Test Engineer

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Test Engineer supporting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Program Integrity (CPI) on the Unified Case Management (UCM) system. GDIT is your place to make meaningful contributions to challenging projects and grow a rewarding career.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Test Engineer you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter.  Our work depends on our ability to add a software tester that will test interactive and dynamic user-interface solutions that enhance the investigative capabilities against fraud, waste, and abuse within CPI.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Integrate with a cross-functional, remote team to execute risk-based test coverage and meet sprint goals delivering high quality software both in a collaborative team environment and independent assignments
• Use your expertise in QA test execution and test automation to validate front-end web application functionality, back-end data, and reporting/ETL data
• Be an instrumental player of a SAFe scrum team throughout the life cycle of the software implementation processes
• Validate the development of system solutions to satisfy customer’s business needs
• Analyze, document and communicate system and business processes as it relates to testing
• Provide technical support to existing and prospective customers for UAT testing
• Provide inputs for and execute against test plans
• Assist with design, creation, automation, and execution of test cases and scenarios
• Perform functional, non-functional, regression, system, and performance testing
• Record actual results and compare to expected results
• Document and perform root cause analysis of relevant defects and issues
• Work independently and interact regularly with government and non-government stakeholders at multiple levels of authority
• Produce the evaluated test/defects reports and take part in software walkthroughs
• Become knowledgeable in the UCM application and functionality to allow you to support requirement analysis, provide accurate estimates, and develop test coverage to reduce risk and delays on the program deliverables

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in related discipline
• Required Experience: 2+ years of relevant manual and/or automated Software Quality Assurance experience
• Required Technical Skills: Ability to write and modify PostgreSQL or SQL scripts for testing; Experience with CodeCept or similar JavaScript or Playwright automation tool; Experience with defect tracking tools such as JIRA and/or TestRail; Functional testing for an IT system or database; Agile or SAFe experience; Test automation
• Security Clearance Level: None needed, however must have the ability to obtain Public Trust
• Required Skills and Abilities: Problem-solving mindset; Ability to prioritize and work on multiple projects at the same time; Ability to work independently; Excellent analytical skills, including the ability to integrate information from multiple sources; Self-motivated, well-organized and strict attention to details; Superior written and oral communication skills
• Preferred Skills: Previous experience working with CMS or medical data systems or tools; Familiarity with large, complex data sources using PostgreSQL or SQL and experience with data migration and/or maintenance activity; Experience testing in both on-premise and AWS cloud environments; Knowledge of web scripting languages; Demonstrated ability to advance technical skills to support testing; Experience testing ETL, Reporting, and/or APIs; Experience testing for Section 508 Compliance using JAWS or other similar tool(s); Ability to understand and execute against customer business requirements; Strong interpersonal skills to collaborate with customers and internal cross-functional teams; Ability to understand and manage customer expectations and software implementation methodology; Agile certification in SAFe Practitioner, SAFe Agilist, CSM or other agile certifications
• Location: Remote 100%
• Working Hours: 40 hours per week, available within the core hours of Monday-Friday 9am to 5pm EST
• Residency Requirement: Applicants shall have lived in the United States at least three (3) out of the last five (5) years prior to submitting an application for a Federal ID Card

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE: 

• 401K with company match
• Comprehensive health and wellness packages
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Professional growth opportunities including paid education and certifications
• Cutting-edge technology you can learn from
• Rest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays