Applications Tester

Applications Tester

Rapid Cycle Solutions LLC (RCS) is an innovative small business providing IT and management consulting services to the U.S. Federal Government and commercial clients.  We have unique strengths in complex, cross-organizational solution analysis, design, development, implementation, and change management supporting enterprise requirements.  Our team of professionals has deep consulting backgrounds supporting the unique needs of our clients.  Our team members have proven experience leading strategic initiatives within the civilian Government agencies.

RCS is seeking an Applications Tester to be a part of an integrated team to create, update, and maintain a federated search and discovery software system to integrate data related to financial information from a variety of data providers.  These applications will reside in an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Development environment.  User requirements and subsequent application features are implemented on an iterative basis in accordance with the Agile Scrum paradigm.

This position requires the candidate to work onsite in McLean, VA.  Relocation assistance is not available.

What you will do: 

• Creating and maintaining an automated test environment in the AWS environment using Selenium
• Testing the developed features and enhancements to web applications, APIs, and web services
• Utilizing a tracking system to track all tasks and user stories

Required Qualifications/Education: 

• Clearance: Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph
• Automated testing processes/API Testing - Selenium, SoapUI
• Bachelor’s Degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Business, Information Management Systems, or a related discipline. Note that years of experience can be substituted in lieu of degree

Five (5) or more years of demonstrated experience in the following:

• Working within an Agile Scrum team environment
• Working within a cloud environment, specifically AWS
• Utilizing the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Performing requirements analysis
• Creating and maintaining an automated test environment using technologies such as Selenium, Junit, and Mockito
• Testing APIs and applications
• Utilizing scripting languages such as Java and JavaScript
• Using team collaboration tools such as Confluence or similar
• Using issue tracking applications such as Jira (preferred) or similar

Nice to Have Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience supporting Enterprise software development efforts
   

RCS is an equal employment opportunity employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 
 
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All RCS work locations are drug-free workplaces.