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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Application Analyst & Tester - **Company:** Caci Inc - **Location:** Sterling, VA, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $58,000.0 - $115,900.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Software Applications, Systems Engineering, Confluence, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Computer Programming, Data Validation, Verification and Validation (Software), SQL Databases, Software Testing Automation Framework, Systems Integration, Test Data, Strategies of Testing, Postman, Integration Tests, Api Design - **Published:** July 22, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9049052/application-analyst-tester ## About the Role * Active TS/SCI with polygraph (or willingness to obtain a polygraph) * BA/BS in STEM field or related experience * 3+ years of systems engineering experience with planning and scheduling software * Experience with mission planning software, along with associated collection strategies, tasks, and activities used to support data collection and exploitation * A user-centric mindset when developing testing of processes across multiple software applications * Ability to act as a bridge between software developers and project stakeholders. * Ability to communicate effectively and collaboratively in a team environment Desired: * Experience supporting agile software development with systems integration and verification skills * Experience with crafting acceptance criteria for functional requirements * Experience with JIRA and Confluence * Familiarity with test automation frameworks, SQL for data verification, and API testing tools. * Coding experience can be helpful but is not required ## Description CACI is currently looking for a motivated and skilled Application Analyst & Tester to perform verification and validation of multiple integrated software applications. You will join our SHIV integration test team located in Sterling, VA and the Denver Tech Center, CO. Your primary focus will be systems analysis and design of automated end-to-end (E2E) testing strategies that utilize real-world user stories. Join this passionate team of systems engineers and software developers as we help our customer transition from heavily manual testing practices to automated integration tests. As a member of the SHIV team, you will design automated verification strategies and integration tests aimed at reducing risk and complexity within a diverse software application ecosystem. You will learn and analyze several third-party software applications that deploy new features on an agile basis. Finally, you will work closely with the SHIV team's software developers to perform troubleshooting when implemented tests find software bugs and defects. * Partner with external stakeholders to learn and understand their applications, interconnections, operations, functional requirements, and dependencies * Act as subject matter expert for planning and tasking requirements, detailed collection strategies, dynamic mission demands, and operational objectives * Develop E2E autonomous systems testing strategies using real-world user scenarios and realistic, dynamic test data in an agile-based test environment * Design scripts for automated tests that exercise UI-based and API-based functionality and satisfy the test's acceptance criteria * Maintain and enhance existing tests to exercise newly deployed and/or updated software features developed by third-party agile programs ## Related Videos - [AIQSpecFlow: Improves and automates your agile process of specification and creation of testcases.](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100084-aiqspecflow-improves-and-automates-your-agile-process-of-specification-and-creation-of-testcases) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [Are Your APIs Ready for AI Agents](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2004-are-your-apis-ready-for-ai-agents) - [Dirty Tests And How To Clean Them](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/515-dirty-tests-and-how-to-clean-them) - [Continuous testing - run automated tests for every change!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/190-continuous-testing-run-automated-tests-for-every-change) - [Collaboration Quantified: Lessons from Open Source Developer Networks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1422-collaboration-quantified-lessons-from-open-source-developer-networks) ## Related Articles - [The 8 Best Code Testing Tools](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/402-the-8-best-code-testing-tools) - [How to create a test plan for software testing](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/56-how-to-create-a-test-plan-for-software-testing) - [Quick guide: How to write a Software Developer CV](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/37-quick-guide-how-to-write-a-software-developer-cv) - [What is a Test Plan: Guide to Test Planning](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/191-what-is-a-test-plan-guide-to-test-planning) - [7 Important Tips That Every Software Developer Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/101-7-important-tips-that-every-software-developer-should-know) - [Should senior developers refuse interview coding challenges?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/29-should-senior-developers-refuse-interview-coding-challenges)