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IT Test Lead

Employer
Westat
Location
Rockville , MD
Closing date
Dec 1, 2021

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Industry
Research
Function
QA Engineer, IT
Hours
Full Time
Career Level
Experienced (Non-Manager)

Job Details

Westat is an employee-owned corporation providing research services to agencies of the U.S. Government, as well as businesses, foundations, and state and local governments. Westat's research, technical, and administrative staff of more than 2,000 is located at our headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, near Washington, DC.

Job Summary: 
Westat is seeking an energetic professional test leader to join a team responsible for applying rigorous testing standards to Westat's software applications, integration systems, websites, and databases. 
 
Job Responsibilities:
•    Lead small groups of testers with their day-to-day assignments including mentoring and training, monitoring status, scheduling and meeting test deadlines, and presenting test results to larger groups of project staff. 
•    Work closely with developers, testers, and non-technical project staff to test through all stages of development including functional, integration, and regression testing.
•    Learn every aspect of assigned project(s), maintain test tracking documentation, produce test summaries and report status to project teams, evaluate test results to meet deadlines and calculate resources, and report and manage defects.

Basic Qualifications:
•    A bachelor's degree with at least 8 years of experience with testing and/or survey design and management is required.
•    Working knowledge of manual and automated testing and creating queries to validate test results is required, along with some formal testing training.
•    Experience supervising and reporting on software or survey test execution is required.
•    U.S. Citizenship is required by contract. 

Preferred Qualifications: 
•    Hands-on experience with the following: Cypress, Test Studio, and other automated test tools; configuring a defect tracker such as JIRA or GitLab. 

You must be able to work both independently and in a team environment, be detail oriented, and possess excellent organization and verbal communication skills.

Westat offers a well-rounded and comprehensive benefits program focused on wellness and work/life balance. Eligible employees may participate in:
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • 401(k) Retirement Plan
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Vacation Leave
  • Sick Leave
  • Holiday Leave
  • Professional Development
  • Health Advocate
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Travel Accident Insurance
  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Short Term Disability Insurance
  • Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Life and AD&D Insurance
  • Critical Illness Insurance
  • Supplemental Life Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Health Savings Account

Westat is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, genetic information, gender identity or expression, or any other protected status under applicable law.

Company

Westat, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, near Washington, DC, is an employee-owned research corporation serving agencies of the U.S. Government, state and local governments, businesses, and foundations. We conduct surveys and program evaluations, provide statistical research, and offer related services. Our multiproject environment provides career opportunities in health, energy, education, transportation, the environment, human services, and the workforce. We combine the relevant research area expertise

Company info
Website
Location
1600 Research Blvd
Rockville
MD
20850-3195
US

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