Quality Assurance Specialist

Overview MUST BE A UNITED STATES CITIZEN TOP SECRET CLEARANCE PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: NORTHERN, VA AREA SALARY IS DEPENDENT UPON THE CANDIDATE’S SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS HIGH END OF THE SALARY RANGE IS CONSIDERED FOR THOSE WHO EXCEED QUALIFICATIONS IN A REQUIRED AREA Soft Tech Consulting offers competitive BENEFITS in the areas of: MEDICAL, DENTAL, VISION, 401K, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance, PTO, AND PAID HOLIDAYS Soft Tech Consulting is seeking a highly motivated, self-directed individual to fill the role of a Quality Assurance Specialist. The selected individual will join a collaborative team environment where they will provide support and expertise necessary toward the successful delivery of the project deliverables. Key to the success of this position is the effective communication to all levels of staff for reporting project status. Responsibilities Responsible for the planning, configuration, testing, and implementation of all operational changes to create the release package for the delivery of, or changes to, the designated service. Manages all aspects of the end-to-end release process. Ensures coordination of build and test environments teams and release teams (as applicable). Ensure teams follow the organization’s established policies and procedures. Provides configuration management planning. Provides support to the configuration change Operational and approval process. Supports the quality assurance process audits. Provide management reports on release progress. Responsible for service roll out planning including method of deployment and plans communication implementation in coordination with the client's Change Operational Process. Qualifications Highly desired qualifications are: Relevant certifications such as ITIL v3, CCNA, CCNP, CompTIA, Change Management Bachelor’s degree in related technical field such as Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, IT, Networking and Telecommunications. A minimum eight (8) Plus years of experience in equivalent technical field Strong written and oral communication skills Must be able to work independently. About Us Soft Tech Consulting, Inc. is a woman and minority-owned business headquartered in Chantilly, VA. With contracts in both the public and private sectors in the DC metro area and across the country, Soft Tech is an organization made up of highly successful and talented Information Technology professionals offering enterprise class solutions for any size organization at great value. Soft Tech’s mission is to help government organizations design, implement, and maintain mission critical Information Technology solutions. By focusing jointly on our employees and our customers, we are able to achieve our mission by providing each and every one of our customers with continuous quality customer support. Soft Tech Consulting, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr