Quality Assurance Engineer at Securiport in Reston, VA

Position Summary: Securiport LLC is a US company based in Reston, VA, specializing in designing and implementing passenger biometric recognition, immigration processing, and intelligent information reporting and management systems based on advanced technological solutions.  Securiport provides a complete immigration processing solution and analytics to maintain border security. Services include technical analysis, design, implementation, and maintenance of Securiport’s software solutions, training, and technical support to the field operations.

You will report to the Director of Product Services and be responsible for implementing and executing the quality assurance lifecycle for Securiport’s products. You will be working in every phase of the software lifecycle to ensure the quality and functionality of the products delivered to clients. You will collaborate with the rest of the QA Team and developers to execute the quality assurance lifecycle. In addition, you will contribute directly to test design and execution.

You will be working in a hybrid Agile/Waterfall software lifecycle, with a strong bias toward Agile. You will have demonstrated proficiency with testing Web and desktop applications.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Experience performing quality assurance activities across the full software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, development, testing, and release.
Strong understanding of QA methodologies, tools, and best practices, including test planning, test case design, defect tracking, and test execution.
Experience testing thick-client (desktop) applications, web applications, and web services/APIs.
Experience working in an Agile software development environment (e.g., Scrum or Kanban).
Ability to create and maintain clear end-user and administrator documentation in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Experience with automated testing at the unit, integration, and end-to-end levels; hands-on experience with tools such as Playwright, Selenium, or Ranorex is preferred.
Experience using test management and ALM tools, such as Azure DevOps (formerly VSTS) or OpenText ALM (formerly HP Quality Center).
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field from an accredited institution. QA-related certifications are a plus.
Five (5) or more years of experience in software quality assurance.
Must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States.
Only local candidates will be considered.

Any or all of these skills are desired
Experience with collaboration and application lifecycle management tools such as Confluence, Azure DevOps (formerly TFS/VSTS), and Redmine.
Basic to intermediate experience with programming or scripting, particularly in Java or C#.
Experience performing QA activities in commercial cloud environments, such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services (AWS).
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Disclaimer:Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position at the time this job description was written. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required of personnel so classified. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, and all employees in this position are employed“at-will.”