Description & Requirements

Maximus is seeking a Software QA Analyst / Tester to support our IRS client.

This is a fully remote, direct hire role.

The Senior Tester will develop/modify, document and execute test scripts, test cases, and test scenarios based upon software requirements definition, in concert with the business process analysis and customer-driven change requests.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Apply systems analysis and testing techniques and procedures to ensure software or system functional specifications are correctly identified.
- Create test-related work products (test cases/scripts, test datasets, test validation and verification results etc.) per testing standards and procedures.
- Prepare any required reporting documentation for the respective testing activities.
- Ensure adherence to performance standards and best practices during testing

Job-Specific Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

This position utilizes testing knowledge and experience to assess and advise the Test Lead/Manager on the progress of the testing activities. The Tester will also design, develop, and deploy automated tests in a continuous build environment. This will include automated execution, automated result reporting, test data management, and defining standard processes. This position will be responsible to proactively identify build/release pipeline bottlenecks, diagnose, and resolve build failures, and discover new efficiencies.

- Design, develop, and deploy automated tests in a continuous build environment (Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions), maintaining reusable test data for automation scripts

- Identify automation, stress and performance testing needs, design the quality strategy, develop test strategies and plans, and then lead/support quality testing initiatives

- Determine test data needs, develop utilities to support data creation and other test pre-requisites

- Create, execute and maintain regression test suites and other relevant quality artifacts

- Develop and execute automated test scripts for web interface and web services

- Report, document, and track resolutions for software defects identified in the testing process using approved tools and processes

Minimum Requirements

- Bachelor's Degree in related field.

- 5-7 years of relevant professional experience required.

- Equivalent combination of education and experience considered in lieu of degree.

Job-Specific Minimum Requirements:

- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university required; an additional four years of related work experience can substitute for a degree

- At least five (5) years of relevant experience required

- Strong testing life cycle management skills

- Experience with service-oriented architecture (SOA) and large-scale distributed systems

- Working experience with developing automation test scripts.

- Excellent analytical skills, with strong attention to detail

- Demonstrated high commitment to quality

- Strong collaboration skills and desire to work in a highly collaborative environment

- Ability to independently learn new tools and new business domains

- Candidates must meet requirements to obtain and maintain an IRS Minimum Background Investigation (MBI) clearance. This requirement includes being a U.S. Citizen or Legal Permanent Resident (Green Card status) for at least three (3) years, and Federal Tax compliant. Candidates who already possess this clearance are strongly preferred.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

- Experience working for the IRS providing testing support on a federal contract

- Current MBI Moderate risk clearance

- Experience testing IRS systems

- Experience on IRS software development projects

- Experience with SQL scripting

- Experience with Soap UI, JMeter

- Working experience with performance tuning and stress testing

EEO Statement

Maximus is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information and other legally protected characteristics.

Pay Transparency

Maximus compensation is based on various factors including but not limited to job location, a candidate's education, training, experience, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value analysis including seniority and merit systems, as well as internal pay alignment. Annual salary is just one component of Maximus's total compensation package. Other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives as well as program-specific awards. Additionally, Maximus provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off. Compensation ranges may differ based on contract value but will be commensurate with job duties and relevant work experience. An applicant's salary history will not be used in determining compensation. Maximus will comply with regulatory minimum wage rates and exempt salary thresholds in all instances.

Accommodations
Maximus provides reasonable accommodations to individuals requiring assistance during any phase of the employment process due to a disability, medical condition, or physical or mental impairment. If you require assistance at any stage of the employment process-including accessing job postings, completing assessments, or participating in interviews,-please contact People Operations at applicantaccommodations@maximus.com .

Minimum Salary

$

100,000.00

Maximum Salary

$

110,000.00

As a leading strategic partner to governments across the globe, Maximus helps improve the delivery of public services amid complex technology, health, economic, environmental, and social challenges. With a deep understanding of program service delivery, acute insights that achieve operational excellence, and an extensive awareness of the needs of the people being served, our employees advance the critical missions of our partners. Maximus delivers innovative business process management, impactful consulting services, and technology solutions that provide improved outcomes for the public and higher levels of productivity and efficiency of government-sponsored programs.