QA Tester

Networking for Future, Inc. (NFF) is a Washington, DC based company offering a performance-focused approach to delivering transformational IT business solutions. We take pride in keeping users productive and engaged by providing business and IT teams with the solutions they need to improve their performance in a dynamic, connected world.

NFF is the only Cisco Gold Partner headquartered in the District of Columbia with Advanced Specializations in all major IT disciplines. In addition to Cisco, NFF holds key strategic partnerships with VMware, NetApp, Microsoft, Riverbed, Splunk and many System Integrators. NFF is an ISO 9001:2015 certified company and has been ranked in Inc. Magazine's 500/5000 Fastest Growing Companies list since 2007.

We offer expert solutions relevant to: Network Infrastructures, Data Center & Cloud, Network & Endpoint Security, Application Assurance, Collaboration & Mobility and Staff Augmentation. 

NFF is seeking a Software Quality Assurance Engineer for one of our premier DC customers. The QA Tester will test applications to meet the project objectives and support new or expanding business objectives.This will include requirements review/analysis, creating test cases, test caseexecution and creating defects for the new or updated software applications. The candidate must have technical proficiency for testing Software Applications along with proficiency in Jira. Candidates should be able to participate in the entire development lifecycle from design through deployment. The candidate must also be able to perform requirements review, write test cases, automate test cases, execute test cases,and create defects as needed. 

• Performing Software Application Testing of customized solutions within the software platform to support critical businessfunctions and meet the project objectives, client use requirements and company goals.

• Write automated test scripts based on the UserStories and develop a methodology
• Knowledge of the database understanding and schemas to validate the test results
• Knowledge in API testing and understanding thewireframes in Figma/XD
• Maintaining a flexible and proactive workenvironment to facilitate a quick response to changing project requirements andcustomer objectives and innovate ways to meet mission goals successfully.
• Direct interaction with clients, managers, and end users is necessary to analyze project objectives and capability requirements, including specifications for user interfaces, customized applications, and interactions with internal and external instances.
• Automate test cases usingtest automation frameworks and tools (e.g. Selenium, ACCELQ etc.).
• Use defect tracking tools JIRA and manage defect lifecycle.

Experience and Skills

• Required 6+ years’ experience with Microfocus Test Tools ALM
• Required 6+ years’ experience with Jira
• Required 10+ years’ extensive experience in Testing Reports.
• Required 10+ years’ experience with SQL skills to write SQLs to fetch data from PS tables, for validating table data and testing.
• Required 10+ years’ experience communicating with project management, clients, and other developers to ensure effective collaboration throughout the testing phase.
• Required 10+ years’ experience in the entiredevelopment lifecycle from design through deployment.
• Required 8+ years’ experience to perform requirements review, write test cases, execute test cases, and create defects is essential.
• Required 6+ years’ experience adapting functional business requirements/processes to technical solutions based upon enterprise application solution sets
• Required 6+ years’ experience with one or more of following: investment analysis, data warehousing, e-commerce, ROI analysis, HR analysis, info dissemination
• Required 10+ years’ experience with ERP management processes such as knowledge mgmt., supply chain mgmt., material mgmt., logistics, and procurement.
  

Bachelor’s degree in IT or related field or equivalent experience

NFF offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits and flexible paid time off options, for eligible employees:

• Medical, Dental and Vision, Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account
• STD, LTD, Supplemental life insurance and ADD&D
• Comprehensive 401k plan
• Paid Time Off

NFF is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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