Quality Assurance Engineer

Timmons Group is currently seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to join our Solutions Development team working remotely.

The Quality Assurance Engineer participates in all phases of the project lifecycle and is responsible for a wide variety of tasks. The Quality Assurance Engineer works with the rest of the QA team to demonstrate commitment to excellence by consistently providing high-quality software that meets our clients’ needs. The role supports project teams by creating testing collateral, test strategies, executing tests throughout the project, managing client UAT cycles, and working closely with other team members to meet sprint and project goals. While the current landscape of testing is manual, there are future opportunities to expand into automation.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Provide Quality Assurance services to a variety of support clients for both web, progressive web, and mobile applications
• Develop and maintain test strategy documents (testing requirements, UAT handoff/management strategy) and test collateral (test cases, checklists) for all assigned projects
• Develop and maintain user guides, as needed
• Attend and actively participate in all sprint ceremonies
• Support web and mobile project teams by coordinating and executing testing throughout the sprints and provide prompt feedback in the form of logging bugs or acceptance of features
• Work closely with Business Analysts and UI/UX designers to set priorities for reported bugs
• Meet or exceed all deliverable deadlines (or else proactively communicate impediments to project teams and/or clients)
• Serve as QA on multiple implementation and support projects with overlapping priorities
• Assist clients with UAT communication and coordination
• Offer feedback to other QA team members and regularly review deliverables
• Be an integral part of a self-organizing QA team

Skills/Requirements of a successful candidate include but are not limited to the following:

• Bachelor’s degree required in Computer Science or business-related field, or equivalent work experience
• Certified Tester – Foundation Level (CTFL) preferred
• Ideal candidates will have between 2 and 8 years of experience in software Quality Assurance
• Experience with agile/iterative methodologies required
• Experience with web and mobile testing required
• Prior professional services experience desired
• Have a strong attention to detail
• Must be able to consult and collaborate directly with clients
• Possess excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Must be willing to learn and use new technologies
• Exhibit good software user instincts
• Ability to work both independently and in a fast-paced team environment, and manage/communicate priorities effectively
• Must demonstrate reliability, integrity, and steady commitment to excellence

The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

We are looking for high energy, creative, flexible, patient, self-starters who are willing to work at a dynamic pace. Candidates must share a commitment to our company’s Vision, Mission and Shared Values.

Timmons Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.

Timmons Group is a full-service engineering and technology firm recognized nationally as a “Best Firm to Work For” by CE News. With over 15 offices throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast, we provide civil engineering, environmental, economic development, GIS/geospatial technology, landscape architecture, and surveying services to a diverse client base. As one of Engineering News Record’s (ENR) Top 500 Design Firms for over 30 years, we are dedicated to being an employer of choice and providing our people with the best resources, technology, and culture to help them thrive in an engaging career development setting. For more information, visit www.timmons.com.

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