From strategy to execution, the Government & Public Sector (GPS) practice of Ernst & Young LLP provides a full range of consulting and audit services to help our Federal, State, Local and Education clients implement new ideas to help achieve their mission outcomes. We deliver real change and measurable results through our diverse, high-performing teams, quality work at the highest professional standards, operational know-how from across our global organization, and creative and bold ideas that drive innovation. We enable our government clients to achieve their mission of protecting the nation and serving the people; increasing public safety; improving healthcare for our military, veterans, and citizens; delivering essential public services; and helping those in need. EY is ready to help our government build a better working world.

Our GPS Technology Organization is a structure within the US GPS practice that implements and maintains a new operate and technology model designed specifically to support U.S. Defense and Government engagements.

The opportunity

This is a remote opportunity that can be performed within Continental United States.

As the Quality Assurance Engineer, you will engage with multi-functional teams to create impactful products and services using ground-breaking technology and tools. This also comes with the prospect to flourish in an organization that nourishes innovation, fosters creativity, and encourages ideas for the future.

Your key responsibilities

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  Lead the test activities to ensure product quality, setting project timelines.
• Design, develop, and support test cases for functional and non-functional domains and resolve issues that may impede the test effort.
  • Testing and evaluation of cloud solutions that use cloud platforms, and infrastructure as code frameworks.
  • Design and perform complex testing in technical areas such as databases, cloud storage, cloud network objects etc.
• Drive the identification of the test scope and test environment set-up, prepare test plans, identify relevant metrics, and keep track of required effort.
• Manage the execution of tests, review reports and interpret recommendations for product or design changes.
• Develop relationships with other engineering groups to evaluate, recommend and implement testing procedures for products, systems, components, or modifications.

Skills and attributes for success

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  Strong experience in testing Azure services/infrastructure
• Broad understanding of testing lifecycle and agile frameworks.
• Specialized knowledge of Quality Management techniques.

To qualify for the role, you must have:

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  A Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, Engineering, IT, or 5+ years of equivalent work experience
• Understanding of Azure cloud infrastructure
• Hands on experience with infrastructure as a code framework including Azure Resource Manager templates.
• Hands on experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Ansible
• Experience with Agile development framework such as Kanban, SAFe is a must.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Self –starter, with the flexibility to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity, and rapid change.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to understand and integrate with cultural differences and engage with virtual cross-cultural, cross-border teams.
• Experience in supporting small to medium size projects and the relevant Performance indicators and metrics.
• Ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret Security Clearance level.

Ideally, you’ll also have

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  Good understanding on Automation Testing concepts. Ability to implement automation/performance strategy, and guide automation/performance testing team.
  • Experience in test and measure application, network, and storage performance for potential bottlenecks and identify possible resolution.
• Hands-on experience authoring, and building, automation frameworks with well-balanced coverage across user interfaces, application programming interfaces and back-end integration (including end-to-end automation wherever possible) and experience and/or knowledgeable with different test automation approaches (including Test Drive Development, Behavior Driven Development, and hybrid)
• Experience in PowerShell scripting and testing PowerShell based solutions.
• Multi-year experience with Ansible and Linux on Azure
• Experience and knowledge of Azure DevOps or any relevant defect management tool and CI/CD.
• Experience in Selenium with Java / Python - Knowledge at scripting/coding level
• Lean certification or Six Sigma Green/Black Belt.

What we look for

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  A self-starter, independent-thinker, curious and creative person with ambition and passion

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.