Job Description
Title:
Software Tester
Belong. Connect. Grow. with KBR!
KBRs National Security Solutions team provides high-end engineering and advanced technology solutions to our customers in the intelligence and national security communities.
Our KBR team in Colorado Springs CO is seeking a Software Tester and your contributions will directly impact the success of our projects and the overall business outcomes we aim to achieve.
Why Join Us
- Innovative Projects: KBRs work is at the forefront of engineering logistics operations science program management mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.
- Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
- Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.
Key Responsibilities:
- Write a suite of repeatable test cases that ensure comprehensive usability end-to-end workflow coverage as well as performance tests accessibility tests and compatibility tests with multiple browsers/networks/hardware
- Generate data inputs such as properly formatted text files XML & JSON to ensure application meets requirements with current and evolving data sets
- Assist the User Experience designers with planning and conducting multiple phases of User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- Develop testing strategy that addresses areas such as database impacts software scenarios bug & design compliance regression testing negative testing and usability
- Design or develop automated end-to-end test scripts using cypress or playwright
- Work with developers to ensure unit test coverage and adherance to TDD principles
- Communicate and document test results in a manner understandable by technical and non-technical staff
- Perform fully compliant testing and provide accurate repeatable test results
- When tests fail document repeatable processes to reproduce the issue and assist developers with diagnosis. Use requirements design specifications and collaboration with designers and developers to determine remediation plan and prioritization against product backlog.
- For automated tests participate in software development using Gitlab and CI/CD pipelines with a focus on security
- Maintain strong familiarity with Agile DevOps and DevSecOps methodologies to enhance operational efficiency
- Stay current with cloud technologies industry best practices and evolving security threats to recommend innovative solutions
Work Environment:
- Location: On-site
- Travel Requirements: Minimal
- Working Hours: Standard
Qualifications:
Required:
- Security Clearance: Must possess an active U.S. government TS/SCI security clearance which only a U.S. citizen can obtain
- Education: Associates degree or Bachelors degree in Computer Science Cyber Security Engineering Mathematics or related; Additional years of experience will be considered in lieu of degree
- Experience: Minimum of 2 years
- Experience designing and developing automated test scripts in Playwright Cypress Selenium Jest or other automated testing languages (unit integration e2e)
- Experience designing writing reviewing and executing test plans procedures reports and other technical documentation
- Experience conducting functional and regression testing for existing applications
- Experience using multiple operating systems including MacOS Unix and Windows
- Good grasp of Agile Agile XP DevOps TDD and DevSecOps methodologies
- Experience using tracking systems for issues and problems such as Jira or Confluence
- Ability to interface with customers end-users technical leads and program management
- Ability to design execute and maintain test plans test cases and test procedures aligned to requirements
- Experience performing functional regression integration system and user acceptance testing (UAT)
- Strong defect identification documentation tracking and verification skills
- Familiarity with test-driven development (TDD) and quality-first development practices
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify edge cases and failure conditions
- Ability to analyze requirements user stories and acceptance criteria for testability
- Skill in performing root cause analysis and supporting defect resolution with developers
- Ability to validate data accuracy integrity and completeness in complex systems
- Ability to produce clear concise and traceable test documentation
- Willingness to support continuous process improvement in testing practices
- Strong time management and prioritization skills to support sprint commitments
- Ability to work independently while remaining accountable to team goal
Desired:
- Create and maintain automated cloud-based test environments using technologies such as Selenium Cypress or comparable testing tools
- Familiarity with Agile mindset and methodologies
- Experience building test automation frameworks
- Experience with HTML JavaScript Angular and or React
Basic Compensation: $92700 - $139000 (For Colorado Springs CO Only)
The offered rate will be based on the selected candidates knowledge skills abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.
Additional Compensation:
KBR may offer bonuses commissions or other forms of compensation to certain job titles or levels per internal policy or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of a sign on bonus relocation benefits short-term incentives long-term incentives or discretionary payments for exceptional performance.
Belong Connect and Grow at KBR
At KBR we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of teams philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong Connect and Grow. We Deliver Together.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age national origin veteran status genetic information union status and/or beliefs or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.
Job Tags
Full time, Temporary work, Local area, Relocation package