Software Tester/Developer

·         Bowie, MD

Responsibilities:

Interface with Product Development Team concerning test plans, test procedures, and operational software issues; Investigate and analyzes software problems and generate bug / issue reports as needed; Prepare test reports that summarize the overall test activity and results for a specific software build; Document regression test (maintains the subsystem test document) and individual test procedures; Perform regression test of software subsystems; Establish and/or maintains software benchmarks for performance analysis; Act as a liaison to the business group to ensure that software meets the requirements and assists in managing changes to the requirements as needed; Write design documents based on analysis and direction from the development team; Manage bugs that affect the production environment to make sure they are identified and corrected with minimal impact on the primary development effort; Manage releases of software including creation of release notes (does not do actual deployment); and Assist in training of users on new releases, as needed. Job Requirements:

4 - 6 years experience in software quality assurance including all phases of testing, documentation, and release management; BS degree in computer sciences, software design, engineering, information systems, related field or comparable experience; Experience in web based and client based systems, testing tools (automated and manual), and issue tracking systems; Strong SQL query skills using SQL Server 2005; Personal Characteristics include: self motivated, thorough, articulate, detail-oriented, creative, personable, and team-player; Test Documentation standards; SQL, TSQL; Configuration Management; Project Management Tools; and Automated Software Testing Tools (QTP, Rational, or other).