[Hiring] SQA Tester @Decisive Point Consulting

Role Description

Currently hiring a tester to support the Health Services Portfolio Technical Management and Strategic Solutioning Support (HTMS) program within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Information and Technology (OIT). This role is a fully remote position within the United States with core hours of operation Monday - Friday 8am-5pm ET.

• Designs, develops, and implements testing methods and equipment to ensure that the product will perform to specifications.
• Uses technical expertise on IT products and works with developers, end users, and organizations to create test plans and test scripts.
• Coordinates with test sites and other team participants to plan test events.
• Develops testing procedures, test plans, scripts, scenarios, functional tests, regression tests, and deployment tests.
• Implements the testing processes and ensures all test activities follow those processes.
• Produces reports on each test activity and tracks test metrics.
• Monitors for continual test process improvement through failure analysis, throughput analysis, yield analysis, and reports to management periodically.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or a related scientific or technical discipline plus 10 years of experience. 8 years of additional relevant experience may be substituted for education.
• Experience in the software development lifecycle.
• Experience testing Graphical User Interface (GUI) applications, Section 508 and Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA).
• Proficient with MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio).
• Proficient with MS SharePoint and MS Teams.
• Experience using Jira in an Agile or SAFe environment.
• Demonstrated experience in a remote work environment.
• Great interpersonal skills and ability to work independently with minimal guidance/supervision.

Requirements

• Experience in supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs and/or other Federal Agencies.
• Well-versed in the VA project management methodology and other VA-related reporting methodologies.
• Experience in VA Pharmacy.
• Willingness and ability to quickly learn new skills, new client environments, and grow domain expertise.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Excellent prioritization and time management skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines and stay organized.
• Clearance Required: Ability to obtain and maintain a Suitability/Public Trust VA clearance.

Benefits

• EEO Minority/Disabled/Veteran/Female.