Junior Tester

Jr. Tester

100% Remote

Marathon TS is seeking an a Junior Tester with 2-4 years of experience in manual software testing to support a Department of Transportation program. This role will focus on testing web-based applications in an Agile environment, ensuring high-quality deliverables through structured test planning and execution. The ideal candidate has experience writing test scripts using Cucumber (Gherkin format), performing regression and UAT testing, and collaborating closely with developers and business analysts.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the scrum team to analyze user stories and write test scripts using the Cucumber format (Gherkin language)
• Maintain regression testing suite by updating test cases to include newly added functionality

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• Participate in backlog grooming and sprint planning and work with the project team to identify risks/impacts to the system
• Perform various types of testing including automated, exploratory, API, and regression testing on web applications
• Work with developers to perform root-cause analysis and preliminary problem diagnosis
• Execute test cases and identify and track defects with clear steps to reproduce

Required Skills

• 3+ years of experience implementing manual testing
• 2+ years of experience in various types of testing including front-end, regression, and performance testing on web services and applications

Desired Skills:

• Strong analytical, problem solving, and time management skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Preferred Tools and Technologies: Cucumber and Jira
• Experience on the Appian Platform