Manual Software Tester - Clearance Required
Mid-level manual QA tester on Cydecor's MEAD Infrastructure Team in Northern Virginia, working hybrid with an agile team to execute UI, functional, regression, and data-integrity testing of web-based applications. Requires 5+ years of manual testing experience and an active Top Secret clearance (TS/SCI with poly preferred).
- Compensation
- $125K–$165K / yr
- Location
- VA - Reston, Virginia
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Middle
- Employment
- Contract
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Category
- Qa
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 5+ years of experience in manual testing
- Active TS security clearance with ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI with CI Polygraph
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Experience working in an Agile development environment
- Proven experience developing test cases
- Experience testing web-based user interfaces and performing test cycles
- Experience validating data integrity between two applications that communicate with each other
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow test cases
Nice to have
- Master's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Active TS/SCI and/or polygraph
- Experience using test management tools and GitLab
- Experience with automated testing
Full description
Cydecor is a premier Federal Government solutions provider, delivering differentiated innovations in mission systems and business platforms. We leverage leading-edge secure systems and software development, backed by industry-leading subject matter expertise, and business intelligence to enable decision-support and remain ahead of ever-evolving national security challenges. Our success rests squarely on three bedrock principles: People, our center of gravity; Mission, what inspires us; and an unyielding commitment to Excellence, what separates us.
Job Description:
We are seeking a self-motivated Manual Software Tester Mid-Level in Northern VA to work with Cydecor’s MEAD Infrastructure Team. You will work both remotely and on the customer site with other testers and software developers as part of an agile team, to create and test against Acceptance Criteria in user stories. NOTE: Due to the nature of the role and on-site requirements, applicants must possess a current Top-Secret clearance to be considered.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Execute UI testing for web-based applications across supported multiple browsers and environments.
- Validate data integrity, ensuring data is consistent and synchronized across two integrated applications.
- Verify data display, field validation, error handling, and user feedback messages.
- Validate UI functionality against user stories, designs, and user workflows.
- Analyze, create, execute, and maintain UI test cases and document results clearly with minimum guidance.
- Communicate testing results and document defects including re-test fixes and regression testing.
- Participate in Agile Ceremonies (scrum, planning, retrospectives, etc.).
- Perform different test cycles (smoke, functional, regression, integration) across multiple environments.
- Apply critical thinking and explore edge cases beyond documented test steps.
Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience in manual testing.
- Must have an active TS security clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI Clearance with CI Polygraph.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience working in an Agile development environment.
- Proven experience developing test cases.
- Experience testing web-based user interfaces and performing test cycles.
- Experience validating data integrity between two applications that communicate with each other.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow test cases.
Preferred But Not Required:
- Master’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Active TS/SCI and/or polygraph.