Test Engineer

Job Description

Job Title: Test Engineer

Location: Washington, DC

Duration: Fulltime Permanent Position

Need Full GC and USC

Need Locals

Responsibilities:

• Supports the evolution of the systems testing practice to provide consistency in delivering quality systems for all MSRB system implementations

• Works with the project team members, creating and executing systems integration test cases and documenting results

• Supports user acceptance testers in developing UAT test cases/scripts to maximize efficiencies in executing tests

• Manages all cycles of testing through to completion to enable readiness decisions for production delivery

• Leverages automated testing tools to construct effective functional, performance, and regression test suites

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related studies with a minimum of 5 years of experience in all phases of systems and application development, with a concentration in systems testing

• Experience with complex system releases

• Experience in Agile and Waterfall systems development methodologies with an emphasis on testing practices; experience with automated and performance and stress testing tools, reports and practices is required

• Knowledge of the financial services industry and municipal securities market is a plus

• Demonstrated in-depth knowledge of IT best practices particularly in the areas of performance and stress test execution

• Strong understanding of application and data architectures and how systems are designed and implemented to support performance and capacity requirements in addition to meeting functional requirements

• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization both verbally and in writing

• Must be able to translate trends and industry best practices into actionable practices and policies

• Ability to take initiative on assigned projects/tasks and work with minimal supervision

• Attention to detail and follow-up are essential

Qualifications

Additional Information

If you are interested in the below position please forward your profile to preethib@usmsystems(dot)com or call me on 703 468 0398.