Offer summary

Qualifications:

Experience with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and configuration management tools such as TFS, Azure DevOps, GIT, and Jira., Understanding of Quality Control and Quality Assurance practices and policies., Strong verbal and written communication skills., An AS or AA degree with 3 years of related experience, or a HS diploma with 5 years of related experience..

Key responsibilities:

Support Agile and Dev/Ops implementation activities for software-related projects.

Develop and execute test strategies, test plans, and test cases/scripts to identify software problems.

Capture and manage software/application defects in a tracking system and communicate issues with developers.

Participate in software design reviews to provide input on requirements and product designs.

Job description

Spalding Consulting, Inc. is seeking a Junior Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester in Lexington Park, MD - Remote. Spalding Consulting, Inc. is a professional services company delivering cutting-edge solutions to the Department of Defense since 2001. Our expert-level solutions include software development, information technology, program management, financial management and business intelligence services. Spalding Consulting offers competitive compensation, career development, flexible work schedules and excellent benefits.

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary: $60k-$75k annually (depending on experience)

Work Location: This is a remote position.

**On-Site Requirements: Candidates may be required to attend meetings at the Lexington Park, MD office. The government will not pay for travel.

Essential Functions:

Contribute to several software-related project functions for our NAVAIR customer by supporting Agile and Dev/Ops implementation activities; collaborate between self-organizing and cross-functional teams
Work closely with Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Testers to develop and execute test strategies, test plans, test cases/scripts to identify software problems and their causes
Capture and manage software/application defects in tracking system
Communicate issues and work directly with software developers to analyze and ensure corrections are resolved to meet approved specifications/requirements
Participate in software design reviews to provide input on requirements, operational characteristics, product designs, and schedules
Other duties as assigned or required

Requirements

Qualifications and Experience:

Required:

Experience with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and configuration management tools such as Team Foundation Server (TFS), Microsoft Azure DevOps, GIT, Jira
Understanding of Quality Control and Quality Assurance practices and policies
Strong verbal and written communication skills

Desired:

Experience with Continuous Integration/Continuous Development (CI/CD) and DevSecOps
Knowledgeable on automation test tools & techniques (Cucumber, Gherkin, Selenium, etc.)
Experience supporting applications within the NAVAIR hosting environments

Security Clearance:
Active Secret clearance required. Requirements to obtain a clearance include US Citizenship, security investigation, etc.

Education:
AS or AA degree and 3 years related experience OR HS and 5 years related experience.

Benefits