Sr. Appian Test Engineer - Military Veterans

Responsibilities for this Position
Location: USA MD Gaithersburg
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ192608

Type of Requisition:
Regular

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None

Public Trust/Other Required:
MBI (T2)

Job Family:
Test Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:
Appian Process Automation, Software Testing Methodologies, Software Testing Process, Test Automation
Certifications:
None
Experience:
5 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No

Job Description:

GDIT is seeking a Sr. Appian Test Engineer to join our team supporting the FDA. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is the federal agency responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation's food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.

In this role as a Sr. Appian Test Engineer you will be involved in all phases of the development lifecycle. You will participate in design sessions, both from custom code as well as architecture standpoint. You will attend customer and team meetings to support various program tasks including design review, stage gates, technical roadmap, production troubleshooting. As needed, you will create various document artifacts including design/ technical approach document, target state diagrams, installation instructions, and Visio diagrams.

Position is Hybrid 2x per month in Gaithersburg, MD at the end of the year and will also require 2x per month.

GDIT does not provide relocation for this position

This position requires a Public Trust Clearance.

Residency requirement - Must reside 3 of the last 5 years in the United States.

HOW A SENIOR IT TEST ENGINEER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Develop, document, and maintain functional test cases and other test artifacts like test data, data validation, harness scripts and automated scripts
• Execute and evaluate manual or automated test cases and report test results
• Must have significant experience testing Appian
• Proficient in the different software testing methodologies
• Work in an agile environment with rapidly changing requirements
• Ability to test application developed with commercial-off-the-shelf products
• Ability to interact effectively with customers and stakeholders
• Ability to work independently under limited supervision and as part of a larger team
• Ability to manage multiple task assignments
• Hold and facilitate test plan/case reviews with cross-functional team members
• Support all aspects of user acceptance testing by the primary customer and/or users
• Adapt test automation to suit project needs
• Isolate, replicate, and report defects and verify defect fixes
• Create clear and detail-oriented test plans
• Be a liaison with development and engineering support teams to assist with troubleshooting
• Collaborate with team members (Development, Testing Engineers, Scrum Master), Product Owner and Business partners to ensure that proper software testing methodologies are used, product requirements/issues are documented and diagnosed, and testing is completed according to established deadlines and processes.
• Provide technical guidance to mid-level developers as and when required.
• Work closely with release manager to ensure completion of key tasks including deployment, code baseline and merge, version control, etc.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED:

• Bachelors degree and 5+ years of relevant experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience in lieu of degree)
• 5+ years of experience in the development and execution of test plans and test scripts for Web-based applications
• 3+ years' experience with Atlassian software such as JIRA and Confluence
• Experience developing, documenting, and maintaining functional test cases and other test artifacts like test data, data validation, harness scripts and automated scripts
• Experience executing and evaluating manual or automated test cases and report test results.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• 3+ years of solid experience in QA automation Experience with UI test automation frameworks such as Selenium, JUnit, TestNG
• Experience in SQL coding
• Experience using Selenium for automated testing
• Programming and scripting with Java & HTML/CSS//XML/ JavaScript
• Experience Test Framework: TestNG, BDD, Junit, Protractor
• Experience with programming in Java / C#, JavaScript or equivalent Programming Language
• 2 + years with AWS, JMeter, Postman, API tools
• Developed testing processes and procedures and formal test plan
• Agile / Scrum (workflow Rally or JIRA)
• Strong communication skills

WHAT GDIT CAN OFFER YOU:

• Full-flex work week
• 401K with company match
• Internal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your career
• Collaborative teams of highly motivated critical thinkers and innovators
• Ability to make a real impact on the world around you

The likely salary range for this position is $93,500 - $126,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Travel Required:
10-25%

Telecommuting Options:
Hybrid

Work Location:
USA MD Gaithersburg

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation's most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.

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