Test Engineer

Test Engineer

Adventure Technology Services is a small IT contractor headquartered in Columbia, MD that provides high-level solutions to Federal Government customers and are always looking for high-quality professionals to join our team.

Position Title:

Test Engineer, level 2

Required Clearance: TS/SCI with Polygraph

Salary Range: $100,000-$125,000 annually

Location:

Columbia, MD

Description:

Provides application and systems testing support for a mission-critical environment with strict compliance and operational requirements. The position is responsible for executing functional and compliance-based testing, troubleshooting issues, documenting results, and supporting the full software testing life cycle. The ideal candidate has solid Linux experience and the ability to work independently in a technical environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Perform application-level and systems testing in support of mission requirements.
• Execute functional testing of COTS and vendor-provided user client applications.
• Verify applications properly interface and operate with ITS components and meet established compliance requirements.
• Develop, execute, and document test cases, procedures, and results throughout the test life cycle.
• Identify, troubleshoot, document, and track defects and issues through resolution.
• Perform testing and troubleshooting in Linux environments using command-line tools as needed.
• Support compliance testing against defined technical, security, and operational requirements.
• Work with engineering and operations teams to investigate issues and validate corrective actions.
• Contribute to improving testing processes and test automation capabilities.

Solid understanding of and hands-on experience with Linux environments. Experience performing application-level testing and troubleshooting operating systems.

Five (5) years experience with a bachelors degree, or 10 years with out a degree, in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.

Salary ranges are determined by multiple factors, including but not limited to:
Knowledge, skills, & abilities, Years of experience, Education/Certifications, Program placement, Duties & responsibilities, and Internal equity. More detailed information will be provided once those factors are known and addressed.

OVERTIME STATEMENT: 40 hours is the standard workweek. Some programs may allow additional hours to be worked as needed. A limited number of programs have on-call requirements where compensation is provided for being engaged to wait. In all circumstances, technical employees will be paid for all time worked.

BONUS STATEMENT:
All billable employees are eligible to earn quarterly bonuses that are based on the number of hours worked for that period. This hourly requirement is roughly 92% of hours available to bill in a given quarter. Quarterly Hours Bonuses are paid out on the same payroll as the time worked in that prior quarter (typically 21 days after the quarter ends.)