Principal Software Tester

Job Summary

A company is looking for a Principal Software Tester to lead quality assurance and testing efforts on a federal program.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, development, execution, and maintenance of comprehensive test plans and test cases for applications
• Perform manual and automated testing to validate functional, performance, regression, and security requirements
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate testing activities throughout the software development lifecycle

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience in software testing, with at least 2 years in a leadership role
• Demonstrated experience leading testing efforts in Agile, Scrum, or SAFe environments
• Strong knowledge of software testing lifecycle, test case management, and defect tracking
• Experience with testing tools such as Selenium, JIRA, TestRail, or similar platforms