Software Test Technician

Summary

Pantheon Data is a small business providing information technology, software engineering, cybersecurity, and related services to government and commercial clients. The Test Technician will independently support a mission-critical DHS enterprise real property and facilities management program by creating and executing test plans, validating system functionality and integrations, documenting and resolving defects, and supporting user acceptance testing.

Responsibilities

• Create, maintain, and complete comprehensive test plans and scripts based on approved business, functional, technical, and system requirements
• Review functional and technical requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and system designs to ensure requirements are clear, complete, testable, and traceable
• Identify, document, track, reproduce, and retest software defects, configuration issues, data discrepancies, and system errors through resolution
• Perform regression testing following application changes, defect remediation, configuration updates, integrations, patches, upgrades, and releases
• Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) by developing test scenarios, coordinating test execution, documenting results, capturing user feedback, and supporting resolution of identified issues
• Validate system interfaces, automated data transfers, integrations, reports, and data exchanges between internal and external or legacy systems
• Work closely with business analysts, developers, system administrators, technical architects, product owners, and Federal stakeholders to resolve defects and ensure solutions meet Government requirements
• Participate in Agile/Scrum activities, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily stand-ups, demonstrations, retrospectives, and release planning, as applicable
• Support change control and configuration management processes by ensuring proposed system changes have been appropriately tested and validated prior to deployment
• Follow applicable DHS policies, procedures, security requirements, accessibility requirements, documentation standards, and System Engineering Life Cycle (SELC) processes
• Perform testing assignments independently, exercising sound judgment in determining appropriate test methods, documenting findings, and escalating significant risks or issues

Skills

• 3–10 years of relevant professional experience in software testing, application testing, quality assurance, systems testing, systems analysis, application support, or a related technical discipline
• Experience developing and executing test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test scenarios
• Experience performing functional, regression, integration, system, and/or User Acceptance Testing
• Demonstrated ability to analyze functional and technical requirements and translate requirements into testable conditions and expected results
• Experience identifying, documenting, tracking, and validating resolution of application defects
• Experience testing enterprise applications in a U.S. Federal Government environment
• Ability to work on high-visibility or mission-critical aspects of a program and perform functional duties independently with minimal supervision
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to isolate system, application, configuration, integration, and data-related issues
• Strong attention to detail and ability to produce complete, accurate, and auditable testing documentation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate technical issues effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to work effectively remotely in cross-functional teams
• Ability to meet deadlines and produce quality work
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite software including Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint, and PowerPoint
• High School Diploma
• DHS ICE Fitness Determination
• This position requires an active DHS Fitness Determination or DoD clearance
• Fully remote within the United States
• Direct experience with IBM TRIRIGA and/or MREF in a Federal Government environment is a plus, but not required

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 3–10 years of relevant professional experience in software testing, application testing, quality assurance, systems testing, systems analysis, application support, or a related technical discipline
• Experience developing and executing test plans, test cases, test scripts, and test scenarios
• Experience performing functional, regression, integration, system, and/or User Acceptance Testing
• Demonstrated ability to analyze functional and technical requirements and translate requirements into testable conditions and expected results
• Experience identifying, documenting, tracking, and validating resolution of application defects
• Experience testing enterprise applications in a U.S. Federal Government environment
• Ability to work on high-visibility or mission-critical aspects of a program and perform functional duties independently with minimal supervision
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills with the ability to isolate system, application, configuration, integration, and data-related issues
• Strong attention to detail and ability to produce complete, accurate, and auditable testing documentation
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate technical issues effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to work effectively remotely in cross-functional teams
• Ability to meet deadlines and produce quality work
• Proficient in Microsoft Suite software including Outlook, Word, Excel, SharePoint, and PowerPoint
• High School Diploma
• DHS ICE Fitness Determination
• This position requires an active DHS Fitness Determination or DoD clearance
• fully remote within the United States

Nice to Haves

• Direct experience with IBM TRIRIGA and/or MREF in a Federal Government environment is a plus, but not required

Benefits

• Fully remote within the United States.
• SmartBenefits through the Washington Metro Area Transportation Authority, where you specify an amount of your pre-tax wages be paid directly to your SmarTrip account.
• In some cases, tuition assistance may be available for continuing education expenses and certifications related to their position.