QA Engineer

About BLEN

BLENers are passionate about using technology to solve real-world problems. For over 20 years, we've been helping government agencies and businesses transform their digital experience. We bring fresh perspectives to every project, from modernizing legacy systems to building cloud-native applications to experimenting with technology that’s just around the corner. We value building long and enduring partnerships to solve complex challenges by putting humans at the center of all the experiences. Our team thrives on turning tricky problems into solutions that are practical, accessible and performant.

About this position

QA Engineers at BLEN play a crucial role in ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of our software solutions. They combine comprehensive testing methodologies, technical expertise, and a deep understanding of business needs to validate our products from conception to deployment. Our QA team collaborates closely with developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to design and implement robust testing strategies, identify and resolve issues, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our development processes. They are instrumental in maintaining our high standards of software quality and enhancing user satisfaction across all our solutions.

What we would like from you

• Exhibit a comprehensive understanding of the business, how practices interact, and what customer problems we're solving
• Estimate, design, and develop test cases as well as manual and automated testing with little feedback and guidance from your team
• Lead the development of a variety of test suites and partner with the team on including them in the software development lifecycle
• Anticipate coverage needed for automation tools and frameworks and proactively provide it
• Proactively write boilerplate and exploratory test cases that cover unique or new functionality/technology
• Extend program testing strategies to provide plans to teams for new functionality/technology
• Participate in planning sessions, demonstrating understanding of overall testing strategy for the program, CI/CD delivery models, etc.
• Actively participate in design and ensure building systems that are testable from the outset
• Support recruiting efforts by evaluating homework assignments and potentially assisting with interviews
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship high-quality software
• Identify, record, document thoroughly, and track bugs
• Perform thorough regression testing when bugs are resolved
• Develop and apply testing processes for new and existing products to meet client needs
• Monitor debugging process results
• Investigate the causes of non-conforming software and train users to implement solutions
• Track quality assurance metrics, like defect densities and open defect counts
• Stay up-to-date with new testing tools and test strategies

Basic qualifications

• Essential Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in software testing and quality assurance
• Experience with Selenium, SonarQube, aXe, pa11y, NeoLoad, and Postman
• Progressive experience with relevant technologies, understands roles with which they interact and how their work impacts business goals
• Demonstrates moderate knowledge in testing methodologies
• Strong knowledge of software QA methodologies, tools, and processes
• Experience in writing clear, concise, and comprehensive test plans and test cases
• Hands-on experience with both manual and automated testing
• Solid knowledge of SQL and scripting
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process
• Excellent communication, analytical and problem-solving skills
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• Preferred Skills and Experience
• Experience working with federal customers
• ISTQB certification or other relevant QA certifications
• Experience with performance and security testing
• Knowledge of version control systems (e.g., Git)
• Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes
• Experience in a government contracting environment
• Understanding of accessibility testing and Section 508 compliance
• Knowledge of mobile application testing

Requirement

• Must be a US Citizen or legal resident and able to work domestically
• Must be able to attain low-level security clearance

Perks

• Work from anywhere.
• Competitive pay.
• A contribution to your health benefit.
• The chance to work on high-visibility projects and make a significant impact.

Get to know us

• We are a small, creative and highly technical team.
• Our heroes are the scrappy folks that dare to dream and do great things. We love people that care more about doing the right thing than taking a shortcut.
• We believe in finishing projects and floor our clients by how much we cared about their project.
• We believe in integrity and because we're small, we are very selective of our partners and clients.
• We do not use phrases like 'human resource' because you are NOT a resource. You are a team member and we will treat you like one.

What you should expect from us

• We will treat you fairly.
• We give you space to grow both personally and professionally.
• We will hear your ideas even when we disagree -- especially when we disagree.
• We will be equitable with our success and be honest with our challenges.
• We will always tell you the truth. Even when the truth is difficult.