SeKON has an opening for a Quality Assurance Tester to join our talented and innovative team supporting the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Due to COVID-19, this role will be 100% remote for the foreseeable future. The objective of the SAMHSA Web Content Management and Support contract is to provide enterprise-wide web content support related to the enhancement and maintenance of the consolidated SAMHSA.gov website, using the Drupal Content Management System, as well as for SAMHSA-related microsites, subsites, and subdomains that have not been fully migrated to SAMHSA.gov. This work encompasses content-related efforts for SAMHSA web initiatives including but not limited to Project Evolve and the SAMHSA Knowledge Network.

With over 25 years of mission-focused success, SeKON delivers cultural, operational, and technical transformation to support federal government customers including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and Defense Health Agency (DHA). Our vision is “Better Health Through Innovation and Digital Transformation.”

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with project team and QA Lead to devise test objectives and strategies
• Create/execute Selenium automated test scripts
• Collaborate with project team and QA Lead to contribute in planning, estimating, and scheduling all test phases
• Work with team and QA Lead to develop acceptance criteria for user stories
• Verify that test environments and data is prepared for test execution
• Perform test execution throughout the project lifecycle
• Identify quality issues and escalate as needed
• Ensure that validated products meet functional requirements
• Provide updates on testing status
• Provide input on code release decisions based on test results
• Gathers and documents requirements, providing expertise to anticipate and resolve potential issues with design
• Prepares online documentation and updates
• Assists with preparing test scenarios and scripts and leads user testing
• Updates user documentation
• Works with team lead and project manager to report project status, update project schedule, contribute to identifying and mitigating risks

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to obtain Public Trust Clearance
• Must have excellent communication skills (written and verbal) and confidence to participate in meetings with clients

• Excellent customer service skills
• Flexibility in a collaborative team environment
• Participation in Agile Scrum Ceremonies (Daily Standups/Sprint Planning/Sprint Retro)
• Ability to work collaboratively with team members in a multi-vendor environment

DESIRED Skills:

• MS Office Skills
• Serve in a variety of ad hoc roles
• Understanding, ability to learn and follow a Agile/Scrum Software Development Life Cycle
• Experience in a quality assurance/tester role
• Experience with Drupal
• Experience with collaboration tools such as Slack, Confluence, JIRA etc.
• Undergraduate degree in Engineering, IT, Computer Science, or a related field