DMI is a leading global provider of digital services working at the intersection of public and private sectors. With broad capabilities across IT managed services, cybersecurity, cloud migration and application development, DMI provides on-site and remote support to clients within governments, healthcare, financial services, transportation, manufacturing, and other critical infrastructure sectors. DMI has grown to over 2,100+ employees globally and has been continually recognized as a Top Workplace in both regional and national categories.

DMI, LLC is seeking a QA / Test & Evaluation Specialist to join us.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Develops, implements, and maintains quality assurance/configuration management programs in support of a variety of software, hardware, and services.
• Establishes standards for life cycle, documentation, development methods, testing and maintenance.
• Develops and defines major and minor characteristics of quality/configuration management (including metrics and scoring parameters) and determines requisite quality control/configuration management resources for an actual task order.
• Conducts and participates in formal and informal reviews as predetermined points throughout the system life cycle.
• Serves as liaison between Program Management and other functional groups to resolve issues regarding quality assurance/configuration management.
• Collaborate with software engineers to develop effective test strategies and plans.
• Reviews and evaluates software products and services for adherence to government directives, standards, and guidelines.
• Performs software testing at all levels from module or unit testing.
• Writes software test plans in support of software design to ensure the integrity of test plans.
• Interfaces with the software development group throughout the software development process.
• Develops test data and predefines specific test acceptance criteria.
• Supports the software configuration management process and understands all software components and their interface requirements.
• Perform in an Agile environment (Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives).
• Participate in Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, and Sprint Retrospectives.
• Review and analyze system requirements, specifications, user documentation, help files, and other project documentation to ensure quality of the products and test to be developed.
• Ensure proper version control and configuration management of all test cases developed and test environments used.
• Develop and maintain good professional working relationships with team members and client personnel.
• Identify, document, and report defects to software engineers.
• Assist software engineers with troubleshooting defects, and track defects to closure.
• Conduct post-release / post-implementation smoke testing.
• Work with the project team in support of creating and presenting customer briefings.
• Familiar with various testing techniques, various test & defect management tools, such as JIRA
• Ability to lead/mentor other team members, on and offshore
• Able to Fill the Role of QA Lead as Needed
• Able to work in a faced paced environment often testing across multiple environments at the same time. Must be able to successfully multi-task
• Generally regarded as an expert in their particular discipline or technology, with advanced technical skills

Education and Years of Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, Physical Science, or a related technical or functional discipline, or six (6) years of general experience is considered equivalent to a bachelor's degree
• Seven (7) years of experience as a Quality Assurance Tester (Test Engineer) or similar role, with at least four (4) years of specialized project experience
• At least three (3) years of experience with Agile methodologies

Required and Desired Skills/Certifications:

• Proven history of successfully coordinating and executing all aspects of testing efforts from project inception to post launch.
• Demonstrated experience with various forms of software testing: functional, non-functional, integration, system, regression, and end-to-end testing.
• Experience with Jira or other issue/project tracking software.
• Experience with manual, web service, and database testing.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with business and technical personnel at all levels of an organization.
• Strong observational skills, analytical, and results oriented.
• Strong problem-solving skills, and a passion to learn.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite.

Additional Requirements:

Min Citizenship Status Required:

Physical Requirements: No Physical requirement needed for this position.

Location: Wok from Home with ocassional on-site in DMV

Working at DMI

DMI is a diverse, prosperous, and rewarding place to work. Being part of the DMI family means we care about your wellbeing. We offer a variety of perks and benefits that help meet various interests and needs, while still having the opportunity to work directly with several of our award-winning, Fortune 1000 clients. The following categories make up your DMI wellbeing:

• Convenience/Concierge - Virtual visits through health insurance, pet insurance, commuter benefits, discount tickets for movies, travel, and many other items to provide convenience.
• Development - Annual performance management, continuing education, and tuition assistance, internal job opportunities along with career enrichment and advancement to help each employee with their professional and personal development.
• Financial - Generous 401k matches both pre-tax and post-tax (ROTH) contributions along with financial wellness education, EAP, Life Insurance and Disability help provide financial stability for each DMI employee.
• Recognition - Great achievements do not go unnoticed by DMI through Annual Awards ceremony, service anniversaries, peer-to-peer acknowledgment, employee referral bonuses.
• Wellness - Healthcare benefits, Wellness programs, Flu Shots, Biometric screenings, and several other wellness options.

Employees are valued for their talents and contributions. We all take pride in helping our customers achieve their goals, which in turn contributes to the overall success of the company. The company does and will take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, and to treat qualified individuals without discrimination based on their physical or mental disability or veteran status. DMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minority/Female/Veterans/Disability. DMI maintains a drug-free workplace.

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Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. US citizenship may be required for some positions.