Validation Engineer/Tester

• Collaborate with vendor partners during system design, product definition, and software development to create acceptance and validation test plans.
• Oversee vendor timelines and release content to facilitate testing; manage defect information to ensure issues are documented and resolved.
• Utilize product requirements, system engineering requirements, and BDD/TDD test techniques to convert requirements into test cases.
• Integrate technical expertise and risk assessments in various design, test plan, quality, and capability readiness reviews.
• Design acceptance test plans and sub-system integration test plans, create schedules, execute test cases (manual and automated), and provide regular status updates on QA activities.
• Execute procedures that validate product features, using test plans and functional specifications, based on the system requirements.
• Work with cross-functional teams to resolve issues found throughout the SDLC and provide detailed test execution records.
• Maintain accurate QA metrics/dashboards, participate in quality reviews, and identify improvement opportunities.
• Capable of handling multiple concurrent projects; comfortable coordinating the work of multiple engineers on complex projects.

Primary Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, with over 8 years of professional experience.
• Expertise in using test management and defect management tools such as Zephyr and JIRA.
• Proficiency with CI tools like Jenkins to support DevOps deployment processes.
• Experience with large-scale, multi-tiered systems, service-oriented architecture, and third-party cloud-based testing.
• Knowledge of modern web application architecture, including decoupled modules and independent subsystems.
• Proven ability to set priorities and manage multiple objectives simultaneously.
• Strong attention to detail and capability to work independently.
• Basic understanding of network components, including modems, switches, routers, and firewalls