• Estimating test case writing and execution effort and keeping track of own and team progress.

• Designing test strategies, test plans, and test cases from requirements, design documents and specifications.

• Estimating test case writing and execution effort and keeping track of own and team progress.

• Test case authoring and holding test case reviews with stakeholders.

• Execution of test cases including functional, regression, performance, load and smoke tests for both web applications and database.

• Reporting defects, tracking, validating and closing.

• Recording test results and reporting them.

• 508 compliance test execution and documentation.

• Identifying regression test candidates for automation, planning automation activities across the team and automating test cases.

• Participation in daily scrum meetings, agile ceremonies and weekly test team meetings.

• Participate in all phases of risk management assessments and software development with emphasis on analysis of user requirements, test design and test tools selection.

• Install, maintain, or use software testing programs.

• Supporting our metrics program by keeping track and gather metrics on all activities.

• Support UAT activities.

• Support end of sprint demos, user acceptance testing, and solicit feedback from peers, lead and others on test artifacts and processes, as appropriate.

• Strong front end interface testing with emphasis on user personas.

• Experience with SQL server and experience with writing and executing backend tests using SQL is a MUST. Working experience on different relational databases is a MUST. This role requires the tester to handle SQL at a proficient level.

• Experience with drafting test plans and test cases

• Some experience with web services and API testing

• Working knowledge of the software development lifecycle and Agile-Scrum development methodology

• Experience with gathering metrics and monitoring progress

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

Experience working in federal healthcare projects. Familiarity with CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) projects is a huge plus

Experience with HP Load Runner, jMeter, Selenium

Experience with section 508 testing

Experience with HP ALM, Subversion, JIRA, Confluence

Public Trust Clearance

This role requires the hired candidate to go through public clearance. A minimum of 3 years of stay in the U.S. within the last 5 years is a must to be eligible to qualify for public trust clearance sponsorship.

Benefits and Perks

· 65%-75% company sponsored (including dependents) premiums towards Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance. 100% employer sponsored STD, LTD & Life Insurance (min $100K). Voluntary Life insurance option available.

· Retirement 401(k) Plan with employer matching. Immediate vesting.

· Vacation & Sick leaves

· Discretionary Bonus, Spot awards, Gifts, Tenure based rewards.

· Company sponsored role based certifications/trainings.

· Monthly Doordash DashPass subscription.

· Group discounts via LifeMart ADP

Work Location

Softrams is a 100% remote at the moment and we expect some of our employees to be onsite (Woodlawn, MD) 2-3 times a week post-covid especially if they are customer facing or if there are important team meetings. Softrams works in eastern zone and standard work hours are 9 AM to 5 PM with flexibility around the start and end times based on the individual smaller teams. This role qualifies for 100% remote for the right candidate. 

About Softrams

Softrams is a Maryland & Virginia-based small business information technology, consulting, and solutions provider specializing in emerging technologies for UX/UI, Mobile Apps, DevOps, Big Data Analytics, Data Science, and Cyber Security. We offer innovative technology implementations and build customer-centric services that are simple, intuitive, scalable, efficient and most importantly usable.

Softrams is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nation origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

As a HUBZone certified business, we strongly encourage candidates who reside in a HUBZone area to apply. Click on the link here to check if you are in the HUBZone area (http://map.sba.gov/hubzone/maps/).