SQA Tester (Remote)

GovCIO is currently hiring a SQA tester to support the Health Services Portfolio Technical Management and Strategic Solutioning Support (HTMS) program within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Information and Technology (OIT). This role is a fully remote position within the United States. Core office hours are 8am – 5pm ET.

Responsibilities

Designs, develops, and implements testing methods and equipment to ensure that the product will perform to specifications. The candidate will use technical expertise on IT products and will work with developers, end users and organizations to create test plans and test scripts, plan test events, track problems and reports on errors that are identified, and assist with the defect database.
Work with developers, end users and organizations to create test plans and test scripts.
Coordinate with test sites and other team participants to plan test events.
Develop testing procedures, test plans, scripts, scenarios, functional tests, regression tests, and deployment tests.
Implements the testing processes and ensures all test activities follow those processes. Produces reports on each test activity and tracks test metrics.
Monitors for continual test process improvement through failure analysis, throughput analysis, yield analysis, and report to management periodically.

Qualifications

Required Skills and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or a related scientific or technical discipline plus 10 years of experience. 8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education
Experience in the software development lifecycle
Experience testing Graphical User Interface (GUI) applications, Section 508 and Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA)
Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
Proficient with MS SharePoint and MS Teams
Experience using Jira in an Agile or SAFe environment
Demonstrated experience in a remote work environment
Great interpersonal skills and ability to work independently with minimal guidance/supervision
Clearance Required: Ability to obtain and maintain a VA Public Trust clearance

Preferred Skills and Experience
Experience in supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs and /or other Federal Agencies
Well-versed in the VA project management methodology and other VA-related reporting methodologies
Experience in VA Pharmacy
Willingness and ability to quickly learn new skills, new client environments, and grow domain expertise
Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
Excellent prioritization and time management skills
Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines and stay organized
508 Testing experience is a plus

Posted Salary Range

USD $100,000.00 - USD $105,000.00 /Yr.