Cyber Security Graduate Assistant Jobs in Virginia

Securiport LLC is a US company based in Reston, VA, specializing in designing and implementing passenger biometric recognition, immigration processing, and intelligent information reporting and management systems based on advanced technological solutions. Securiport provides a complete immigration processing solution and analytics to maintain border security. Services include technical analysis, design, implementation, and maintenance of Securiport’s software solutions, training, and technical support to the field operations.

This is an entry-level opportunity ideal for a recent college graduate or early-career professional with a degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field. You will work across the software lifecycle to help ensure the quality, reliability, and functionality of products delivered to clients. You will collaborate with the QA Team, developers, product teams, and other cross‑functional stakeholders to support test design, test execution, defect tracking, documentation, and release readiness. You will be working in a hybrid Agile/Waterfall software lifecycle, with a strong bias toward Agile. You should have academic, internship, project‑based, or early professional exposure to testing web applications, desktop applications, APIs, or software systems.

• Support quality assurance activities across the full software development lifecycle, including requirements analysis, design, development, testing, release, and post‑release support.
• Assist with test planning, test case design, test execution, defect tracking, regression testing, and documentation.
• Perform manual testing of thick‑client desktop applications, web applications, and web services/APIs.
• Review requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical documentation to help ensure testability and completeness.
• Identify, document, track, and verify software defects using test management and defect tracking tools.
• Participate in Agile software development activities, including sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, backlog refinement, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with QA team members, developers, product owners, business analysts, and other stakeholders to validate expected system behavior.
• Assist with creating and maintaining clear end‑user and administrator documentation in collaboration with cross‑functional teams.
• Support automated testing activities at the unit, integration, and end‑to‑end levels; exposure to tools such as Playwright, Selenium, or Ranorex is preferred.
• Gain hands‑on experience using test management and ALM tools, such as Azure DevOps, OpenText ALM, Jira, Confluence, Redmine, or similar platforms.
• Apply strong written and verbal communication skills in English to document test results, defects, and QA findings clearly.

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Cybersecurity, Data Science, or a related technical field from an accredited institution. QA‑related coursework, certifications, bootcamps, internships, or academic projects are a plus.
• Zero to three (0–3) years of experience in software quality assurance, software testing, software development, technical support, systems analysis, application support, or a related technical field.
• Basic understanding of software quality assurance methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Academic, internship, project‑based, or early professional exposure to the software development lifecycle.
• Basic knowledge of test planning, test case development, defect tracking, regression testing, and test execution.
• Familiarity with web applications, desktop applications, APIs, databases, or enterprise software systems.
• Basic understanding of Agile software development environments, such as Scrum or Kanban.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, troubleshooting, and attention‑to‑detail skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and communicate effectively with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Willingness to learn new technologies, testing tools, QA processes, and business systems.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder.
• Only local candidates will be considered.

• Experience or coursework using collaboration and application lifecycle management tools such as Confluence, Azure DevOps, Jira, Redmine, or similar platforms.
• Basic experience with programming or scripting, particularly in Java, C#, JavaScript, Python, or a similar language.
• Exposure to automated testing tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Ranorex, or similar frameworks.
• Basic experience with API testing tools such as Postman, Swagger, SoapUI, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with databases and basic SQL queries.
• Exposure to commercial cloud environments, such as Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services.
• Interest in learning manual testing, automated testing, API testing, performance testing, and quality engineering best practices.
• Ability to create clear documentation, test summaries, and defect reports.

Securiport is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affidavit Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Securiport is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. Please see the United States Department of Labor’s EEO poster and EEO poster supplement for additional information.

Disclaimer: Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this position at the time this job description was written. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and skills required of personnel so classified. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, and all employees in this position are employed at will.