Sr. Application Tester

Overview VTG is seeking an Automated Tester for a 200+ FTE technical development program supporting the Sponsor’s Entitlement Programs as well as IdAM /ICAM, Authentication, Authorization, Attributes and Digital Policy Management. The Test Engineer will support the test of access control systems for a government customer. The successful candidate will support continuity of our customer’s mission by helping ensure secure, reliable, and uninterrupted availability of IT systems. What will you do? • Work with design engineers, production personnel, customers, and other stakeholders to identify and develop verification methods for system, subsystem, and component level requirements • Investigate problems referred by customer support • Plan, manage, and track project test efforts • Evaluate and develop detailed test plans, procedures, and reports • Oversee and perform testing in a DevOps environment • Support testing after each deployment • Work with automated testing techniques • Oversee and perform test reporting * Interact directly with customers, teammates, and functional peer groups (Includes UAT) • Communicates with internal team members across multiple areas and client team members. Do you have what it takes? Active TS/SCI with Polygraph • BS degree and 11-15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10-13 years of prior relevant experience, will consider additional years of experience in lieu of degree • Has experience with Katalon or equivalent • Experience with test automation methodologies such as Selenium or Katalon • Understanding and experience in the complete life-cycle of software systems • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail • Strong, effective, and professional communication (written/verbal) and interpersonal skills • Demonstrated experience working within matrixed teams • Ability to plan, prioritize and organize work without close supervision • Ability to take initiative in troubleshooting; creative in determining approach or action to take in non-routine situations • Work with design engineers, production personnel, customers, and other stakeholders to identify and develop verification methods for system, subsystem, and component level requirements • Investigate problems referred by customer support • Plan, manage, and track project test efforts • Evaluate and develop detailed test plans, procedures, and reports • Oversee and perform testing in a DevOps environment • Support testing after each deployment • Work with automated testing techniques • Oversee and perform test reporting * Interact directly with customers, teammates, and functional peer groups (Includes UAT) • Communicates with internal team members across multiple areas and client team members. Active TS/SCI with Polygraph • BS degree and 11-15 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with 10-13 years of prior relevant experience, will consider additional years of experience in lieu of degree • Has experience with Katalon or equivalent • Experience with test automation methodologies such as Selenium or Katalon • Understanding and experience in the complete life-cycle of software systems • Strong organizational skills with attention to detail • Strong, effective, and professional communication (written/verbal) and interpersonal skills • Demonstrated experience working within matrixed teams • Ability to plan, prioritize and organize work without close supervision • Ability to take initiative in troubleshooting; creative in determining approach or action to take in non-routine situations