Testing Specialist (Baltimore, MD)

Testing Specialist needed for our government client in Downtown Baltimore. The Testing Specialist will develop, document, and execute test cases, test scenarios, test plans, and procedures in an Agile development environment. Nine month contract position. The non-negotiable pay rate is $51.50 per hour.

Essential Duties:

• Verifying information and data persistence.
  
• Evaluating results to ensure compliance with applicable regulations.
  
• Perform software validation and testing, write test cases, map requirements to test scenarios, validate functionality, perform regression testing, integration testing, interface testing, and testing of downstream functions.
  
• Prepare any required test documentation, design and prepare test data, review test results, and evaluate for conformance with design.
  
• Translate verbal and written requirements and functional specifications into effective test cases and test scenarios to conduct integrated, scenario-based User Acceptance Testing (UAT) of complex health exchange systems.
  
• Develop and identify test data for test scenarios.
  
• Execute test cases and document the results of the test execution.
  
• Document defects identified during test case execution and work with developers to resolve the defects.
  
• Create test plans and test calendars to coordinate testing tasks and establish timelines.
  
• Utilize performance testing techniques such as performance modeling, establishing baselines, services monitoring, and profiling system performance.
  

Qualifications:

• Must have experience with Structured Query Language and Automated Web Application Testing.
  
• A minimum of four (4) years of experience in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) of complex public-facing systems is required.
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience in testing web applications is required.
• Experience in utilizing defect-tracking or defect management tools such as JIRA is required.
• Knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is required.
  
• Must be able to work from 7:00 am-3:30 pm or 8:00 am-4:30 pm Monday through Friday with a 30 minute non paid lunch three days a week on site and two days from home.
  
• Must be able to pass a background check and drug test.

Swift Staffing offers weekly pay, sick pay hours, health insurance, a
one time longevity bonus, referral bonuses, holiday pay and a Roth IRA
plan. Certain restrictions apply.