Software Tester

Dice is the leading career destination for tech experts at every stage of their careers. Our client, Systems Engineering Solutions Corporation, is seeking the following. Apply via Dice today!Years of Experience: 9+ yearsEducation Requirements: A Bachelor s degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/ combined educationPosition Description: The scope of this SOW encompasses contractor support to help define, design, develop, test, maintain, implement and support the eServices systems under the direction of IRS subject matter experts, in collaboration with IRS developers, following IRS Processes, using IRS specified COTS and IRS developed products. The following activities are part of this effort; to maintain the eServices project, to expand the eServices project, to maintain and build out Development, Test and Production Environments.Required Skills: The subcontractor will perform software testing tasks in support of the eServices production system. Specific tasking will be provided by the Leidos task leaders. Tasks will be captured on the eServices schedule or sub project schedules along with due dates. The subcontractor s job duties will include, but are not limited to, the following.Must have an IRS Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) ClearanceMust be flexible and adaptable, able to support using a wide variety of methods and technologiesMust have experience in requirements analysis test compliance.Must have experience in integration and system testing.Must have experience in software development life cycle for both agile and waterfallMust have experience in Agile sprint testingMust have experience in browser testingMust feel comfortable interacting with the Leidos and IRS client on a daily basisMust have strong analytical skills and be detail orientedPerform analysis on existing functionalities and testing scriptsCreate and maintain documentation in support of the projectCreate, maintain, and execute test scriptsMaintain test dataVerify Pass/Fail of test scripts through verification of log filesProvide status reportsProvide and document test results or defectsUse Rational Suite toolsUse Microsoft Suite toolsUse SmartBear SoapUI and Jmeter to develop API test suite, and test scripts.Execute SoapUI or Jmeter test suites as needed in development and application qualification testing.Preferred SkillsWindowsTest AutomationTesting batch processesSoft Skills:Organizational Skills: Can plan and prioritize work. Follows tasks to their logical conclusion and makes sure that everything has been done to the right standard. Good attention to detail.Team Work: Able to enthuse and maintain project interest. Comfortable working both individually and as part of a team. Prepared to challenge ideas within a group in a constructive way.Communications: Ability to communicate clearly and efficiently to team members and clients, verbally and in writing. Able to present ideas in a variety of ways depending upon audience and context. Excellent active listening skills.Quantitative Management: Ability to determine process measures and track to determine process effectiveness and efficiency.Problem Solving: Ability to analyze problems and determine root cause, generating alternatives, evaluating and selecting alternatives and implementing solutions.Results oriented: Able to drive things forward regardless of personal interest in the task.Software Tester