Software Tools Engineer

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

Software Tool Engineer

TS/SCI with Polygraph

Annapolis Junction

Responsible for the automation of requirements management, change management, requirements gathering/tracking, and configuration management that are critical to all projects' needs throughout the project’s lifecycle. The Tools Engineer shall work with teams to identify, engineer, and implement the most optimal automation solution that follows approved processes for a given project or infrastructure. In addition, Tools Engineers shall work with all other infrastructure support teams as other support teams are identified as part of a solution to identify, engineer, and implement solutions that integrate with the automation, infrastructure, and productivity tools.

• Participate in the research, analysis and recommendation of software productivity tools to support Key Management development efforts.
• Develop and maintain software productivity tools installation, integration, development and configuration plans.
• Develop, tailor and maintain associated technical documentation for software productivity tools.
• Perform regular backup of software productivity tools databases, datasets and files.
• Monitor, track, and manage software productivity tools, licenses, and associated media.
• Install, integrate, develop, customize and configure software productivity tools (e.g., IBM/Rational Tools, HP Service Manager) in support of Key Management efforts.
• Provide consulting, training and hands-on experience to project personnel to include Key Management personnel in the use of software tools.
• Integrate software productivity tools to implement existing and proposed project processes in use.

(U) Ten (10) years combined experience as a software engineer, system engineer, system administrator or configuration management engineer.

Six (6) years’ experience as a tools engineer in programs and contracts of similar scope, type and complexity is required.

Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline from an accredited institution is required.

Four (4) years of additional experience as a software engineer, system engineer, system administrator, or configuration management experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Labor Category must be in compliance with certification requirements detailed in DoD
8570-M, IAT level 1.

$170,000-$185,000

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

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.

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).

• Health, Dental, and Vision coverage
• 401(k) with 8% matching
• Adventure-paid Life, Short-, and Long-Term Disability insurances
• Generous PTO, Holiday, and Emergency Leave
• Professional development & tuition