IT Quality Assurance - Journey

DSHS FTAA IT Quality Assurance - Journey

Salary

$85,800.00 - $115,416.00 Annually

Location

Thurston County – Olympia, WA

Job Type

Project (limited duration)

Remote Employment

Flexible/Hybrid

Job Number

2026-08824

Department

Dept. of Social and Health Services

Division

FTAA

Opening Date

10/30/2026

Closing Date

11/12/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Salary Information

The high end of the salary range, Step M is typically a longevity step

Description

• A software change isn't ready until someone has tested what could go wrong.

• As an IT Quality Assurance Specialist with the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS), you'll test financial application changes supporting Washington's One Washington and Workday transition. Your work helps prevent errors that could disrupt financial transactions, reporting, and agency operations.

• You'll look beyond whether a feature works to understand when it might fail.

• Working with developers and business analysts, you'll turn requirements into test scenarios, examine results, and document defects. Testing happens throughout development, so you'll need to adapt as requirements change and help the team determine when a solution is ready.

• We encourage you to apply if you're curious about how systems behave and enjoy finding problems others miss. You can design meaningful tests, explain defects clearly, and work collaboratively in an Agile environment. You understand that quality starts with knowing what a systems is supposed to do.

• Your first 90 days are about learning the applications, business requirements, and testing tools. You'll begin developing test cases, investigating results, and working with developers to resolve defects.

• Within your first year, success means application changes have been thoroughly tested, requirements are met, and risks are identified before production.

• The opportunity comes with a defined timeline.

• This is a one-year project position, with a possible extension dependent on additional funding. You'll work Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with at least two days each week at Office Building 2 during your first three months. No additional travel is expected. The Olympia area offers access to Puget Sound, parks, and trails, alongside wet winters and commuting considerations.

• Still reading? Here's what you'll do.

• Some of What You'll Do

• Plan and execute testing for financial applications.

• Review requirements and develop test plans, cases, and data.

• Perform functional, integration, system, regression, and interface testing.

• Validate financial data and application results.

• Document, track, and retest defects.

• Clarify requirements and resolve issues with developers and analysts.

• Support user acceptance testing and production-readiness reviews.

• Test changes related to One Washington and Workday.

• Report testing results, risks, and recommendations.

• Who Should Apply

Meet one of these pathways:

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field and four years of IT experience involving software testing; or

• An associate degree in information technology or a related field and six years of IT experience involving software testing; or

• Eight years of IT experience performing functional software testing.

• And

• You must have at least three years of hands-on testing experience with mid- to large-scale enterprise applications across the software testing life cycle, including test planning, design, data preparation, execution, defect tracking, regression testing, analysis, and reporting.

• Qualifying experience may substitute year-for-year for education.

• Preferred knowledge, skills, and abilities

• Experience with TFS or Azure DevOps for test and defect management.

• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum and software development practices.

• Ability to query SQL databases and validate data.

• Familiarity with Visual Studio, SQL Server Management Studio, or Microsoft Test Manager.

• Working knowledge of C#, ASP.NET, VB.NET, or similar languages.

• Ability to explain findings to technical and business teams.