Test and Quality Assurance Engineer

Description

Leidos is actively seeking an experienced Test and Quality Assurance Engineer to provide support for a position in our Gaithersburg, MD location with an opportunity to telework part-time. The ideal candidate will support the Paper and Remittance Processing Support III (PRPS III) project under the direction of Leidos & Internal Revenue Service (IRS) subject matter experts, in collaboration with Leidos & IRS developers, following IRS processes, using specified COTS products and IRS developed products.

In this role the Test and Quality Assurance Engineer will:

• Perform test tasks on legacy IRS systems as well as newly developed modernized systems with complex design
• Perform end to end testing on paper scanning solutions for image and data capture
• Perform analysis on existing and new functionalities and testing scripts
• Perform Integration testing on newly developed modernized scanning solution software
• Create, maintain, and execute test scripts
• Create and maintain test data
• Create and manage defect reports
• Verify Pass/Fail of test scripts through verification of log files
• Provide status reports
• Provide and document test results or defects
• Use Rational Suite tools
• Use Microsoft Suite tools

This position is considered a hybrid remote opportunity and may require you to be onsite at least 50% of the time.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher, preferred and 7 or more years’ experience in testing roles. Additional years of relevant experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Software data entry/capture testing experience.
• Client server installations and testing experience.
• Test Plan/Case data creation and review.
• Experience in verify Pass/Fail of test scripts through verification of log files and provide status reports.
• Integration and system testing experience.
• Experience analyzing requirements and design documentation for test planning and clarification.
• Requirements verification traceability experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) clearance, similar to a Public Trust prior to start date.
• Candidates must be a US Citizen or a Lawful Permanent Resident (Green Card status) for at least 3 years and have resided in the US for 3 of the last 5 years and be Federal Tax compliant.

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities:

• Experience testing IRS software systems (specifically ISRP and/or SCRIPS)
• Enthusiasm and curiosity to explore and pick up new technologies and concepts
• Can work in an iterative way starting with ambiguity and loosely structured requirements
• Actively seeks ways to increase domain knowledge on software systems
• Independent self-starter with the ability to multitask different priorities
• Ability to lead test team tasks in small groups

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience testing the IRS ISRP System
• Experience testing the IRS SCRIPS System
• Scanning Solutions and document processing
• Software installation validation
• Requirement and Design Analysis
• Data capture and verification
• OCR image capture verification
• Testing batch processes
• Waterfall and Agile lifecycle methodologies
• Windows OS, Unix/Linux OS
• Experience testing in a client-server based environment
• Active IRS MBI clearance

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Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level 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 job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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