Staff Quality Assurance Engineer - Applied Research Associates, Inc

At ARA, we strive to hire valuable colleagues with not only the right skills, but also demonstrate our core values of passion, freedom, service and growth. As a Staff Quality Assurance Engineer on our team, you are the backbone of our strategic initiatives and will be responsible for developing technology critical to the success of our projects as well as national security. This position offers an opportunity to participate in quality assurance and testing efforts on cutting-edge physics-based modeling and simulation software.

If you are a dynamic and motivated Software QA Engineer interested in contributing to our customer's growth in the fields of engineering, research, and software development then this immediate opening provides an exciting opportunity for you to engage in quality assurance and testing for cutting-edge physics-based modeling and simulation software.

Day to Day Responsibilities as a Staff QA Engineer:

• • Collaborating with software engineers to comprehend the technical architecture and implementation of each feature.
  • Interpreting and reporting testing results, advocating for quality throughout the development process.
  • Extending and enhancing our test framework.
  • Creating comprehensive test plans and test cases to support new features.
  • Reviewing user interfaces for conformity and functionality.
  • Identifying, isolating, documenting, regressing, and tracking bugs through resolution.
  • Collaborating effectively within the development team and demonstrating excellent communication skills.

Staff QA Engineer Requirements:

• • The nature of work (i.e. interactions with the intelligence community and DoD programs) requires eligibility to apply for and hold a US security clearance; selected applicants will undergo a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements at the time of employment.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field, with 2-4 years of relevant experience OR MS with 0-2 years of relevant experience. Equivalent professional experience (at least 10 years) will be considered for talented candidates without a degree.
  • Proficient in testing methodologies within an integrated agile project team.
  • Ability to code automated tests using Test Complete, Robot, J-Unit, Silk4J, or Pytest.

Staff QA Engineer Preferences:

• • Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) tools such as Gitlab, Jenkins, or TeamCity.
  • Application security tools such as Fortify or SonarQube.
  • Automated testing expertise.
  • Programming proficiency in C++, Java, or Python.

Who is ARA?

Do you want to work for a purpose? Applied Research Associates, Inc. (aka ARA) is an employee-owned international research and engineering company. We have been providing technically superior solutions to complex and challenging problems in the physical sciences since 1979. ARA has over 2,112 employee owners and continues to grow rapidly. Together, our offices throughout the U.S. and Canada provide a broad range of technical expertise in defense, civil, and health technologies, computer software and simulation, systems analysis, environmental technologies, and testing and measurement.

ARA also prides itself, on having a challenging culture where innovation & experimentation are the norm. The motto, “Engineering and Science for Fun and Profit” sums up the ARA experience. Employee ownership ensures you have a voice with what happens in the company. We are also very proud of our Women’s Initiative Network (WIN), whose purpose is to motivate, support, and encourage professional career development for women to maximize career and professional accomplishments.

To find out more about what the Software Enterprise Division has to offer, visit our website at: https://www.ara.com/benefits/

Experience

• 2 - 4 years: Relevant Work Experience

Education

• Masters or better in Computer Science or related field
• Bachelors or better in Computer Science or related field

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)