FR-STE2 - Software Test Engineer - Level 2

The role spans the design, development, and maintenance of test plans, cases, and processes; the creation and maintenance of test environments and automated test capabilities; the performance of Integration and Testing and Acceptance Testing; and the reporting and tracking of problems through their resolution. You ll work individually or as part of a team, reviewing and testing software components for adherence to design requirements, documenting test results, and resolving software problem reports., Test Planning and Process Development

• Design, develop, and implement test plans, test cases, and test processes.
• Maintain test plans, cases, and processes across the full software life cycle.
• Review and test software components for adherence to design requirements and document test results.

Test Automation

• Design, develop, and maintain suites of automated tests.
• Develop test automation using Python.
• Apply code coverage tools to measure and improve test effectiveness.

Test Environment Engineering

• Build test environments.
• Create and maintain test environments for automated software testing.
• Install, configure, manage, and enhance software applications, Linux systems, and connected network components.

Integration and Acceptance Testing

• Perform Integration and Testing (I&T) activities and Acceptance Testing activities.
• Perform systems integration testing across mission system components.
• Conduct performance, load, and stress testing, data interface testing, user interface testing, and security testing.

Problem Reporting and Resolution

• Report and track problems through their resolution.
• Resolve software problem reports.
• Provide support for the dispatch system and hardware problems and remain involved in the resolution process.

Systems Support

• Configure and manage UNIX and Windows (or other applicable) operating systems.
• Install and load operating system software, troubleshoot, maintain integrity of, and configure network components.
• Implement operating system enhancements to improve reliability and performance.

Bachelor s degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. A Master s degree may be substituted for two (2) years of experience. Four (4) years of additional Test Engineer experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a degree.

Experience

Six (6) or more years of experience as a Software Test Engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity.

Additional Required Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with Full Scope Polygraph, must be active prior to start.
• Experience supporting full life cycle testing efforts of comparable size and scope.
• Experience with at least four (4) of the following knowledge areas:
• Test automation development (or demonstrated development experience)
• Performance/load/stress testing
• Data interface testing
• User interface testing
• Security testing
• Code coverage tools
• Systems integration testing
• Knowledge of test automation using Python.
• Experience with the installation, configuration, management, and enhancement of software applications, Linux systems, and connected network components.
• Ability to work individually or as part of a team.

Desired Skills

• Quality assurance tooling: Nosetest, rcptt.
• Eclipse, ESB, CORBA, or ICE.
• JIRA or Git for change control and requirements tracking.
• JBuilder or Eclipse development environments.
• Programming experience in C, C , Java, or JavaScript.
• Scripting in Python or BASH.
• Agile software development experience.
• Information Assurance experience (4 years).

Required/Primary Skills

• Active TS/SCI Full Scope Polygraph
• Software Test Engineering
• Test Automation Development
• Python Test Automation
• Test Plan Development
• Integration and Acceptance Testing
• Performance Load Stress Testing
• Systems Integration Testing
• Code Coverage Tools
• Linux Systems
• Active TS/SCI Full Scope Polygraph
• Software Test Engineering
• Test Automation Development
• Python Test Automation
• Test Plan Development
• Integration and Acceptance Testing
• Performance Load Stress Testing
• Systems Integration Testing
• Code Coverage Tools
• Linux Systems