Sr. SW Test Engineer
Vienna, VA

Job Description

Job Description

Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are seeking a qualified team leader to work under the direction of the TESS Cross Functional Test Delivery Manager to supervise, manage and motivate team members on a daily basis. As a team leader, candidate will be the contact point for all assigned team members, so communication skills should be excellent. Candidate should be able to act proactively to ensure smooth team operations and effective collaboration. Ultimately, candidate should lead by setting a good example and engage the team to achieve goals.

Duties include develop test plans based upon system requirements, design tests, perform manual system testing in accordance with approved test plans, and perform defect tracking and reporting. Selected candidate will analyze requirements to determine test strategy and estimated level of effort, then create, review and execute test cases that ensure system software performs according to documented business requirements, business rules, and technical specifications. This may also include the generation of test data for regression test suites, creation, review, execution and maintenance of regression test suites. Candidate to be responsible for reporting and tracking problems by providing reproducible test cases and working with other test team members to close problem reports.

Responsibilities

* Create an inspiring team environment with an open communication culture
* Set clear team goals
* Delegate tasks and set deadlines
* Oversee day-to-day operation
* Monitor team performance and report on metrics
* Motivate team members
* Discover training needs and provide coaching
* Listen to team members' feedback and resolve any issues or conflicts
* Recognize high performance and reward accomplishments
* Encourage creativity and risk-taking
* Suggest and organize team building activities

Qualifications

* B.S. in Computer Science or other STEM degree
* 9+ years of hands-on Software Testing experience
* Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance prior to start date
* HP/Mercury Certification is preferred
* ITIL Foundations Certification is preferred

Overview

SAIC is a premier technology integrator, solving our nation's most complex modernization and systems engineering challenges across the defense, space, federal civilian, and intelligence markets. Our robust portfolio of offerings includes high-end solutions in systems engineering and integration; enterprise IT, including cloud services; cyber; software; advanced analytics and simulation; and training. We are a team of 23,000 strong driven by mission, united purpose, and inspired by opportunity. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $6.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see Working at SAIC. EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability