IT Quality Assurance Tester (Entry)

We are dedicated to growing a culture of belonging through our values:

Respect | Trust | Diversity | Inclusion | Equity.

At the Department of Licensing (DOL), we recognize the importance of work life harmony and strive to create a culture where employees feel valued and respected. Our employees are trusted and encouraged to be a part of process improvements that impact their work, create value for our customers and help build trust in our government.

Our Information Services Division (ISD) is recruiting for a data driven Quality Assurance Tester to provide software analysis for this growing and unique team!

We are one of the most public facing state agencies and the second largest revenue generating agency in Washington State. We regularly interact with over 6 million Washington residents and collect nearly $3 billion in taxes and fees annually. We know our services are essential to our customers' ability to live, work, drive, and thrive and we are committed to ensuring every resident has equitable and meaningful access to our services.

Do you have superior analytical skills and a passion for team collaboration? If so, read on!

As a Quality Assurance Tester, your knowledge in testing will greatly benefit our team as we work on software testing for driver, vehicle, and prorate fuel tax. Ensuring compliance with requirements is essential as we support systems that facilitate data exchange with various stakeholders, including citizens, businesses, and government agencies. Your accuracy and reliability of the data are crucial for public safety and inform decisions made by our agency, law enforcement, courts, employers, and insurance companies. Your primary focus as a Quality Assurance Tester will be on delivering high-quality testing services by establishing and executing dependable IT systems.

Some of what you will do:

• Perform analysis research, design, troubleshooting, testing and application support.

• Create, maintain, and execute test scenarios.

• Lead small to medium sized testing efforts and assist the project manager on small to medium scale projects.

• Document or ensure there is test traceability to requirements, business rules and/or user stories.

• Use defect tracking software tools and maintain a test documentation library.

What you will bring:

• Four (4) years of Information Technology experience in:

• Consulting

• Analyzing

• Designing

• Programming

• Testing

• Maintaining software applications

• Supporting software development projects.

Or

• Three (3) years of Application and system testing experience.

Experience can be obtained concurrently.

Up to four (4) years of relevant education may substitute year for year for experience.

 (Associates degree = 2 years Bachelor's degree = 4 years)

What may set you apart:

• Testing Certification

• Quality Assurance Institute (QAI).

• American Society for Quality (ASQ).

• International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB).

• International Institute for Software Testing (IIST).

• An Associate or Bachelor's degree in information technology education.

• Proven experience implementing, designing, or testing an Enterprise COTS solution.

• Certification as a Lean consultant. (Yellow or Green Belt)

• Business knowledge of

• Vehicles Licensing

• Drivers Licensing

Additional Conditions of employment:

• Prior to a new hire, a background check including Abstract Drive Record and criminal record history will be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant's suitability and competence to perform in the position.

DOL is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, we take steps to assure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation.

For information about this position, available accommodations or the interview process, contact Sarah Moore.

How to Apply:

• Select the Apply button at the top of this job announcement.

Applications with blank fields, or supplemental question responses with comments such as "see attachments" may be considered incomplete.

You are welcome to include the name and pronoun you would like to be referred to in your materials and we will honor this as you interact with our award-winning diverse and inclusive organization.

A paycheck is just part of a total compensation package. We offer some of the nation's best benefits.

We value diverse perspectives and life experiences.

We employ and serve people of all backgrounds including people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, and veterans. We value the unique traits and attributes that each employee brings to the job. Through the diverse perspectives of an inclusive workforce, we will create a more respectful, productive, and unified team to better serve the public of Washington.

Veteran/Military Spouse Preference Notice

To take advantage of veteran/military spouse preference, please notify the Recruitment Team. Be sure to include the title of this recruitment in the subject line.

The Washington State Department of Licensing is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, religion (including gender identity), marital status, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, national origin, honorably discharged veteran or military status, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.

Persons requiring accommodation in the application process, during the recruitment process, or who need this job announcement in an alternative format, may contact the Human Resources Office at 360-902-4000 or may email HRRecruit@dol.wa.gov. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call our ASL interpreter via Video Phone at 360.339.7344.

The candidate pool certified from this recruitment may be used to fill future similar vacancies for up to sixty days.