Description
Leidos seeks a Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer to be part of a team of software developers, testers, and other technical personnel to support a significant program within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The tester is responsible for developing, implementing, and maintaining technical quality assurance and control systems. Duties may include defining and specifying the implementation of standards, methods, and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision, accuracy, and reliability of client and/or company products.
*This position is contingent upon Leidos being awarded a contract under which the work will be performed.
Primary Responsibilities
- Define and specify the implementation of standards, methods, and procedures for inspecting, testing, and evaluating the precision, accuracy, and reliability of the client's software products
- Understand user needs and test software solutions through clear communication with the product owner and the Scrum team
- Based on requirements, develop test plans; after the test, prepare a test report
- Test software within a cloud environment customized to IRS requirements
- Execute stringent unit testing of delivered code to verify that it meets all functional requirements
- Oversee peer testing, as needed
- Responsible for leading some operations within an area that has a significant impact on results for the job family
- Responsible for assisting and training lower-level support employees
- Act as an SME to support regression testing activities carried out by teams such as an Application Qualification Test (AQT) and System Acceptance Test (SAT) testing teams, ensuring that the software meets the functional requirements
- Test complete applications and re-test results of bug fixes and security scans, and Section 508 testing (as needed)
- Conduct final integration testing, as needed
- Use Jenkins to deploy code and execute automated regression tests
- Be a team player capable of high performance and flexibility in a dynamic working environment
- Resolve routine problems and issues without clearly prescribed solutions
- Check and make minor adjustments to work methods to solve problems
- Communicate with contacts, typically within and outside the family, on matters to obtain or provide information on matters of significant importance to the job family
- Have a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the job and their practical application to complex problems and situations ordinarily encountered
- Possesses extensive knowledge in specialized functions
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Basic Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent and 7+ years of prior relevant experience
- Must hold an active IRS Minimum Background Investigation (MBI)
- Knowledge of Quality Assurance tools: Jenkins, Selenium, LoadRunner, Splunk, JSON/XML Schema, and the CLM Suite
- Experience resolving routine problems and issues, without clearly prescribed solutions
- Experience in checking and making minor adjustments to work methods to solve problems
- Knowledge of Quality Assurance tools: Jenkins, Selenium, LoadRunner, Splunk, JSON/XML Schema, and the CLM Suite
Desired Qualifications
- Knowledge and experience in software development
- Experience testing software products on projects in an IRS/Treasury environment
- Experience testing software on an Agile development team
Original Posting:
June 17, 2025
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range -
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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