Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester
Colorado Springs, COFull-time$97–155K/yrPosted 1w agoStill listed today
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AMERICAN SYSTEMS seeks a Senior Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester to lead quality assurance and test strategy for Bifrost and related software maintenance, interface changes, and system modifications. The role develops and executes test approaches, scripts, and procedures; manages defect tracking and release readiness; and produces test plans, evidence, reports, and technical documentation. It also manages release processes and supports quality products throughout project lifecycles.
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Overview
AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training.
Responsibilities
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Leads quality assurance and test strategy for Bifrost, software maintenance, interface changes, CDS-related modifications, and customer additions. Develops and manages test approaches, requirements-to-test traceability, regression and mission-thread testing, defect adjudication, assessment evidence, release readiness, and final test reporting before operational implementation.
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Independently develops and executes test scripts to ensure that quality software is provided forrelease to production and to certify system changes.
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Produces expert level test plan documents and requirements.
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Develops test control databases.
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Performs solution testing confirming business requirements.
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Maintains test databases and ensures their integrity and currency.
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Distributes test data from control database to development staff to satisfy adequate unit testing.
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Develops, compiles, documents and runs automated test scripts and test procedures.
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Runs regression tests. Tracks status of defects.
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Provides quality assurance testing for all systems to ensure the development and distribution of quality products.
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Assists with roll-out of systems documentation.
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Produces lists of defects that are to be resolved and incorporated into future releases of the application as required.
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Communicates with analysts and programmers about formal testing plans, problems, and results.
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Develops technical documentation and reports.
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Manages the Release Management process for all changes to the baseline IT infrastructure.
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Ensures all processes are adhered to appropriately throughout project lifecycles.
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Ensures all existing processes are fully documented, suggesting improvements, updating documentation, and communicating all process changes to relevant stakeholders.
Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree
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8-10 years of related work experience
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Active TS/SCI Clearance
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US Citizenship
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Must meet DoD 8140 qualification requirements
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Must have one or more of the following certification:
Pay Transparency Statement AMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $96,800.00/Yr. - USD $154,880/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance. EEO Statement EEO Race/Sex/Disability Status/Veteran Status
How this job compares
Set against the 667 open Software Testing jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$97–155K/yr
- Colorado median$90–145K/yr28 salary ranges
- US median$96–160K/yr385 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $126K, is close to the Colorado median midpoint ($124K) — in the middle half of Software Testing salary ranges in Colorado.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 39 open Software Testing jobs in Colorado and 667 across the US. 10% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Colorado
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 8 years of experience — more than three in four Software Testing postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 519 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 166 of the 667 open Software Testing jobs (25%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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