Manual Tester - Test Engineer LCAT (Digital GI Bill)

Position : Manual Tester - Test Engineer LCAT

Job Type : Full-Time

Mode of Work : Hybrid

Location : Candidates must be local to Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia, or San Antonio, TX, to accommodate working onsite at the Accenture Office in Chantilly, VA, or San Antonio, TX, at least one (1) week per month.

POSITION OVERVIEW

SteerBridge Strategies is supporting a national-level program for the Veterans Benefits Administration ( VBA ) to modernize its delivery of educational benefits to Veterans.

The Digital GI Bill (DGIB) is a top priority for our strategic partner, Accenture Federal Services (AFS). As partners, SteerBridge and AFS are looking for the most talented IT professionals to join this dynamic, multi-year opportunity.

The VBA is responsible for administering the department's programs that provide financial and other forms of assistance to veterans, their dependents, and survivors.

Claims are currently processed at Regional Processing Offices by Claims Examiners. The VBA envisions improved customer service and mission accomplishment by digitizing the process.

This project will provide a user-friendly service for beneficiaries to apply, withdraw, amend, transfer or perform other actions with improved timeliness and accuracy of award decisions.

Due to the technical deficit in the VBA’s application and IT infrastructure, implementing these changes will be challenging and under an aggressive timeline.

REQUIRED

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering or other Engineering or Technical discipline is required plus a minimum of five (5) years related work experience.

Eight (8) years of may be substituted for education, for a total of thirteen (13) years of work experience.

• Must be eligible and able to pass a Public Trust Clearance background check.
• Must live in Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia or in or near San Antonio, TX.
• Must be able to work onsite at the Accenture office in Chantilly, VA, or San Antonio, TX, at least one (1) week per month.
• Must be able to work East Coast business hours.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Tester will participate in the planning, constructing, review and execution of test scripts to support the overall project.

The Tester will :

• Work with developers and other team members to identify and architect tests / test plans, support review of tests, execute tests, document results, and log and triage defects.
• Ensure test environments are set up accurately prior to test execution.
• Create test data, as necessary, to support proper execution of all test cases.
• Retest test cases and close out software defects that have been repaired.
• Execute regression testing, as necessary.
• Identify and report issues that may adversely impact timely completion of testing.

REQUIRED TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Minimum 6 month to 1 year of experience in manual testing (application, product, system, regression testing)
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Test Planning
• Test Execution
• JIRA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Must have experience in the coordination and execution of test events in accordance with approved test plans, procedures and scripts.
• Must have knowledge and skills to ensure that test environments are set up accurately.
• Must be able to create test reports.
• Must be able to test IT hardware, software, systems and networks.

COMPENSATION

Starting from $90,000.00) A salary commensurate with background and experience will be offered.

BENEFITS

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401(k) with matching
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Federal Holidays

SteerBridge Strategies is committed to equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any characteristic protected under applicable law.

SteerBridge Strategies will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities in accordance with applicable law.