[Hiring] Testing Manager @Ariel Partners

Role Description

The DLA Procurement Integrated Enterprise Environment (PIEE) Development and Sustainment program supports modernization, enhancement, and sustainment of a mission-critical defense procurement and payment platform comprising approximately 34 applications. The program focuses on enterprise software modernization, legacy-code refactoring, Agile/DevSecOps delivery, AWS GovCloud operations, CI/CD automation, cybersecurity, AI/ML integration, automated testing, and improved system performance and user experience.

• Supervises a team of test specialists and manages complex, state-of-the-art test programs.
• Leads analysis efforts to dissect output data, interface with the client, and provide clear results and recommendations.
• Translates complex program requirements into testable formats.
• Analyzes and recommends test cycle, test plans, safety reviews, and detailed test objectives.
• Manages and works effectively with diverse organizations and personalities to execute a successful test program.
• Applies complex test methodologies and compensates for limitations and restrictions.
• Develops overall test strategy to include objectives, methodologies, analysis, and schedules.
• Independently assesses system performance against stated requirements.
• Applies test discipline to design a thorough and executable test program.
• Applies use cases and user stories to create test cases.

Qualifications

• Must have Active Secret Clearance.
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in Quality gates, test coverage, release readiness, configuration controls.
• Experience in testing software applications, including system, regression, acceptance, end to end, performance testing, automation testing and release management.
• Experience in an Agile environment.
• Knowledge of System Operations, Engineering, and DevOps integration.
• Experience developing and maintaining test cases using designated automated test tools.
• Must have detailed familiarity with commercial test environments and operating systems.
• Experience supervising a team of test specialists and managing complex, state-of-the-art test programs.
• Experience translating complex program requirements into testable formats.
• Experience analyzing and recommending test cycle, test plans, safety reviews, and detailed test objectives.
• Bachelor or Master degree is required.
• Relevant certification from a nationally recognized technical organization.

Company Description

At Ariel Partners, we solve the most difficult problems that inhibit technology from enabling our customers to achieve their goals. Our vision is to be recognized by our stakeholders as an elite provider of IT solutions, so when they have their biggest challenges we’re on their short list. We’re looking for team members who share our values of:

• Integrity: to do the right thing even when it hurts;
• Commitment: to the long term success and happiness of our customers, our people, and our partners;
• Courage: to take on difficult challenges, accept new ideas, and accept incremental failure;
• Excellence: the constant pursuit of excellence.

Ariel Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer in accordance with federal, state, and local laws.