Apex Systems has an immediate opportunity for a Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst in Frederick, MD. This is a long-term contract position supporting the federal government, and compensation ranges depending on experience. If you are interested, or if you would like more information, please contact Kevin Fallet at Responsibilities of the Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst Work closely with requirements analysts and developers to design and lead the effort to develop expendable test plans and test cases using X-Ray integrated with JIRA. Accurately estimate work and meet committed deadlines. Evaluate manual and automated test coverage, report findings, and act to implement improvementscorrections both independently and as part of a team. Verify resolved issues of new and enhanced functionality recording verified situations (ie test scope) and results. Perform various types of testing including black box, integration, end-to-end, regression, and system testing as needed Log specifics of any Bugs or in-sprint User Story fail cases to be reviewedaddressed by Development such that they are reproducible and can be addressed by Development without needing to seek clarification. Clearly document test coverage design considerations, cases, and test data. Analyze results to discover and resolve configuration issues and operational flaws in testing techniques and share this knowledge as presentations with supporting documentation as part of the continuous improvement of our quality assurance efforts. Provide information in a structured way as part of our ongoing initiative to expand everyone's product knowledge. This includes notifying your manager of any information requiring written dissemination to other departments (primarily to Customer Support and for the purposes of end user documentation). Liaise with Development, Product Management, and Customer Support staff as needed. This includes facilitating test plancase reviews with cross-functional team members. The tester will actively participate and contribute meaningfully to the refinement of user stories to support test driven development and following agile best practices. Required Experience of the Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst 6+ years in a similar senior position with experience in web-based applications with hybrid cloud infrastructure. Ability to translate documentationdiscussions into test situations and see them through to implementation as effective test types, such as automated component system integration, automated functional UI, and manual cases, required. Ability to think of bigger picture and test interconnecting or chained components(inputs and outputs) of the component being tested Capable of communicating effectively with technical staff and understanding server-side versus client-side logic with the aptitude to determine how best to implement test coverage in all areas. Strong understanding of database design concepts Experience with Sql Experience with Sql Server Management Studio (SSMS) Experience with Jira, Confluence, Bit-bucket (Atlassian Suite), Git Source Control, Jenkins and other CICD tools. Experience working as part of a team using agile methodology and Continuous Delivery practices. Self-motivated, quick learner with strong analytical skills. Excellent English communication skills, both verbal and written. Desired Experience of the Sr. Quality Assurance Analyst Experience developing automation test scripts using Selenium C Experience working with automated testing toolsframeworks such as Selenium WebDriver, Cucumber, NUnit, MSTest, Katalon, XRay, JMeter Experience with Grants Management Systems, highly desirable Advanced Sql capabilities Any certifications in the testing field are desirable EEO Employer Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at or