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# Software Test Engineer

- **Company:** COHESIONFORCE, INC.
- **Location:** Huntsville, AL, United States
- **Salary:** $108,160.0 - $124,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Testing (Software), Agile Methodology, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Linux, Issue Tracking Systems, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Software Engineering, System Testing, Systems Integration, Modeling and Simulation, Software Version Control
- **Published:** May 15, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=5b4ea00eaa45d764

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Technical troubleshooting support?, Candidates should have a solid understanding of Modeling and Simulation (M&S) and Ballistic Missile Defense Systems (BMDS).

Strong System Integration skills; including HWIL, OS and SW troubleshooting, and problem resolution.

SW development experience including requirements analysis, design, and development, unit testing, verification, integration, revision control, and problem analysis & error correction with issue tracking and reporting.

Experience developing and testing software in an Agile environment.

Experience with Linux/Unix commands and environment.

Redhat 6.x, 7.x experience.

Works well in a fast-paced collaborative team environment.

Active Secret security clearance.

## Description

Cohesion Force Inc. is looking for highly capable, motivated individuals to support the continued development of a critical U.S. program. These positions will perform test and evaluation activities as part of software development plan.

Plans, implements, tests, documents, and maintains solutions for the integration and testing of in-house developed and COTS/GOTS components, elements, subsystems and/or systems. Synthesizes customer contractual needs and requirements into system test solutions that acknowledge technical, schedule and cost constraints. Establishes functional and technical specifications and standards, solves hardware/software interface problems, defines input/output parameters, and ensures integration of the entire system or subsystem. Reviews, evaluates and derives requirements for testability, develops and directs preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, procedures and schedules for complete systems and/or subsystems. Coordinates subsystem and/or system testing activities with programs and other organizations. Performs analysis of test results and prepares comprehensive subsystem and/or system level evaluation reports which verify and validate system performance. Writes discrepancy reports
and performs integration regression testing to verify/validate incorporated fixes to software, components, subsystems and systems.

The candidate will be working in an agile development environment and will be responsible for supporting elements of testing software design/sustainment/development efforts. The candidate should be a well-rounded test engineer with broad experiences but with a focused interest and demonstrable skills software test, test automation, and analysis. The candidate can expect to work closely in agile teams. The candidate should be a self-starter that is attentive to details and works well in a multi-disciplined teaming environment.


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