Test Engineer
Description

CMS is seeking Test Engineers with systems, software, and Agile experience to support a complex program to provide Agile development and operations and maintenance for critical systems on a mission-critical program for the Federal Government. This role will support test planning and execution on an exciting new technology program from requirements definition through testing and deployment.


  • Leverage Test Driven Development (TDD) practices within the program’s agile framework to ensure the proper degree of engineering rigor is applied to all assigned tasks.
  • Interface with software developers, analysts, and other project team members using the Agile SCRUM methodology.
  • Be involved in analyses and the investigation of related applications engineering tasks and prepares design specifications, analysis, and recommendations.
  • Take active role in understanding business process behind supported applications.
  • Translating and interpreting functional requirements into test cases.
  • Perform regression testing until automated, covering full suite of Operational Test Scenarios for builds and/or images to be delivered to customer.
  • Develop test data to support either manual or automated testing.
  • Prepare test report summarizing test results including anomalies, systems errors, and configuration changes.
  • Support Customer Demonstration, data prep and UAT activities.
Requirements

 You must live within the DC, MD, VA area. 

U.S. Citizenship is required-must be able to obtain CBP Public Trust clearance

  • Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 1 year of relevant work experience
  • Practical experience using SQL to perform queries for test case validation, and support data-driven decision-making
  • Experience with agile development and testing methodologies
  • Experience with frontend and backend application testing
  • Experience with issue/problem tracking tools, e.g., JIRA.
  • Excellent Communication skills

Preferred Skills and Experience:

  • Experience with AWS environment
  • Experience in Security Testing tools and practices
  • Technical expertise with Automated Testing
  • Experience effectively utilizing test automation tools like Selenium, Citrus, Cucumber