Quality Assurance Engineer

Synergy Business Innovation & Solutions is a premier implementer of cutting-edge software solutions. Synergy brings the experience and expertise necessary to deliver capability that provides tangible ROI to our customers. Synergy's core areas of expertise are in the fields of Digital Transformation, Cloud Solutions, SaaS and Low-Code/No-Code solutions, Emerging Technologies, Data analytics and Visualization, Information Assurance, and Business Process Re-Engineering.

Synergy offers its employees a generous portfolio of core and voluntary benefits including: group medical, dental, and vision insurance, company paid life, short-term, and long-term disability insurance; HSA, FSA; 401(k) with immediately vested company match; PTO/Sick Leave, 11 paid federal holidays, parental leave; tuition and training reimbursement; a referral bonus program; and life management programs.

At Synergy, you'll be challenged and given the opportunity to grow in your career path. In fact, growth is such a big deal to us that you will have dedicated career coaches available for every employee, company-funded certification opportunities, education reimbursement, and a general open-door policy so that you have support when you need it. Our team is eager to learn, fast-paced, and quality-driven—if that sounds like you, Synergy has a position for you

Description:

As a Quality Assurance Engineer/Analyst you will be performing functional testing and Integration Tests via a server-based application User Interface. The right candidate will have a working knowledge of software engineering concepts such as software development standards, quality assurance standards, and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). As a Quality Assurance Engineer/Analyst you will be able to interpret requirements, develop test plans and test cases, and test software functionality.

Essential Functions & Duties:

• Ownership of Quality Assurance Engineering duties for the projects UI and Server based application software testing.
• Creating and maintaining both UI and Server based software test scripts.
• Responsible for implementing and maintaining high-quality software testing/engineering framework for software development and quality assurance standards.
• Interpretation of product requirements into a test plan and corresponding test case development.
• Testing of software functionality, product installation, performance, load and usability testing.
• Being a highly effective Quality Assurance Engineer and an active part of the projects Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).

Skills, Qualifications and Certifications of Best Candidates:

• Proven experience in black box manual testing of web applications with UIs.
• Proven experience with functional, system, regression, and integration testing.
• Proven experience developing test cases from user stories.
• Strong analytical skills and a high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to execute and read complex SQL queries.
• Ability to analyze a product for accurate Integration test scenarios.
• Proven experience with test management tools. HPE ALM is preferred.
• Experience with a variety of SDLC/EPLC methodologies required.
• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• Experience in white box testing of RESTful APIs, SOAP APIs, and/or web services.
• Superior written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task under tight deadlines and report status.
• Ability to document QA procedures for the team.
• Ability to validate the deployment of software releases.
• Proven experience in test planning (including data planning), test scheduling, and test evaluation.
• Management of defects within a corporate defect tracking system.
• Experience working with Salesforce

Citizenship or Work Authorization Required:

• Ability to obtain and maintain Federal Government Position of Trust
• Must be a U.S. citizen
• Must pass a background investigation.

Preferred Education & Experience:

• 7+ years of experience and a Bachelor's Degree in a technical field preferred

Compensation for roles at Synergy varies depending on a wide variety of factors including but not limited to the requirements of the role; education and certifications; knowledge, training, skills and abilities; level of experience; geographic location; and alignment with market data, law, and other business and organizational needs. As required by local law, the posted pay range represents the lowest to the highest pay that Synergy believes in good faith it might pay for this particular job, depending on the circumstances. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.

A reasonable estimate of the current pay range is: $58,000.00 – $87,000.00.

Essential Job Function Physical Requirements: The physical requirements of this position are critical in evaluating the qualifications and abilities of an applicant or employee. The physical efforts needed to perform the essential duties of this job 90% of the time are repetitive motions, grasping, holding, and finger dexterity of the hands, reading, writing, eye-hand coordination, color distinction, and full visual abilities, hearing, talking, sitting, and use of IT equipment, phones, and office machines.

To a reduced degree,