Software Quality Assurance Engineer and Tester (SME)

Onsite: Arlington, VA

IPTA is passionate about providing our customers with technical solutions that satisfy their business needs. Through collaborative interactions with customers, team members, subject matter experts (SMEs), technical leaders, and partners we design practical solutions that solve real problems for major government and business organizations. As a member of our Technology Solutions group, you will work with a team of technologists focused on delivering innovative business solutions using emerging technologies through proven successful methods.

Our Team

We are looking for talented people who are enthusiastic about applying technology to deliver innovative outcomes with "fierce determination, fearless integrity, and passionate service." Our belief is that our people are the key to success. By encouraging and enabling continued learning, our team members grow to achieve their personal career goals. We are looking for:

• Smart people with a passion for technology
• Ability to solve challenging technical business problems
• Self-directed professionals
• Hunger to continually learn and grow
  
  

Responsibilities

• Programs, analyzes, and runs tests on new or modified software programs, including documentation, diagram, and flowchart, and software development procedures used to verify that programs function according to user requirements and conform to establishment guidelines
• Conducts compatibility tests with vendor-provided programs
• Runs in-depth testing, detects problems, recommends solutions, and determines if program requirements have been met
• Recommends program improvements or corrections to programmers
• Writes, revises, and verifies quality standards, and test procedures for program design and product evaluation to attain quality of software economically and efficiently
• Reviews computer operating log to identify program processing errors
• Enters instructions into computer to test program for validity of results, accuracy, reliability, and conformance to establishment standards
• Observes computer monitor screen during program test to detect error codes or interruption of program and corrects errors
• Identifies differences between establishment standards and user applications, and suggests modifications to conform to standards
• Sets up tests at request of user to locate and correct program operating error following installation of program
• Monitors program performance after implementation to prevent reoccurrence of program operating problems and ensure efficiency of operation
• Writes documentation to describe program evaluation, testing, and correction
• May evaluate proposed software or software enhancement for feasibility
• May develop utility program to test, track, and verify defects in software program
• May write programs to create new procedures or modify existing procedures
• May train software program users
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Fifteen (15) years of prior experience in a similar role
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• IAT or IAM Level I certification
• Active Security Clearance
  
  

IPTA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.  We are committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified employees and applicants for employment.  The Company does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, status as a veteran or disabled veteran or any other characteristic protected by law.  We base all employment decisions, including recruitment, selection, training, compensation, benefits, discipline, promotions, transfers, lay-offs, returns from lay-off, terminations, and social and recreational programs on the principles of equal employment opportunity. 

  

Our employees have diverse backgrounds, skills, and ideas that collectively contribute to a rich working environment and greater opportunity for innovation.

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