Software Quality & Testing Analyst - with Scrum Master Experience

$67,756 - $74,532/Yr

Capital Technology Information Services - Rockville, MD

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Rockville, MD

About the position

This position is for a Software Tester with Scrum Master experience to support the development of Clinical Trials Research Management applications for CTIS, a CMMI Level 3 certified company. The role combines technical expertise in Quality Assurance with leadership skills in Scrum, ensuring quality deliverables through Agile methodologies while guiding a cross-functional team towards continuous improvement and successful product delivery.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the integration of QA processes such as test planning, test automation, and performance testing into the product development cycle.
• Oversee the design, implementation, and validation of programming code alongside QA teams to ensure high standards of quality.
• Create quality measurements to track improvement in products.
• Support design, development and coding of software products.
• Work closely with project team to define release and regression test plans.
• Use critical thinking to design and execute test cases and scenarios based on requirements, acceptance criteria documented in Stories and Features, and other support documents.
• Write, debug, execute, and analyze results of automated scripts and resolve issues.
• Identify, investigate, and prioritize software defects.
• Write basic SQL scripts to inspect data loaded to database in support of verification activities.
• Effectively communicate with project manager and other team members both orally and in writing.
• Share acquired skills with team members.
• Facilitate and coordinate all scrum ceremonies including PI planning, Sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews/retrospective, Backlog grooming, Inspect and Adapt etc.
• Guide and coach the Scrum Team on how to use Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services to our customers.
• Get team to a high performing level by recognizing areas of strength and improvement and employing appropriate coaching and development techniques.
• Responsible for ensuring Scrum is understood and the team adheres to Scrum theory, practice, and guidelines.
• Coach the Scrum team in self-organization, cross-functional skillset, domain knowledge and communicates effectively, both internally and externally working within the Scrum team.
• Work with Scrum Team, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making and support organizational project or product teams.
• Responsible for identifying when the internal and external dependencies must be met for the team to meet their PI goals.
• Supports the Product Owner in their efforts to manage the backlog and guide the team while facilitating a healthy intra-team dynamic with respect to priorities and scope.
• Resolve team impediments with other Scrum Masters to increase the effectiveness of the application of Scrum in the organization.
• Contributes to the advancement and improvement of Agile practices within the organization.
• Guide the team in establishing normalized estimates and help the team and the ART estimate larger Features.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field; Scrum Master certification preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in software testing.
• SAFe Agile methodology and best practices.
• Acceptance test driven development.
• Continuous integration tools for software development and build life cycles focused on automation.
• Proven experience as a scrum master.
• Methodical approach and attention to detail.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Experience with Acceptance test driven development.
• Must be able to quickly adopt and understand automation framework and applications, perform automation activities with less guidance.
• Advanced knowledge on test automation using Selenium/Java/TestNG/Cucumber/ Gherkin.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Health Care, Dependent Care and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match
• Company-paid life insurance, AD&D and disability
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Company-paid holidays
• Health and wellness events
• Gym membership
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee referral program
• Year round employee events and community programs