Quality Assurance Tester 2 - TS clearance required - Washington

*Design, develop, and execute functional test cases for Pega applications, ensuring comprehensive coverage of business workflows. *Collaborate with developers, business analysts, and stakeholders to gather requirements, test scenarios, and acceptance criteria. *Validate system functionality against business requirements, user stories, and acceptance criteria, ensuring accurate behavior. *Identify, document, and track defects, partnering with engineering teams to support timely and thorough resolution. *Assist with test planning, including defining test scope, estimating effort, and contributing to test strategy development. *Maintain and update test documentation, including regression test suites and functional test artifacts. *Participate in Agile ceremonies (stand ups, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives) and support testing activities across all iterations. *Collaborate with cross functional teams to ensure quality alignment throughout the SDLC. *Analyze test results, identify risks, and provide clear, actionable feedback to development and product teams.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree required, *2+ Years of Professional Experience *Hands on experience with Pega functional testing tools and QA testing approaches for Pega applications. *Strong foundation in Quality Assurance principles, test case development, defect tracking, and regression testing. *Ability to analyze requirements and translate them into detailed test scenarios, identifying gaps or ambiguities. *Familiarity with Agile/iterative development methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban. *Strong communication skills and the ability to clearly document and articulate defects, risks, and improvement recommendations. *Experience working with test management and defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps).

Bonus / Preferred Qualifications *Pega certification (CSA, CSSA, or related). *Experience with automated testing tools for Pega applications (e.g., PegaUnit, Selenium for Pega UI). *Familiarity with Agile-focused testing methodologies across Scrum, SAFe, or hybrid environments *Exposure to test automation or hybrid testing frameworks. *Experience participating in CI/CD-integrated testing workflows.