JUNIOR SOFTWARE TESTER

$40,001 - $40,001/Yr

SAIC

Full-time - Entry Level

Remote

10,001+ employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

SAIC is seeking a Junior Software Testing Engineer to join an Agile Scrum team working remotely on projects for the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources and Conservation Division. The role involves developing test plans, creating test cases, performing various types of testing, and ensuring software meets business requirements and technical specifications. The position emphasizes collaboration within a team and effective communication with clients.

Responsibilities

• Develop test plans based on system requirements (functional/non-functional).
• Create test cases for user stories based on business requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Perform regression testing, smoke testing, API testing, UI testing, security testing, manual testing, and automation testing.
• Participate in Agile methodology implementation of the Scrum framework.
• Test new user stories and bugs within the set sprint time.
• Ensure clear traceability between requirements, user stories, and defects found.
• Design, build, and support an automated test framework for web applications.
• Create comprehensive and detailed test reports for each sprint.
• Support clients with troubleshooting their testing environment and resolving ambiguities about test cases.
• Work effectively in an Agile software development environment.
• Interact closely with customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree and 2+ years testing experience; additional experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Hands-on experience creating test plans and test cases.
• Ability to convert business requirements into testing plans and strategies.
• Familiarity with all phases of the software development lifecycle.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Focus on team collaboration.
• Experience working in Scrum/Agile delivery teams.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.

Nice-to-haves

• 3+ years testing experience.
• Experience working with Atlassian Tools such as JIRA and Confluence.
• Experience in Bitbucket and/or Git.
• Experience with delivery and testing of software solutions that execute in cloud environments.
• SAFe Agile experience.