Quality Assurance Lead

SkyePoint Decisions is a leading Cybersecurity Architecture and Engineering, Critical Infrastructure and Operations, and Applications Development and Maintenance IT service provider headquartered in Dulles, Virginia with operations across the U.S. We provide innovative enterprise-wide solutions as well as targeted services addressing the complex challenges faced by our federal government clients. Our focus is on enabling our clients to deliver their mission most efficiently and effectively – anytime, anywhere, securely. We combine technical expertise, mission awareness, and an empowered workforce to produce meaningful results.

As a SkyePoint employee you will be given the opportunity to support some of our nation’s most critical information systems by utilizing not only your existing cybersecurity skills and talents, but those that you will learn in your new role. In your new role as a cyber security professional, you will protect our customer’s most sensitive data and complex systems from all forms of threats including cyber-attacks, insider threats, rogue network devices, and malicious software and applications. You will work with a team of like-minded professionals to share and collaborate upon your ideas to improve the cybersecurity infrastructure, architecture, and configuration deployments. Your ideas and contributions will matter.

This is a contingent position based upon customer approval and funding. 

SkyePoint Decisions is seeking an Quality Assurance Lead for a proposal effort on a DHS contract.

This position will be located in Tysons Corner, VA or Arlington, VA. This person will need to be able to travel to Washington, DC for occasional meetings.

The Quality Assurance Lead will have overall responsibility in the performance of the software test plan development and execution.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree with eight (8) or more years of relevant experience in an Enterprise IT environment, certifications must be achieved within six (6) months after contract award:

  • 508 certification
  • Quality Assurance Institute (QAI) Certified Software Test Engineer (CSTE) certification

• U.S. citizenship required with the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret level clearance.

• Experience developing and implementing efficient and effective testing strategies, test conditions and test scripts for projects.
• Proven ability to ensure appropriate testing coverage and requirements traceability through the creation, implementation and enhancement of comprehensive test plans, test cases/user stories, test steps and test automation.
• Proven experience testing in Agile Software Development environment.
• Experience defining clear expectations for all testing tasks, including inputs and outputs.
• Experience implementing test tools to support automation and performance testing.
• Experience developing and executing test plans, test cases, scripts, and creating test data for Agile Software Development team; including functional, integration, regression, data integrity and stress testing as well as assisting with user acceptance.
• Experience supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including successful outcomes of achieving completed user stories and associated test criteria.
• Experience identifying gaps and deficiencies in business requirements, technical specifications, designs and testing documentation for completeness and testability.
• Experience tracking defects and reporting key metrics for proactively identifying areas for improvement.
• Experience coordinating the setup of test environments for all planned test execution activities.
• Experience managing the change processes such as build promotions to User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and Production environments.
• Proven ability to decompose requirements into detailed test cases for functional and regression test execution.
• Understanding of software testing types and methods to support Agile Software Development.
• Technical proficiency with SQL including the ability to create queries to validate data integrity and other data constraints.
• Proven ability to facilitate effective interaction and coordination between government Project Leads.
• Proven ability to identify resource constraints and other potential schedule issues and risks.
• Experience implementing testing and configuration management methodologies to support continuous integration.
• Experience managing integrated teams to support sprint planning.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

What We Can Offer You - 

• At SkyePoint, we go B.I.G. (beginning in GRATITUDE) by recognizing all we have and giving back to our employees, families, and communities. It instills a positive mindset that permeates all we do. By beginning in gratitude, SkyePoint can continue to spread living in gratitude each day.
• Great Benefits: Several insurance options including HMO and High Deductible plans with Health Savings Accounts [HSAs], Flex Spending Accounts [FSAs], Full Dental Plans, ST/LT Disability, Life Insurance, floating federal holiday options, and 401k matched
• Certificate Incentive Program: To promote professional development, we recognize and reward employees who obtain new certifications aligned with business needs.
• SkyePoint DoD SkillBridge Industry Partner Fellowship Program

• Flexible Work Environment

SkyePoint Decisions is an established ISO 9001:2015 and ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certified small business and appraised at CMMI Level 3 (with SAM) for Services. We possess a common vision of excellence and foster a collaborative team culture built upon individual performance and accountability. We invest in our people and systems to create value for our clients. It is the SkyePoint Way. We are grateful for the opportunity to work with exceptional people and give back to the communities we serve. Our employees value the flexibility at SkyePoint that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives.

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Skyepoint Decisions is a participating E-Verify Employer. 

U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.