and strategies.
• Design, implement, and conduct test and evaluation procedures to validate software functionality and ensure system requirements are met.
• Write and implement test plans, test cases, and test scripts in accordance with business requirements.
• Participate in Agile software testing process with regular scrum standup to discuss new features of the application and provide input on testing strategies and priorities.
• Collaborate with product managers, business analysts, developers, and other stakeholders to define testing requirements and expected results.
• Identify, analyze, and report software defects, and work closely with development teams to resolve issues.
• Perform functional testing, smoke testing, regression testing, end-to-end testing and data validation design, and implementation.
• Conduct regression and user-acceptance testing procedures for releases to verify new functionality and ensure that new updates do not adversely impact existing functionality.
• Serve as subject matter specialist providing testing know-how for the support of user requirements of complex to highly complex software/hardware applications.
• Direct and/or participate in all phases of risk management assessments and software/hardware development with emphasis on analysis of user requirements, test design and test tools selection.
• Work with developers to improve code coverage, increasing it where coverage is missing and ensuring existing tests cover appropriate cases and are constructed/implemented correctly.
• Design, develop, and implement automated tests for REST API and UI validation for integration with CI/CD pipeline.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• Work Authorization: ship is required.
• An active Top Secret/SCI clearance is required.
• Bachelor's degree is required.
• 4-6 years of relevant software testing experience.
• Proven full-stack tester with both Front-end and Back-End testing experience.
• Solid experience in Agile Scrum methodologies.
• Experience in using JIRA as defect/test management tool.
• Knowledge and experience with implementing automated testing frameworks for Angular applications and REST APIs.
• Extensive expertise in functional testing, smoke testing, regression testing, end-to-end, backend/database testing of web applications.
• Expertise with JIRA for raising issues, bugs, defect tracking, writing, and executing tests.
• Experience with GitLab as version control tool.
• Proven team player with an analytical aptitude for problem solving and delivering under fast-paced agile environment.
• Results-driven achiever, exceptionally motivated self-starter and highly flexible and adaptive performer who loves challenges and strives to meet deliverable deadlines on time.
• Ability to independently design and conduct testing and evaluation procedures to ensure system requirements are met.
• Quality-oriented mindset with a test-to-break attitude, keen attention to detail, and the ability to focus on user needs and the customer point-of-view.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Excellent communicative interpersonal skills with tactful, diplomatic behavior

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

• Familiarity with Playwright and SonarQube as automated testing frameworks.
• Familiarity with Selenium as an automated testing tool.
• Experience with implementing and maintaining a CI/CD pipeline with automated test and code quality capabilities.

Full-Time Employee Compensation

• M9 Solutions' pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include, but are not limited to, responsibilities of the position, education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities, as well as internal equity, location, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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Salary Range
$60,000 - $180,000 USD
M9 Solutions LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer - AA/EOE/W/M/Vet/Disabled.

M9 Solutions, LLC (M9) is a Federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer. M9 is subject to Executive Order 11246, which requires government contractors to take affirmative action to ensure that equal opportunity is provided in all aspects of their employment. Please click here to complete M9's Voluntary Self-Identification Form and then email it to . Submission of this information is voluntary and refusal to provide it will not subject you to any adverse treatment. If you are an individual with disabilities who needs accommodation or you are having difficulty using our website to apply for employment, please contact M9's Human Resources Department at or at .

With 14 years of proven delivery and steady growth, M9 Solutions is a unique small business with credible past performance and key capabilities offering project management services, solution architects, business analysts, program managers, technical architects, and technical consultants. M9 was recognized as an Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, and 2012. M9 Solutions believes that work should be fun, rewarding, and something everyone can be excited about. We offer a competitive compensation package and value diversity in driving the vision of the company.
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