CAT Tester with Public Trust Clearance

$90,000 - $90,000/Yr

Apexon - Washington, DC

Full-time - Senior

Washington, DC

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior CAT Tester role involves developing and managing software requirement specifications, conducting customer acceptance testing, and providing expert support in mail industry forums. This position requires a strong background in software testing, particularly with Mail.DAT and Mail.XML specifications, and emphasizes the development of automated test scripts and performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Develop software requirement specification (SRS) documents to support functional requirements affecting technical file specifications.
• Manage, update, and maintain all currently supported technical specifications and guides.
• Conduct Customer Acceptance Testing (CAT) to review Technical Requirement Documents (TRD), develop and update test scripts, and perform production validation through smoke and functional testing.
• Document testing outcomes and provide artifacts, including TLSC documentation and Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM).
• Participate in mail industry meetings/forums and Mailer Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) workgroups.
• Develop performance metrics to track and report the status of Customer Acceptance Testing.
• Create automated test scripts and develop training materials, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP), and guides related to impacted CPPP applications.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5-7 years' experience in technology or software development preferred.
• Experience with Mail.DAT and Mail.XML specifications is desired.
• Experience in eliciting and documenting business processes and requirements.
• Experience analyzing business processes and recommending improvements.
• Experience creating manual and automated test scripts and performing customer acceptance testing.
• Experience performing production validation through smoke testing, regression testing, and functional testing.
• Experience working with data files and formats such as CSV, XML, JSON, and relational databases.
• Hands-on knowledge of scripting languages such as SQL, Java, and Python (optional).
• Experience with MS O365 tools: MS Excel, Word, Project, Visio, Access, Workflow.
• Experience with software test management using Agile and/or Waterfall methodology.
• Software Testing certification is preferred.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)