QA Tester / Analyst

Overview

THE CENTECH GROUP, Inc. (CENTECH®) is seeking a Jr. / Mid Tester / Systems Analyst in support of the CENTECH SecurityManager® program.

This individual is responsible for creating an end-to-end test plan; executing the plan and managing all activities in the plan to ensure that all the objectives are met and that the solution works as expected.

This individual will also be responsible for defining and documenting functional area system requirements for multiple CENTECH SecurityManager contracts.

The individual must be knowledgeable of current government procedures, regulations, manuals, technical orders, standards, and industry publications that relate to the functional area specialty that is required to perform the task order

The work location is at CENTECH’s headquarters in Chantilly, Virginia the position requires the ability to obtain an agency Public Trust clearance and the candidate must be a Citizen.

Responsibilities

• Preparing reports for upper management regarding project status
• Provide day-to-day customer support to SharePoint portal end users for services needed to fulfill operating changes, new tasks and incidentsReview functional and design specifications to ensure full understanding of individual deliverables
• Deliver backend database testing in Microsoft SQL environment including validating stored procs, jobs and triggers
• Identify test requirements from specifications, map test case requirements and design test coverage plan
• Develop, document and maintain functional test cases and other test artifacts like the test data, data validation, harness scripts and automated scripts
• Execute and evaluate manual or automated test cases and report test results
• Hold and facilitate test plan / case reviews with cross-functional team members
• Identify any potential quality issues per defined process and escalate potential quality issues immediately to management
• Ensure that validated deliverables meet functional and design specifications and requirements
• Isolate, replicate, and report defects and verify defect fixes

Qualifications

• Knowledge of MS-SQL Database
• Excellent interpersonal relationship skills
• Knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle processes
• Good knowledge of the quality assurance / quality control (QA / QC) processes applied to Web based systems and web services
• Must be customer service oriented and fully cognizant of the user experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to clearly articulate customer technical needs into technical specifications
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Must be a team player and be able to work within all levels of a project team
• Excellent time management, scheduling, and organizational skills
• Ability to work well independently as well as follow detailed instructions for completing tasks
• Must have the ability to pass a standard background investigation
• THE CENTECH GROUP, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

EOE M / F / Disabled / Veteran