Test Engineer

Description

Position requires a TS/SCI Clearance with a Polygraph.

Labor Category:
Test Engineer

Position Title:

Tester
Position Level: Level 5 – Developmental
Salary:
Up to $70,000.00 per year
Core

Hours:

9am to 4pm

Location:

Bethesda MD

This role provides technical expertise with developing and executing automated testing scripts as part of a tailored SAFe Agile Dev Sec Ops  pipeline. It performs software development to implement scripts, evaluate test results, and implement a feedback loop in a Continuous Integration Continuous Delivery Pipeline. Flexible cross‑training to also provide systems engineering, software development, training, security, and testing is also desired.

This role is responsible for technical planning, verification and validation, and fielding. Duties include performing integration, system testing, and quality assurance. This role also requires generating test data in multiple environments.

Participate in program Agile software development initiatives (standup, planning, Increment planning) to support innovation and enhancement of custom applications through iteration/functionality testing.

Participate and collaborate with team members to assess StoryPoint/complexity efforts (using best practices) to ensure proper testing and delivery of functionality per User Story Acceptance Criteria.

Collaborate with team members (Scrum Master, Product Owner, Software Developers) to develop test approaches with emphasis on automation of recurring/regression test cases through selected toolsets.

Develop test validation scripts using program designated languages (ex: Python).

Develop automated test cases using knowledge of custom Applications through designated GUI/COTS products (ex: Selenium and Katalon Studio).

Leverage Dev Ops practices to ensure repeatability and configuration management of test cases/scripts are maintained and continuously improved.

Develop and document end‑to‑end functionality test case narratives using task management system (JIRA/Confluence).

Generate test data and identify use/corner cases required to meet User Story/Customer needs.

Support performance testing/evaluation activities using tools such as JMeter.

Perform job duties within Commercial cloud development environments.

• Developmental (0-2 years’ experience)
• Full Performance (3-5 years’ experience)
• Senior (6-10 years’ experience)
• Expert (11-15 years’ experience)
• SME (16+ years’ experience)

• Candidate must have Master’s with 15-20 years of prior relevant experience or Doctorate with 15 years of prior relevant experience.
• Proficient with common Agile practices and Dev Ops development practices.
• Expert experience with scripting languages (ex: Python) to automate tasks.
• Expert experience in test data/script development.
• Ability to test both front‑end changes and back‑end application processes.
• Knowledge of or direct experience with software performance testing practices.
• Expert experience with creation, authoring, execution and documentation of test cases/result sets for software products in an agile cadence.
• Expert experience working in an Agile development environment and tempo.
• In‑depth experience working/testing within Commercial Cloud Platforms (ex: AWS) and Dev Ops tools.
• Demonstrated ability to work within an agile team collaborative environment with ability to execute test cases complementary to development efforts.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).
• Working knowledge of SAFe Agile, its goals and practices.

• Experience with administration of MS Windows Server or Linux environments (lab or personal development space).
• Experience reviewing output of CI jobs and capable of tracking test failures back to code changes that resulted in bugs.
• Capable of reviewing code check‑ins to understand the impact of code changes on system functionality and potential application bugs.
• Direct experience with AWS environments.

Salary:
Up to $70,000.00 per year.

Outstanding salaries.

Full Vanguard 401(k) Plan – 100% employer matched contribution up to 6% of employee's salary. Employees receive B4

Corp phantom stock each year (2‑year vesting…