Type of Requisition:

Pipeline

Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:

None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:

None

Suitability:

Public Trust/Other Required:

MBI (T2)

Job Family:

Systems Engineering

Job Qualifications:

Skills:

CSV Files, JSON, XML Data

Certifications:

Experience:

5 + years of related experience

US Citizenship Required:

No

Job Description:

Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a Senior CAT Tester at GDIT. Here, you’ll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of the United States Postal Service (USPS). With a career as s Senior CAT Tester, you’ll make the end user’s experience your priority and we’ll make your career growth ours.

At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a Senior CAT Tester you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on a Senior CAT Tester joining our Commercial Product Payment & Policy (CPPP) organization with USPS that is involved with the support, maintenance, and advancement of technology solutions to support business mail activities. New functionality and changes to existing functionality are identified and implemented to increase mail effectiveness, improve operational efficiency, reduce operation costs, generate revenue, and increase customer satisfaction.

HOW A SENIOR CAT TESTER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

Develop software requirement specification (SRS) documents to support functional requirements affecting the technical file specifications (Mail.dat and Mail.XML).Manage, update, and maintain all currently supported technical specifications and guides and develop new ones as necessary in support of new or revised functionality across systems.Customer Acceptance Testing (CAT) to provide support to review Technical Requirement Documents (TRD), develop and update test scripts, perform customer acceptance testing, perform production validation through smoke testing and functional testing, document testing outcome and provide artifacts, provide TLSC documentation and Requirement Traceability Matrix (RTM).Provide expert personnel to meet with and participate in mail industry meetings/forums and Mailer Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC) workgroups, task groups and user groups.Development of performance metrics to track and report status of Customer Acceptance Testing.Automated test script developmentDevelop training materials, Standard operating procedures (SOP) and guides as it relates to impacted CPPP applications.Other related duties as assigned.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Education:

A Bachelors degree from an accredited College/University in CS, IT, or other Science related field; in lieu of degree, an additional four (4) years of relevant experience is required.Software Testing certification is desired

Required Experience:

Minimum of 5-7 years of related professional work experience; in technology or software development is preferred

Required Technical Skills:

Strong ability and demonstrated experience working with data files and formats such as CSV, XML, JSON; and relational databasesStrong ability and experience with MS O365 tools: MS Excel, Word, Project, Visio, Access, WorkflowDemonstrated experience with software test management using Agile and/or Waterfall methodology

Required Skills and Abilities:

Demonstrated experience eliciting and documenting business process and requirementDemonstrated experience analyzing business processes and recommending improvementsDemonstrated experience creating manual and automated test scripts, performing customer acceptance testing or user acceptance testing; document test results, and providing test artifactsDemonstrated experience performing production validation through smoke testing, regression testing, and functional testing; document test results, and providing test artifacts

Security Clearance Level:

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust and successfully pass a thorough Government background screening process requiring the completion of detailed forms and fingerprintingThis position has a U.S. residency requirement. The USPS security clearance process requires the selected candidate to have resided in the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for the last five years as follows: U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 6 months consecutively in the last 3 years (unless they meet certain exceptions). Non-U.S. Citizens cannot have left the U.S. (including U.S. Territories) for longer than 90 days consecutively in the last 3 years.

Preferred Skills:

Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with Mail.DAT and Mail.XML specificationDemonstrated hands-on knowledge of scripting language such as SQL, Java, Python

Location:

On-site in Washington, D.C., with a hybrid work schedule

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

401K with company matchComprehensive health and wellness packagesInternal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your careerProfessional growth opportunities including paid education and certificationsRest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays

#WeAreGDIT #GDITCareers #CAT #CATTester #zxc726

The likely salary range for this position is $115,256 - $155,934. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Travel Required:

Less than 10%

Telecommuting Options:

Hybrid

Work Location:

USA DC Washington

Additional Work Locations:

Total Rewards at GDIT:

Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers consulting, technology and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 30,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 30 countries worldwide, offering leading capabilities in digital modernization, AI/ML, Cloud, Cyber and application development. Together with our clients, we strive to create a safer, smarter world by harnessing the power of deep expertise and advanced technology.

We connect people with the most impactful client missions, creating an unparalleled work experience that allows them to see their impact every day. We create opportunities for our people to lead and learn simultaneously. From securing our nation’s most sensitive systems, to enabling digital transformation and cloud adoption, our people are the ones who make change real.

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status, or any other protected class.