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By solving unusually complex technical problems and managing the Release Management process for baseline IT infrastructure, you will ensure that the products we deliver to our government partners are reliable, innovative, and mission-ready.\nKey Responsibilities\nIndependently develop and execute sophisticated test scripts to certify system changes for production.\nProduce expert-level test plan documents and comprehensive requirement specifications.\nDevelop and maintain test control databases, ensuring their integrity, currency, and security.\nPerform complex solution testing to validate that all products meet strict business and mission requirements.\nDistribute high-quality test data from control databases to the development staff to facilitate robust unit testing.\nDevelop, compile, document, and run automated test scripts and procedures to increase testing efficiency.\nLead regression testing efforts and manage the end-to-end tracking of defect status.\nProvide overarching 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