Job Description – QA Software Engineer (Mid - Level)
Headquartered in Vienna Virginia, ARES Security Corporation is a leading enterprise security-as-a-software company. Established as a standalone company in 2012, ARES Security began to develop the AVERT risk assessment solution with support from the U.S. Department of Defense in 1999. The AVERT suite of solutions have evolved to cover the entire physical security lifecycle to protect the world’s most critical assets. AVERT includes software for security design, assessment, virtual training, command and control, robotic operations, and real-time decision support.
Position Summary
Candidate will work as part of an agile engineering team to test and ensure conformance to requirements of security/command & control software for the ARES Enterprise Security Platform. Candidate will work with the software development, product management and operations teams to deliver software applications that meet the requirements of our customers.
Required Work Experience and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent work experience
- Proven work experience in software quality assurance
- Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools and processes
- Experience in writing clear, concise and comprehensive test plans and test cases
- Hands-on experience with both white box and black box testing
- Hands-on experience with automated testing tools
- Solid knowledge of SQL and scripting
- Experience with performance and/or security testing is a plus
- Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process
- Experience working with Jira or other defect tracking tool
- Experience setting up testing environments
Major Duties and Responsibilities- Review requirements, specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback
- Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases
- Estimate, prioritize, plan and coordinate testing activities
- Design, develop and execute automation scripts using open source tools
- Identify, record, document thoroughly and track bugs
- Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved
- Perform cross browser testing when required.
- Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs
- Liaise with internal teams (e.g. developers and product managers) to identify system requirements
- Monitor debugging process results
- Investigate the causes of non-conforming software and train users to implement solutions
- Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts
- Stay up to date with new testing tools and test strategies.
Required Skills:
- Excellent communication, organization skills, and the ability to effectively collaborate with a global team.
- Ability to work as an individual contributor as well as a part of a dynamic team.
- Strong inclination towards learning and acquiring new skills.
- Ability to effectively work remotely if required.
Location and Travel RequirementsLocation: Vienna, VA USA
Salary and PackageSalary and package are competitive and commensurate with experience.
You will be required to demonstrate your eligibility to work for an employer in the United States without restriction.