Quality Assurance Engineer at Pt78

Who we are!  Platinum Technologies is a Northern Virginia based integrated solutions firm that specializes in Cybersecurity, Cloud and Digital Services to the Public Sector. Our team solves hard problems and helps our Mission Partners achieve their goals. If you are self-motivated, possess demonstrated learning agility, and are passionate about delivering high-quality work products – we want to hear from you. We lead with technical expertise, but that is just the tip of the iceberg – the ‘Why’ matters. At Platinum, we don’t hire people to do a job. We provide professional and leadership development to complement our self-motivated domain experts. Our teammates are dot-connecting leaders that operate in a mutually accountable environment to deliver thought leadership, expert technical analysis, and quality execution for our clients.  You. Platinum Technologies is seeking a Quality Assurance Engineer to join our company to support the program by ensuring the quality, reliability, and usability of software deliverables. The QA Engineer will follow a structured QA process workflow, from ticket creation to final deployment, collaborating with project managers and developers to uphold exceptional quality standards.  This role requires an active Secret clearance. The position will be at Fort Braggs in Fayetteville, North Carolina.   What you get to do. Perform exploratory testing in the QA environment. Log issues and improvement opportunities in GitLab, utilizing established reporting and tracking methods alongside customer submissions. Monitor ticket progression, verifying assignments by the Project Manager and tracking status within GitLab throughout the workflow. Test completed development items deployed to the QA environment according to requirements. Evaluate tickets originating both from customers and internal QA findings. Review and validate fixes on reopened tickets, coordinating rework cycles with developers as needed. Ensure all corrections meet quality standards prior to advancement. Provide formal approval for items passing QA, facilitating deployment to the production environment for end-user accessibility. Work closely with developers and project managers to clarify requirements, reproduce bugs, and communicate quality findings. Maintain clear documentation at each stage of the QA workflow.   Required Skills. Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience. Minimum seven (7+) years of QA engineering experience, preferably in environments using GitLab or similar ticketing systems. Active Secret Clearance Experience conducting exploratory, functional, and regression testing. Strong understanding of QA processes, lifecycle management, and Agile workflows.     The Company is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, race, color, religious creed, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sex, sexual orientation/gender identity, age, or genetic information.