Job Description

CDM Smith is seeking a Senior Quality Assurance and Quality Control Analyst to join our Digital Engineering Solutions team. This individual will be part of the Development group within the Digital Engineering Solutions team, helping design and implementation of cloud-based solutions facilitating CI/CD pipeline, and ensuring that software development and operations teams work collaboratively. An ideal candidate will be a critical thinker, proactive, and a highly interested in the application of new technologies and methods. This individual must showcase exceptional abilities in implementing solutions for AEC initiatives that involve cutting-edge technologies. As a member of the Digital Engineering Solutions team, the Development group will be engaged in research and development and provide guidance and oversight to the AEC practices at CDM Smith, engaging in new product research, and the incubation of innovative ideas that arise from around the company. The ideal candidate should possess an extensive background in application development, that includes security, scaling, integration, and application migration, along with a commitment to continuous advancement and interest that drives measurable results.



The following are the Key responsibilities for this position

• Take responsibility for the project and work independently in a collaborative environment.
• Good knowledge of the Agile/Waterfall approach and how Quality Assurance fits into it.
• Demonstrate an expertise of the principles of black-box and white-box testing and follow to the testing procedures.
• Ensure that the company's, federal, state, local, and other global enterprise solutions are following the industry testing standards and regulations.
• Analyze storyboards, wireframes, and mockups, and to design test cases, requires strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficient in the development of automated testing solutions from the ground up.
• Expertise in breaking down feature requirements to develop effective targeted and end-to-end testing scenarios, as well as estimating test effort.
• Contribute to the QAQC requirements of the globally distributed development team, including the creation of test plans.
• Track defects, analyze and communicate test results, and engage in daily QA activities.
• Reviews quality manuals, process procedures, design plans, and test procedures to gain insight into the problem's scope, requirements, and functionality.
• Experience with web-based apps, cross-browser testing, and mobile application testing.
• Hands-on execution of test cases and updating documentation with results as needed.
• A strong desire to solve issues and provide practical answers, as well as the willingness to master new technologies to satisfy business objectives.
• Competent at suggesting and creating testing frameworks.
• Prioritize the tasks on the project task list, manage it, and work with the offshore team to finish it as soon as possible.
• Collaborate with the technical, development, and project teams to resolve testing related issues and improve software QA methods and methodologies



Skills and Abilities:

• Take ownership of the project and work independently in a team environment.
• Knowledge of the Software Quality Assurance (SQA) methodologies include Agile methodology, Waterfall methodology, V-Model, validation, Iterative development, Continuous Integration, Failure testing, Automated testing, and Incremental methodology,
• Proficient in Black-box, White-box, Integration, Regression, System, Sanity, Smoke, Acceptance, Performance & Security testing.
• Proficient in testing Web and mobile-based applications, experience in dynamic testing tirelessly to identify bugs in all parts of your app's UX.
• Proficient in developing and maintaining test plans, test scenarios, test cases, test defect tracking, summary reporting, and test scripts to perform thorough testing and validate the data, based on business requirements.
• Proficiency in test automation frameworks (Selenium, Appium or Tricentis Tosca etc.)
• Knowledge of programming skills required with any of Java, C#, Python, or similar scripting languages.
• Experience testing the Modern interface patterns, Responsive, rendering technologies Web Design, Single Page Applications design, UI/UX prototype design, and backend architecture.
• Working knowledge of debugging tools (Fiddler).
• Proficiency with version control practices using git, including branching, collaboration, reviewing pull requests, and resolving merge conflicts (GitHub, Azure DevOps, etc.).
• Experience with building servers. (Azure CICD Pipeline, Jenkins, and Cruise controls).
• Experience with Source controls systems (DevOps, GitHub, SVN, or TFS).
• Knowledge of MVC, MVVM, and SPA-based web applications, Microservices, and Monolith architecture.
• Knowledge of Object-Oriented Programming and Functional programming.
• Knowledge of development layers, including, Presentation, Business/Logic, Service, and Database layers.
• Working knowledge of development IDEs (Visual Studio, Eclipse, etc.).
• Working knowledge with OWASP security principles, understanding accessibility, and security compliance tools (e.g., Sonar Lint, SonarQube, Zap).
• Knowledge of security regulations and potential issues including Identity & Access Management (IAM), Customer Identity & Access Management (CIAM), and security authentication technologies (e.g., MSAL, OAuth2.0, JWT)
• Working experience in Release management, and Bug tracking tools (e.g., Zephyr, etc.).
• Knowledge of, HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, Angular Bootstrap, SQL, SharePoint, JSON, or XML objects.
• Knowledge of API Testing using Postman, Swagger UI.
• Knowledge of Azure cloud infrastructure and its capabilities.
• Willing to enhance skills with cutting edge technology and tools to stay competitive in the industry.

Minimum Qualifications


Bachelor's degree in Computer science, Information Systems, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering or related discipline. 5 years of related experience. Domestic and/or international travel may be required. The frequency of travel is contingent on specific duties, responsibilities, and the essential functions of the position, which may vary depending on workload and project demands. Equivalent additional directly related experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.
Preferred Qualifications


• ISTQB or equivalent certification preferred


Amount of Travel Required


0%
Background Check and Drug Testing Information


CDM Smith Inc. and its divisions and subsidiaries (hereafter collectively referred to as "CDM Smith") reserves the right to require background checks including criminal, employment, education, licensure, etc. as well as credit and motor vehicle when applicable for certain positions. In addition, CDM Smith may conduct drug testing for designated positions. Background checks are conducted after an offer of employment has been made in the United States. The timing of when background checks will be conducted on candidates for positions outside the United States will vary based on country statutory law but in no case, will the background check precede an interview. CDM Smith will conduct interviews of qualified individuals prior to requesting a criminal background check, and no job application submitted prior to such interview shall inquire into an applicant's criminal history. If this position is subject to a background check for any convictions related to its responsibilities and requirements, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background investigation including criminal history. Criminal history will not automatically disqualify a candidate. In addition, during employment individuals may be required by CDM Smith or a CDM Smith client to successfully complete additional background checks, including motor vehicle record as well as drug testing.
Agency Disclaimer


All vendors must have a signed CDM Smith Placement Agreement from the CDM Smith Recruitment Center Manager to receive payment for your placement. Verbal or written commitments from any other member of the CDM Smith staff will not be considered binding terms. All unsolicited resumes sent to CDM Smith and any resume submitted to any employee outside of CDM Smith Recruiting Center Team (RCT) will be considered property of CDM Smith. CDM Smith will not be held liable to pay a placement fee.
Business Unit


COR
Group


COR
Assignment Category


Fulltime-Regular
Employment Type


Regular