Software Application Tester

About the position

ASRC Federal Technical Services is seeking a Software Application Tester to join our Remote Monitoring and Logging System (RMLS) team that supports the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in Egg Harbor Township, NJ. RMLS is the FAA's logging system for recording maintenance work performed on facilities in the National Airspace System (NAS). RMLS provides a rich database of unstructured text; reading every log file. We are looking for a highly motivated and skilled individual to work independently, with minimal supervision, and in a team environment. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in testing software and web-based applications; automation testing experience is a plus!

Responsibilities

• Provide 2nd Level Engineering support for RMLS.
• Collaborate with agile teams to develop, execute, and maintain automated test scripts for web and mobile applications in alignment with FAA requirements.
• Perform functional, integration, regression, and system testing to ensure software reliability, security, and performance in real-time environments.
• Identify, analyze, and document problems with program function, output, online screen, or content.
• Identify and document defects in the issue tracking system (e.g. Jira), track defect status, and work with agile team to ensure timely resolution.
• Participate in sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and sprint retrospectives within an Agile team environment.
• Provide feedback on the testing process, suggesting areas of improvement.
• Assist with RMLS troubleshooting and Help Desk Support.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or Math, or a Bachelor's degree in another technical field with a minimum of thirty (30) semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science and seven (7) years of related work experience in a computer science or math field.
• OR Master's Degree in any field of study with a minimum of thirty (30) semester hours of either undergrad or grad study in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science and five (5) years related work experience in a computer science or math field.
• Proficient in testing client/server applications hosted on Enterprise Systems with Oracle/SQL Server backend.
• Strong attention to details.
• Ability to work independently, as well as on a team.
• Ability to troubleshoot and isolate defects within a complex software system.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Prior FAA Test experience.
• Experience in C#.
• Web-based or mobile test automation using test tools such as Selenium, MSTest, NUnit, ExtentReports, and/or Jenkins.
• Performance Testing using JMeter.
• Working on Agile teams (Scrum/Kanban), using JIRA or similar defect/bug tracking tools.
• Knowledge of Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) framework for automation testing on .NET applications, such as Specflow.
• DevOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery or Deployment (CI/CD) pipeline for continuous testing and validation.

Benefits

• Health care
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k)
• Education assistance
• Paid time off including PTO, holidays, and any other paid leave required by law