Expression Networks is looking for a Test Engineer to join our development team in Washington, DC. You will review sprint requirements, work with product owners, develop test scenarios and test scripts to test functionality in each sprint, and develop and update regression test scripts and smoke tests. You will perform technical analysis and define how systems work; creating use cases, decomposing requirements, defining system interfaces, and helping determine how requirements will be validated and verified by the test team. You will participate in daily integration meetings and collaborate with technical staff and external stakeholders/clients to determine test strategies in an iterative environment.

This candidate requires significant involvement with multiple technical teams in the company and as needed with our customers. Your outstanding verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills will help you succeed in planning, reporting, and managing test execution.

Job Responsibilities:

• Author project test plan
• Author test scenarios and design detailed test cases from user stories, requirements, etc.
• Participate and influence the Hardware/Software environments needed to deliver the test approach
• Study data gathered during testing and evaluate the validity of the results
• Define the standard tools and processes for test automation and regression testing
• Write, develop, and execute test scripts
• Participate in daily Scrum meetings, Sprint planning, Sprint Retrospective, and Backlog grooming meetings with Agile team members to support cross-functional teams and execute testing for multiple ongoing projects
• Collaborate with application team members for successful test execution of end-to-end workflows
• Continue testing and analysis until results are within product requirements and specifications
• Execute manual tests within the testing framework guidelines
• Collaborate closely with developers, product owners, and other team members to fully understand requirements and ensure high-quality implementations and changes to enterprise applications
• Draft technical reports to present findings; based on findings, recommend modifications needed to correct production problems
• Follow established test processes and test methods to ensure efficient and effective testing

Required Qualifications:

• Eligibility to obtain a security clearance
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related STEM discipline
• At least 3+ years planning/developing test cases, authoring test cases, managing test execution, and QA reporting
• Experience with Selenium and test automation tools
• Experience in a modern web stack environment
• Experience in both manual and automated testing
• Experience with security testing (roles, permissions, etc.)
• Experience with Docker, Jira, and other testing/management tools
• Knowledge of QA Best Practices
• Knowledge/experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies

• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills with the ability to discuss product flaws in a constructive and positive manner with all levels of management, individual contributors, and the customer
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Highly Desired:

• Consulting experience working for a small company
• Federal government experience (direct or as a consultant)
• Proven experience with systems modernization and automation that resulted in value creation and streamlining of processes
• Knowledge of SDLC methodologies including waterfall and AGILE (e.g. Scrum, Kanban)
• Experience with Kubernetes
• Experience with MBSE
• Experience with the Zephyr
• Experience with Mongo architecture

Benefits:

Expression Networks offers competitive salaries and benefits, such as:

• 401k matching
• PPO and HDHP medical/dental/vision insurance
• Education reimbursement
• Complimentary life insurance
• Generous PTO and holiday leave
• Onsite office gym access
• Commuter Benefits Plan

About Expression Networks:

Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Washington DC, Expression Networks provides data fusion, data analytics, software engineering, information technology, and electromagnetic spectrum management solutions to the U.S. Department of Defense, Department of State, and national security community. Expression’s “Perpetual Innovation” culture focuses on creating immediate and sustainable value for our clients via agile delivery of tailored solutions built through constant engagement with our clients. Expression Networks was ranked #1 on the Washington Technology 2018's Fast 50 list of fastest-growing small business Government contractors and a Top 20 Big Data Solutions Provider by CIO Review.

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