Mid-Level Test Engineer

Northstrat is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Test Engineer to join our Agile development team. The Test Engineer will play a critical role in software and system testing, with a strong emphasis on balancing manual execution and automated scripting. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the seamless integration and operation of complex systems in a fast-paced Agile environment.

- Execute unit/component test procedures for all project components, create and execute integration test procedures, execute regression tests, coordinate and execute user acceptance testing and create and execute performance tests.

- Conduct component integration testing, which should include such items as performance and throughput benchmarking, fault tolerance, interface compliance, and functional completeness

- Support current production system break/fix and enhancement efforts to include requirements review, test formulation, test scenario preparation, test execution, and test summary preparation

- Document and analyze test results, produce status reports, and assist with the defect management process

- Ability to perform requirement analysis and work independently to create test products test plans, test cases, and test reports of good quality

- Assist with technical artifacts including the Requirements Verification Traceability Matrix (RVTM), Use Cases, and User Interface Specifications

- Collect and report testing results to the architecture team and stakeholders on a regular basis

- Monitor defects so that they progress in a timely manner and adhere to the defect tracking process/standards and ensure they are adequately retested when fixed

- Provide informal demonstrations to staff and customers in conjunction with efforts

- Document and track defects and change requests; provide input to and participate in Engineering Change Control processes; capture and report defect metrics

- Must have an active US government secret clearance (no exceptions)

- At least 5-8 years' relevant experience (bachelor's degree may be substituted for 2 years direct experience)

- Experience with CI/CD platforms such as Gitlab, GitHub Actions, and Atlassian Bamboo is required.

- Must have experience with end to end (e2e) testing frameworks like Playwright, Selinium, and Cypress

- Experience with PowerShell and Bash scripting is required.

- Should be comfortable reading Python, JavaScript, and SQL code

- Knowledge of package tests into suites for smoke/regression test execution

- Experience setting up Linux and Windows test environments, executing test cases, and tracking defects

- Must have working experience with component, application, integration, and performance testing procedures and criteria

- Working experience in defining acceptance criteria and coordinating and executing acceptance testing

- Working experience with creating and executing test plans and procedures and documenting the expected and actual results