Lead Test Engineer

Amentum is seeking a Lead Test Engineer to support a large-scale Agile software development team for the Sea-Launched Cruise Missile–Nuclear (SLCM-N) Program in Dahlgren, VA. This position will lead software testing activities for mission-critical systems and work within a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment utilizing Agile and Dev Sec Ops  methodologies
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• Develop and maintain comprehensive software test strategies and test plans
  , including objectives, scope, schedules, test levels, techniques, environments, deliverables, resources, and execution requirements.
• Develop, review, and execute test scenarios, test cases, test scripts, and test data to validate software functionality and requirements.
• Lead testing activities across multiple levels, including exploratory, system, integration, unit, end-to-end, contract, security, and performance testing
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• Promote and support Test-Driven Development (TDD) practices within an Agile software development environment.
• Evaluate and implement test automation tools and develop and maintain automated test scripts and frameworks.
• Support testing tools and technologies including JUnit/Jest, Ja Co Co , Graphene/Selenium, JMeter, Burp Suite, JavaScript, Jira Requirements & Management, and Jira X-Ray
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• Manage the test team by assigning tasks, establishing priorities, monitoring progress, and providing technical guidance, mentoring, and training.
• Review test artifacts for quality, consistency, completeness, and adherence to established test strategies and plans.
• Track and manage software defects, coordinate defect resolution with development teams, and monitor key test-performance indicators.
• Maintain test traceability and report metrics such as test coverage, defect density, execution rate, defect resolution time, defect leakage, automation rate, test-case effectiveness, and team utilization
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• Analyze test results and prepare comprehensive reports for Program Test & Evaluation Management (PTEM) and Release Readiness Reviews
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• Continuously evaluate testing processes and implement improvements to enhance software quality and testing efficiency.
• Collaborate with program stakeholders, including sponsors, end users, contractors, software developers, and engineering personnel.
• Provide technical leadership and support resolution of complex software testing and engineering issues.

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree from an accredited college or university in an engineering, scientific, or technical discipline
  , or five (5) years of demonstrated and established knowledge and subject-matter testing expertise in lieu of the degree.
• Five (5) years of software engineering experience supporting a real-time, software-intensive weapon system, command system, or intelligence system
  , including software requirements definition activities.
• Three (3) years of specialized experience in areas such as software engineering, requirements analysis, design tradeoff studies, structured requirements analysis, software requirements definition, engineering analysis, or software specification development.
• Experience developing specifications for weapon systems using requirements-management tools such as DOORS (Dynamic Object-Oriented Requirements System).
• Experience with software engineering activities including analysis, requirements, design, code, and testing
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• Demonstrated experience contributing to software development efforts involving distributed systems such as databases, application servers, and web front ends.
• Ability to lead a critical technical area, prioritize multiple tasks and resources, solve technical problems, and work effectively within a dynamic, self-organizing team.
• Must be able to obtain/maintain a Secret security…