Tester Level III

Mandatory Qualifications:

1. Level III- More than seven (7) years of experience working on complex projects with 2 or more years in a leadership role as a Tester
2. 5+ years of experience in software quality assurance with strong experience testing Java-based applications, particularly Spring Boot microservices, understanding of microservices architecture and distributed systems testing challenges, hands-on experience with API testing tools. 
3. One to five years of experience executing SQL queries for data validation (PostgreSQL preferred); test automation frameworks, defect tracking and test management tools, Git version control. Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum methodologies, and excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. 

Desirable Qualifications:

1. Experience with government or public sector projects, particularly child support or social services systems 
2. Experience with performance/load testing tools 
3. Familiarity with AWS services (ECS, RDS, SQS, CloudWatch) and testing cloud-deployed applications 
4. Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated tests into build processes 
5. Experience with contract testing for microservices  
6. Knowledge of BDD frameworks; testing batch processing systems and scheduled jobs 
7. Experience with accessibility testing; monitoring and log analysis for defect investigation (CloudWatch, Splunk) 
8. Understanding of security testing fundamentals (OWASP)
9. ISTQB or similar QA certification 

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute test plans, cases, and scripts
• Perform manual and automated testing
• Conduct functional, regression, integration, end-to-end, and exploratory testing
• Automate REST API and web application testing
• Validate batch processing
• Test system integrations and messaging
• Identify, document, and track defects
• Collaborate on requirements and acceptance criteria
• Participate in Agile ceremonies
• Perform SQL database validation
• Conduct performance and load testing
• Verify deployments across environments
• Maintain automated test coverage and CI/CD quality gates
• Review technical and functional documentation
• Perform other duties as assigned