Junior Quality Assurance Analyst

Junior Quality Assurance Analyst
Location: Washington, DC – potentially up to 5 days onsite
Clearance: Public Trust
Key Responsibilities:

• Test software solutions to verify functionality, performance, and accuracy, ensuring they are free from defects.
• Review and validate software and data outputs, including documentation, for completeness and correctness.
• Execute test cases, log defects, and maintain QA records such as test evidence, defect logs, and validation notes.
• Identify issues and collaborate with developers, analysts, and project teams to support timely resolution.
• Communicate testing status, risks, and concerns to project leadership as needed.
• Support continuous improvement of QA processes by suggesting refinements to workflows and templates.
• Assist in interpreting requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria to validate expected system behavior.
• Ensure all testing activities comply with organizational quality standards and client expectations.

Required Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in quality assurance, software testing, or a related technical field.
• Basic understanding of Software Development Lifecycles (SDLC), defect tracking, and validation methods.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to follow established QA processes and accurately execute test plans and test cases.
• Clear written communication skills for documenting issues and collaborating with project teams.
• Ability to read and understand functional requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Basic understanding of software development lifecycles (Waterfall/Agile), defect tracking, and validation methods.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with test management tools, defect tracking systems, or basic automation frameworks.
• Foundational understanding of data validation, system integration testing, and regression testing.
• Exposure to Agile or iterative delivery environments.
• Introductory knowledge of API or UI automation tools or simple scripting (optional for growth).
• Basic SQL skills or comfort validating backend data or APIs.

Education:

• Associate degree in a relevant field (e.g., Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics).

Clearance:
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Public Trust clearance is required.