Summary Quality Assurance Specialist Tacoma, WA Are you ready to enhance your skills and build your career in a rapidly evolving business climate? Are you looking for a career where professional development is embedded in your employer’s core culture? If so, Chenega Military, Intelligence & Operations Support (MIOS) could be the place for you! Join our team of professionals who support large-scale government operations by leveraging cutting-edge technology and take your career to the next level!  Chenega Agile Real-Time Solutions (CARS) was created with the purpose of providing integrated enterprise IT support to Federal customers both CONUS and OCONUS. CARS employs Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) with decades of experience working in the Federal marketplace. The Quality Assurance Specialist executes both manual and automated tests, documents results, investigates discrepancies, and recommends corrective actions, all while collaborating with stakeholders to ensure requirements are met and technical work documents are developed. Responsibilities Analyzes existing QA practices and makes recommendations and strategies for improvement, as well as executes testing. Maintains and executes manual smoke and regression scripts to ensure that new code, functionality, or new releases have not introduced errors to existing functionality. Documents and tracks all test results in accordance with defined processes. Investigates problems and develops disposition and corrective actions for recurring discrepancies. Recommends corrective actions, dispositions, process optimization, and modifications. Interfaces with stakeholders to ensure requirements are met. Develops tech work documents for the controlled work package. Other duties as assigned. Qualifications High school diploma or GED equivalent Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (preferred). 3+ years of relevant experience. Experience in DoD Healthcare IT (preferred). Background check with the ability to obtain a Public Trust clearance. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Ability to obtain a Trusted Tester Certification Strong English communication skills, both verbal and written, are required for effective collaboration with team members and external stakeholders Experience in software testing, including experience in the Agile/Scrum development lifecycle, is preferred Strong knowledge of software testing techniques & technologies, including Smoke/unit/regression, Integration Testing, Test Driven Development (TDD), Automated testing Basic Knowledge of Automation testing Mid-Level understanding of coding technologies: HTML, CSS, and Java Experience with Selenium or another automated test suite is preferred. Ability to write and execute acceptance tests and test cases. Ability to write and execute automated test scripts to support an automation script library Android and iOS apps testing experience is required. Strong understanding of mobile and web technologies Experience using Issue, Test, and Project tracking Software such as JIRA, Confluence, and Zephyr Solid test planning skills, with a strong appreciation for the need to provide well-documented test strategies, procedures, and results. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Ability to work independently and yet be effective within a team setting. Must be capable of managing multiple efforts with time-related constraints in a fast-paced contracting environment. Friendly presence, helpful attitude, good interpersonal skills, and ability to work well with others. Excellent skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and other Office applications Good problem-solving skills: ability to visualize a problem/situation and think abstractly to solve it How you’ll grow  At Chenega MIOS, our professional development plan focuses on helping our team members at every level of their careers to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there’s always room to learn.    We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their careers.    Benefits  At Chenega MIOS, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our team members and offer them a broad range of benefits.  Learn more about what working at Chenega MIOS can mean for you.    Chenega MIOS’s culture  Our positive and supportive culture encourages our team members to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and continuously look for new ways to maintain a culture where we excel and lead healthy, happy lives.    Corporate citizenship  Chenega MIOS is led by a purpose to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our team members, and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities.  Learn more about Chenega’s impact on the world.  Chenega MIOS News- https://chenegamios.com/news/    Tips from your Talent Acquisition Team  We want job seekers exploring opportunities at Chenega MIOS to feel prepared and confident. To help you with your research, we suggest you review the following links:  Chenega MIOS web site - www.chenegamios.com  Glassdoor - https://www.glassdoor.com/Overview/Working-at-Chenega-MIOS-EI_IE369514.11,23.htm  LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/1472684/  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/chenegamios/ #Chenega Agile Real Time Solutions, LLC Estimated Salary/Wage USD $81,700.00/Yr. Up to USD $85,000.00/Yr.