IT - Test Engineer III

IT - Test Engineer III

Location: Home, Virginia (Remote)

Job Description:

Role Overview

This position requires a Senior Functional Test Lead to carry out procedures ensuring that payroll application products and services meet organizational standards and end-user requirements. The successful candidate will evaluate and design testing procedures, develop testing scripts and plans, and prepare complex data sets to test logic, error handling, and system workflows. This role involves conducting testing of complex features, verifying fixes, and ensuring all testing documentation complies with required standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out procedures to ensure payroll application products and services meet organizational standards and end-user requirements.
• Evaluate and design testing procedures to ensure software meets established quality standards.
• Develop and write testing scripts and plans to ensure software functions as expected.
• Prepare complex data sets to test logic, error handling, and system workflows.
• Conduct testing of complex features and verify fixes.
• Monitor and document testing procedures and results for compliance with required standards.
• Perform functional testing, including Smoke, Regression, and End-to-End (E2E) testing.
• Oversee the efforts of direct reporting resources and/or be responsible for all staff assigned to a specific job.
• Train and mentor less experienced personnel.

Required Qualifications

Experience: A minimum of thirteen (13) years of experience in software development, software quality assurance/control, or a related field. Extensive experience with formal software testing for complex applications, including identifying and documenting defects, and authoring quality-related documentation like test plans and reports. Experience with multiple defect tracking tools is also required.

Technical Skills: Proficient in running manual tests and incorporating automated testing processes. Knowledge of the software development cycle and testing methodologies. Payroll domain knowledge is required, including understanding of payroll cycles, tax calculations, deductions, and federal, state, and local regulations. Experience using AI-driven tools for test script generation is necessary.

Additional Requirements: All candidates must be a US Citizen or have permanent residence status (Green Card). The candidate must have lived in the US for the past 5 years and cannot have more than 6 months of travel outside the United States within the last five years, excluding military service.

Preferred Qualifications

• A degree from an accredited College/University in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline.
• Working knowledge of DevSecOps, Agile Scrum, and VersionOne or an equivalent tool.
• Knowledge of and experience with SDLC practices.
• Experience with payroll systems and processing.
• Familiarity with AI/ML tools (e.g., CoPilot, WatsonX, ReDux) for code analysis or pattern recognition.
• Mainframe knowledge is a plus.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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Employee Type:

Contract

Location:

Home, VA, US

Pay Range:

$55 - $65 per hour