Fresh Graduate Software Engineer Jobs in Tempe, AZ

Note: 20–40 hours/week - The Manager is looking for current College students or very recent graduates. The position can be flexible around college classes.

Job summary:

We build and support in-house enterprise applications used across the organization. Our stack includes Spring Framework 6 / Spring Boot / Spring Security, Java 17, Tomcat, MyBatis, and IBM FileNet (workflow maps). Quality is a shared responsibility—and we’re actively modernizing our test strategy to shift-left and increase automation coverage earlier in the SDLC.

As an SDET Intern / Recent College Graduate, you’ll help with release verification while also contributing to our shift-left automation strategy by designing and delivering test cases and automated tests. You’ll work alongside developers, QA, and release/DevOps partners to improve reliability and reduce manual regression effort.

Key responsibilities:

• Support release verification activities (smoke/regression validation, release readiness checks, documenting results).
• Create, review, and maintain test cases aligned to user stories, acceptance criteria, and risk areas.
• Build and expand automated tests using Java + JUnit + Selenium + Cucumber (BDD).
• Partner with developers early (“shift-left”) to:
• clarify requirements and edge cases,
• identify test scenarios up front,
• promote testability and quality gates.
• Improve test assets and framework components (page objects, step definitions, test data utilities, reusable helpers).
• Help analyze failures and contribute to defect triage (clear reproduction steps, logs/screenshots, root-cause hints).
• Contribute to documentation and continuous improvement (test strategy notes, coverage tracking, regression checklists).

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE: (Intern / Recent Grad level)

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Working knowledge of Java and Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) concepts (coursework or projects are fine); familiarity with Spring Boot is preferred.
• Basic understanding of software testing concepts, including Unit Testing (e.g., JUnit) and the defect lifecycle.
• Foundational Database testing skills and familiarity with SQL (Oracle or MongoDB a plus).
• Exposure to build tools like Maven.
• Basic scripting knowledge in at least one language (Bash/Shell, PowerShell, or Python).
• Comfortable learning and collaborating in an Agile environment.

FAMILIARITY & DESIRABLE SKILLS: (Nice to have – we’ll help you learn!)

• CI/CD & DevOps: Exposure to continuous integration tools (Jenkins, GitHub, GitHub Actions) and artifact repositories (Nexus).
• Cloud & Infrastructure: Basic familiarity with Docker or Kubernetes.
• Automation Frameworks: Exposure to Cucumber (BDD/Gherkin) and Selenium UI automation principles (locators, page objects).
• Performance & Load Testing: Fundamentals of performance/load testing (e.g., JMeter, Performance Center, LoadRunner) and the ability to analyze response times, throughput, and bottlenecks for release verification.
• Application Security:  Basic understanding of application security concepts and the OWASP Top 10 (theoretical knowledge is fine).
• Familiarity with security testing methodologies (penetration testing, threat modeling, XSS, or SQL injection).
• Exposure to security tools (e.g., Burp Suite, OWASP ZAP, Nessus, Veracode, AppScan) or integrating security scans into CI/CD pipelines.
• AI & Innovation: Experience or interest in using AI/Machine Learning tools (like LLMs) to optimize testing or CI/CD workflows.
• Any experience with MyBatis, Tomcat, or IBM FileNet workflows.
• Educational requirements:
• Current college student (Undergrad or Masters)
• Recent college grad

vTech Solution Inc. is a Managed IT Services firm headquartered in Washington, DC. They specialize in a range of services including cloud computing, managed network security, and cybersecurity. Their primary focus is on providing human-centered IT solutions for government and business sectors, including federal, state, local, and education (SLED) groups, as well as commercial organizations.