Senior Salesforce Qa Engineer

Octo, an IBM company, is an industry-leading, award-winning provider of technical solutions for the federal government. At Octo, we specialize in providing agile software engineering, user experience design, cloud services, and digital strategy services that address government's most pressing missions. Octo delivers intelligent solutions and rapid results, yielding lower costs and measurable outcomes.

Our team is what makes Octo great. At Octo you'll work beside some of the smartest and most accomplished staff you'll find in your career. Octo offers fantastic benefits and an amazing workplace culture where you will feel valued while you perform mission critical work for our government. Voted one of the region’s best places to work multiple times, Octo is an employer of choice!

Octo 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. Selected applicant will be subject to a background investigation.

Octo is an IBM subsidiary which has been acquired by IBM and will be integrated into the IBM organization. Octo will be the hiring entity. By proceeding with this application, you understand that Octo will share your personal information with other IBM affiliates involved in your recruitment process, wherever these are located. More Information on how IBM protects your personal information, including the safeguards in case of cross-border data transfer, are available here: https://www.ibm.com/careers/us-en/privacy-policy/”.

• Must be able to obtain a government security clearance.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain public trust clearance.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills and problem-solving abilities.
• Strong aptitude to learn and adapt to technology.
• Ability to lead and work collaboratively in a dynamic team environment.
• At least 5-7 years of testing experience required.
• Bachelor’s Degree or a minimum of 4 years equivalent work experience.
• Must be able to use a computer.
• Must be able to communicate both verbally and in written form.
• 3+ years of experience testing Salesforce applications.
• Must have reliable internet service that allows for effective telecommuting.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical, organizational, and time management skills.
• Able to work in a fast-paced Agile development environment.

Desired Skills...

• Salesforce certification/s preferred.
• Experience supporting the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and/or other federal organizations.
• Experience with Salesforce testing is required.
• Experience with Test Automation tool/s preferred.
• Experience using and sharing knowledge of Agile team collaboration and requirements management tools (Jira, Confluence).
• Experience with Agile methodology and processes and Scrum approach.
• Experience with MuleSoft, Pega, Power Platform or ServiceNow preferred.

Years of Experience: 5+ years of relevant testing experience to include 3+ years of experience with Salesforce.

Education: BA/BS degree or a minimum of 4 years equivalent work experience.

Location: Remote within the United States.

Clearance: Ability to obtain government clearance.