Software Development Engineer in Test (Sdet)

Company Description Govini transforms Defense Acquisition from an outdated manual process to a software-driven strategic advantage for the United States. Our flagship product, Ark, supports Supply Chain, Science and Technology, Production, Sustainment, Logistics, and Modernization teams with AI-enabled Applications and best-in-class data to more rapidly imagine, develop, and field the capabilities we need. Today, the national security community and every branch of the military rely on Govini to enable faster and more informed Acquisition decisions.   Job Description We are seeking an exceptional Quality Assurance Engineer to serve as our quality champion and join our team to support our company’s product development process. You will work hand-in-hand with our development team to identify elements that are in need of improvement and revision, whether this involves minor performance glitches or apocalypse-level bugs. You will be responsible for constructing and performing both automated and manual testing while producing associated documentation to assist with finding and correcting problems in the future. Through focus testing and automation, you will identify high-impact areas to enhance our platform quality, maintain an excellent user experience, and drive new feature functionality.   In order to do this job well, you must be naturally curious and an eager problem solver. You love to break things and are obsessed with the details. You’re uber-smart, challenged by figuring things out and producing simple solutions to complex problems. Knowing there are always multiple answers to a problem, you know how to engage in a constructive dialogue to find the best path forward. You’re scrappy. We like scrappy.   This role is a full-time position located out of our office in Pittsburgh, PA. This role may require up to 10% travel Scope of Responsibilities Create, design, and develop all aspects of our automated testing, including creating and running automated regression test scripts.  Formulate detailed test plans; create test cases, test scripts, test data and expected results for both manual and automated testing. Assist in managing development/DevOps processes towards a CI/CD workflow, aligning to a continuous release-based focus. Work directly with development team to iteratively plan, test, and release high-quality feature development Effectively understand requirements from customers and work with the internal team to design solutions to meet their requirements Generate team metrics and information that improve development practices  Proactively identify opportunities to reduce risk and improve performance  Manage and Track the defects/bugs using JIRA and coordinate defect review meetings to prioritize defects Coordinate with development team for feature release and defect management Qualifications U.S. Citizenship is required Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience Required Skills:  Must have prior experience w