Lead Test Engineer DTAM (Hybrid) [Contingent]
Silver Spring, MD - USA
Job Summary
Title: Lead Test Engineer
Location: Remote / Hybrid (On site-visits to the DMV location as required by contract)
About iWorks: iWorks Corporation founded in 2005 is a leading provider of information technology and professional services to the federal government. We are a recognized leader in personnel security and vetting solutions Agile DevOps DevSecOps data analytics and cloud solutions. Our continuous process improvement approach combined with our business and technology expertise results in innovative solutions.
We offer exceptional comprehensive benefits (Medical Dental Vision Life and Disability); 401(k); Health and Wellness Benefits; and Paid Sick Time Vacation Time and Holiday Time. Employees are eligible for bonuses throughout the year as part of our incentive program for innovation and business development. All employees are also considered for an annual raise commensurate with performance and company commitment.
About this position:
The Lead Test Engineer serves as a senior technical expert responsible for planning leading and overseeing application testing activities across major technology initiatives within the program. This role provides technical leadership across testing efforts ensures quality standards are met evaluates testing performance and recommends improvements that directly impact project success. The position may also provide oversight and coordination of testing resources across multiple initiatives and development methodologies.
The Decennial Transformation and Application Modernization (DTAM) project is a strategic initiative to transform the U.S. Census Bureaus Decennial Census Programs into a modern data-centric cloud-smart IT environment supporting the 2030 Census and the American Community Survey (ACS). This effort focuses on modernizing and integrating applications and data systems reducing technical debt and lifecycle costs and enabling secure scalable nearreal-time data processing and analytics to improve the speed quality security and efficiency of census operations.
*This position is contingent upon contract award.
Salary Range: $115K $135K commensurate with the candidates skills experience location and qualifications.
On a day-to-day basis you will:
- Plan lead and manage multi-layer application testing activities across enterprise-level initiatives
- Execute and oversee automated testing efforts to ensure quality and performance standards are met
- Develop test data test scenarios scripts and detailed testing reports
- Coordinate testing resources schedules and environments across multiple projects
- Evaluate testing performance results and identify defects risks and improvement opportunities
- Recommend corrective actions and process improvements based on testing outcomes
- Support testing across multiple development methodologies (Agile iterative etc.)
- Provide technical guidance and oversight to testing team members as needed
Required Education/Qualifications:
- 1014 years of experience in software/application testing and quality assurance
- Strong experience in automated testing environments
- Proven experience planning executing and managing application testing activities
- Experience developing test cases test scripts test data and test reporting artifacts
- Ability to evaluate testing outcomes and recommend improvements or corrective actions
Preferred Qualifications:
- Certifications:
- ISTQB Certified Tester or Certified Agile Tester
- Certified Software Test Professional (CSTP)
- Experience supporting large-scale federal or enterprise modernization programs
- Prior experience working in data-centric cloud-enabled or modernization environments
- Experience supporting multiple concurrent projects or enterprise testing efforts
Please Note: We maintain an on-camera policy for all virtual company meetings to foster engagement and collaboration. Reasonable exceptions may be granted with prior approval from Human Resources and/or the applicable manager or client.
FLSA & EMPLOYMENT STATUS: FLSA EXEMPT AND FULL-TIME POSITION.
iWorks Corporation is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability Veteran status sexual orientation or other protected characteristic.
iWorks is committed to maintaining a safe and productive work environment for all employees and ensuring the security and well-being of our clients. As part of our standard hiring process we may conduct background checks and drug screenings on potential candidates to assess their suitability for employment.
Required Experience:
IC