Quality Assurance Engineer

<p><strong>Location: </strong>Remote</p> <p><strong>Required Clearance:</strong> N/A </p> <p><strong>Required Certification(s): </strong>N/A </p> <p><strong>Required Education:</strong> Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related scientific/technical discipline </p> <p><strong>Required Experience:</strong> 5+ years </p> <p><strong>Position Description  </strong></p> <p>PingWind is seeking a qualified Quality Assurance Engineer to support our Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Solutions Delivery Center of Excellence (COE) contract work. The QA Engineer will be responsible for executing QA processes and automated testing to support quality delivery of SaaS/PaaS solutions.    <br> </p> <p><strong>Responsibilities </strong></p> <p>Develop testing strategies for manual and automated testing to ensure functionality of solutions.  You will develop test plans, test cases, generating test data, and executing and documenting test results.   </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Required Qualifications </strong></p> <p>Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related scientific/technical discipline </p> <p>5 years experience with software development, quality assurance, and software testing </p> <p>Experience developing and implementing test strategies for software applications independently </p> <p>Experience in automation and performance testing tools, Provar preferred </p> <p>Experience with one or more agile methodologies: Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, eXtreme programming </p> <p>Experience developing and executing test cases and test case repositories within test management tools, including Xray, with release, defect, and test coverage reporting </p> <p>Experience planning and executing User Acceptance Testing with a broad user -based, covering multiple user-personas </p> <p>Complete all quality testing and deliverables associated with testing, including unit, functional, automation, regression, performance, and scalability testing </p> <p>Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements </p> <p>US Citizen </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Preferred Qualifications </strong></p> <p>Experience working in the Federal Government, Veterans Administration (VA) experience a plus. </p> <p>Experience testing Salesforce applications, Salesforce Certifications preferred </p> <p>Certified Test Engineer (CSTE) or similar quality assurance certification in the IT field </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>About PingWind</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>PingWind is focused on delivering outstanding services to the federal government. We have extensive experience in the fields of cybersecurity, development, IT infrastructure, supply chain management and other professional services such as system design and continuous improvement. PingWind is an SBA certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) with offices in Northern Virginia and Huntsville AL.</p> <p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" href="http://www.pingwind.com/">www.PingWind.com</a></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Our benefits include:</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>·       Eleven Federal Holidays</p> <p>·       Paid Time Off accrued each pay period</p> <p>·       Parental Leave</p> <p>·       Three medical plan choices with generous employer contribution</p> <p>·       Dental and Vision Insurance</p> <p>·       Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability</p> <p>·       Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance</p> <p>·       401k with competitive matching and vesting schedule </p> <p>·       Continuing education assistance</p> <p>·       Short Term / Long Term Disability & Life Insurance</p> <p>·       Medical, Dependent Care and Commuter Flexible Spending Accounts</p> <p>·       Employee Assistance Program </p> <p>·       Wellness benefits include Calm Health app and WellHub gym subsidy (formerly GymPass)</p> <p>·       529 College Savings Plan</p> <p>·       Legal Insurance </p> <p>·       Pet Insurance</p> <p> </p> <p>Veterans are encouraged to apply</p> <p> </p> <p>PingWind, Inc. does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms, and conditions of employment, or practices on the basis of race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, or any characteristic protected by law</p> <p></p><p><br></p><p></p>

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