Test Engineer

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• Analyze system and software requirements to develop effective test approaches, test strategies, and detailed test cases for backend server applications.
• Execute both manual and automated testing activities for backend and server-side software components.
• Design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts using Python and Robot Framework or similar automation tools.
• Validate software functionality, performance, and reliability against documented requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Identify, document, and track software defects using JIRA, and follow them through to resolution.
• Collaborate closely with software developers, systems engineers, and program stakeholders to investigate issues, clarify requirements, and improve overall product quality.
• Perform testing within Linux environments, including configuring test environments and supporting software deployments when required.
• Write and execute comprehensive test plans, including documenting test procedures, results, and coverage.
• Generate clear and concise test reports and provide regular status updates to project leadership and stakeholders.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of automated testing processes, tools, and methodologies to increase efficiency and coverage.
• Support high-visibility FAA projects by ensuring the reliability and accuracy of the government’s main ADS-B airplane tracking application., CI/CD Gitlab Jenkins Planning Equities Scripting DevSecOps Pipelines Automation Innovation Reliability Market Data API Testing Azure DevOps Apache JMeter Prioritization Test Automation Microsoft Azure Ancient History Computer Science Software Testing Test Engineering Agile Methodology Docker (Software) Quality Assurance CompTIA Security+ Defect Management Cloud Technologies Software Solutions Amazon Web Services Continuous Delivery Performance Testing Scripting Languages Software Engineering Software Development Postman API Platform Information Technology Continuous Integration Geospatial Intelligence Containerized Application Agile Software Development Scrum (Software Development) Playwright (Software Testing) Continuous Improvement Process Software Development Life Cycle JavaScript (Programming Language) Application Performance Management Certified Software Test Engineer (CSTE) Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI Clearance) International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) Certified +0

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Washington, DC*On-Site

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• U.S. citizenship.
• Several years of software testing or software quality assurance experience (manual and automated).
• Hands-on experience with automated software testing, ideally using a formal automation tool such as Robot Framework.
• Proficiency in Python programming for developing and maintaining automated test scripts.
• Experience testing backend and server-side software applications.
• Ability to interpret technical and system requirements and translate them into test strategies, test plans, and test cases.
• Proven experience writing and executing test plans and documenting test results.
• Proficiency using JIRA for defect tracking and test management activities.
• Experience working in Linux environments, including executing tests and supporting deployments.
• Eligibility for a U.S. Secret security clearance.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience supporting FAA, aviation, aerospace, or other mission-critical systems.
• Familiarity with ADS-B (Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast) technologies.
• Knowledge of satellite communications or satellite downlink systems.
• Experience working within Agile software development environments.
• Interest in owning automated software test efforts end-to-end, from defining test requirements and writing test plans through execution and reporting.
• Motivation to contribute to high-visibility air traffic control and airplane tracking applications., Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors., DevOps Github Jenkins Planning Equities Test Case Automation Innovation Purchasing User Story Upskilling SAFe Agile Scalability Reliability Market Data Cryptography Key Management Katalon Studio Test Automation Ancient History Test Engineering Agile Methodology Analytical Method Regression Testing Amazon Web Services Selenium (Software) Continuous Delivery Performance Testing Time Off Management Security Engineering Software Development Atlassian Confluence Signals Intelligence Continuous Integration Education and Training Configuration Management Graphical User Interface Agile Software Development Software Quality (SQA/SQC) Java (Programming Language) Computer Network Operations Scrum (Software Development) Software Performance Testing Python (Programming Language) Software Development Life Cycle Top Secret-Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI Clearance) +0

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